Comparison

Necro Dice vs Cryptid Coordinates

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Necro Dice

This app offers a modern take on ancient divination practices using dice. Users can roll lettered dice to receive messages from spirits, with the app interpreting the results into words.

Highlights
  • Simulated lettered dice rolling
  • Spirit communication tool
  • Ancient divination practice
  • Word interpretation algorithm
  • Word log history
Features
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In the modern age, paranormal investigators use many tools to communicate with spirits. Ouija Boards, Spirit Boxes, radios and apps are just a few of the many tools they use but cultures have been using tools to communicate with spirits for ages. Cleromancy, the practice of contacting divine truth via random castings of dice (or bones) stretches back before recorded history. Astragalomancy, is a form of divination that uses dice marked with letters. In fact, many ancient cultures have various forms of dice divination. Necro Dice is a modern version of this ancient practice. This app means to combine the ancient and modern forms of communication in a completely new and unique way. Users seeking answers or messages can roll the dice with a simple tap of the screen. Once the user’s intention has been cast through the rolling of the dice, it is up to the spirits to communicate by influencing the randomization of letters to form words. This phenomenon of spirit communication through the manipulation of electronic devices has been well documented for several decades. Necro Dice functions by generating a handful of dice with random letters assigned to each of the six faces of each dice. These dice are then simulated with an advanced physics engine that handles dice to table and dice to dice collisions. When the physics simulation completes and the dice settle the result is a jumble of letters shown on the top face of the dice. Normally when using dice, the user is then required to inspect the dice to try and find words in this jumble of letters. This app uses a proprietary algorithm to inspect the top faces of the dice and try to match words and names to a dictionary. A word is chosen from the jumble of letters based on many factors including distance, length, location and relevance. Once a word is detected in the dice, the app will highlight the individual letters on the dice and display the word on the screen. A list of words rolled since the start of the app can be accessed in the word log by pressing the button at the lower left of the screen. Rolling dice isn’t just for games, do the spirits have a message for you?

About

Cryptid Coordinates

Explore a vast database of over ten thousand haunted locations across the U.S. Discover nearby paranormal spots, share your experiences, and compete with friends on a leaderboard. The app features an interactive map and allows users to request new locations.

Highlights
  • Discover thousands of haunted locations
  • Track visited spots and climb leaderboards
  • Explore nearby haunted places
  • Interactive map for navigation
  • Request new location submissions
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Uncover what lurks in the shadows. Cryptid Coordinates is your guide to more than 10,000 haunted locations across the U.S.: abandoned asylums, cursed cemeteries, restless hotels and roadside legends. Find the haunts hiding near you, visit them in person, and prove you're the bravest ghost hunter on the leaderboard. EXPLORE THE HAUNTED • Near You: See the haunted places closest to where you're standing. • Trending: Find out which haunts the community is visiting right now. • New Locations: Browse the latest spots added by fellow explorers. • Map Preview: Explore a featured haunted city on the interactive map. • Look Around: Preview a location at street level before you go. • Save for Later: Bookmark the haunts you plan to visit. VISIT & COMPETE Get within a mile of a haunted location to check in. Every visit goes on your record and moves you up the global Visit Leaderboard. Bring your bravest friends and see who can visit the most haunts. SHARE YOUR ENCOUNTERS Read stories from people who have been there, then add your own. Leave a comment about what you saw, heard or felt, and share locations with friends. BUILD THE MAP Know a haunted spot we're missing? Submit it and help the community grow. Top contributors are recognized in the app, and every location shows who added it. You can also request updates to existing locations to keep the records accurate. CRYPTID COORDINATES+ Unlock every haunt, everywhere: • The Full Haunted Map: Scan the whole country for paranormal hotspots and get directions to any of them. • Everything Near You: See every haunt around you, not just the closest few. • Search: Look up any haunted location by name or city. • Haunted Road Trips: Pick a distance and let the spirits plan a route through nearby haunts, or choose your own stops. Every trip is put in the shortest driving order, with directions to each haunt. • Haunted Notifications: Get an alert when you come within a mile of a haunted location, even when the app is closed. • Echoes of the Unseen: Let the spirits weave a haunted tale from each location's history. Choose an explorer's account, a campfire legend, recovered journal pages or a paranormal case file. Every tale is different. (Requires iOS 26 and an Apple Intelligence–compatible device.) Choose a yearly plan with a 7-day free trial, a monthly plan, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Sign in with Apple to track your visits, build your profile and join the leaderboard, or continue as a guest and start exploring right away. The spirits are waiting. Download Cryptid Coordinates and begin the search. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Cryptid Coordinates+ Yearly and Monthly are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Necro Dice4 screens
Cryptid Coordinates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cryptid Coordinates at 82% against Necro Dice's 10%. Cryptid Coordinates also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.8 vs 2.8). Necro Dice's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cryptid Coordinates is free to download; Necro Dice costs $9.99 up front. Cryptid Coordinates sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Necro Dice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cryptid Coordinates holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Necro Dice's written reviews are positive against 82% of Cryptid Coordinates's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Necro Dice ships an update every 6 weeks, Cryptid Coordinates every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Necro Dice versus Cryptid Coordinates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNecro DiceCryptid Coordinates
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (21 ratings)4.8 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.3% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2143 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB30 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBitPlague LLCNoah Giboney

Customer experience

Necro Dice

All ratings21 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative52.4%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive10.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative79.3%

Cryptid Coordinates

All ratings43 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Necro Dice

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cryptid Coordinates

One-time1
  • Cryptid Coordinates+$4.99

Questions

Is Necro Dice free?
Necro Dice costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cryptid Coordinates free?
Cryptid Coordinates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Necro Dice or Cryptid Coordinates?
Cryptid Coordinates is rated higher. Necro Dice averages 2.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Cryptid Coordinates averages 4.8 from 43 ratings.
Do Necro Dice or Cryptid Coordinates have ads?
Neither Necro Dice nor Cryptid Coordinates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Necro Dice or Cryptid Coordinates?
Necro Dice ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cryptid Coordinates every 5 days. Most recently, Necro Dice was updated on October 16, 2026 and Cryptid Coordinates on October 3, 2026.

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