Comparison

SilentDice vs Sub Cipher

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

Head to head
About

SilentDice

Features
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Lottery feature allows you to give a list of names and SilentDice makes it a dice that you can throw, randomly selecting one of the names.  Dice feature brings you regular dice that give numbers as result, but you may freely pick the number of dice and how many sides they have. You can combine dozens of different dice in a single throw if you like. You may also define your own weighted dice where the chance of each side is freely configurable.

About

Sub Cipher

Easily encode and decode messages using simple substitution ciphers like Caesar and Atbash. Convert up to 2,000 characters at a time and save your cipher settings for later use. Ideal for fun educational purposes, not for serious secret messaging.

Highlights
  • Encode/decode simple substitution ciphers
  • Supports Caesar and Atbash cipher methods
  • Converts up to 2,000 characters at once
  • Save cipher settings as text
  • Create magic decoder wheels
  • No licensing or royalties required for published ciphers
Features
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Sub Cipher is an easy-to-use Encoder/Decoder app, which can encode or decode your text using various "simple substitution" cipher methods. * Simply type or copy-paste your encoded or decoded text to and from e-mail, messages, social media, and it is immediately converted for you. Up to 2,000 characters can be converted at a time. Sub Cipher offers you the encoded text, placeholder-text, and even a magic decoder wheel that you can add to your own books and publications. You can also capture the cipher settings you have dialed in (as lines of text) to save in another document. This can be useful if you are publishing a newsletter or book of ciphers, and want to keep a record of the settings you used with each cipher along with the cipher itself. Main Features: *Easy to use: Type into the plain-text or the cypher-text box, and the converted text is immediately displayed. *Easy to transfer: You can select all the converted text and paste it into any other text document. *Easy to adjust: Any substitution offset, forward or reverse can be dialed in. *Easy to save: The settings you dial in can also be saved as text for your notes. *Easy to publish: Any ciphers you make are 100% yours to publish and sell; no copyright restrictions or restrictive "commercial use" clauses here. *Forever Free: Download this software once and it is yours forever. You get all future new features and updates free. No upgrade costs or "subscription/rental" fees. Ever. *No Ads: You are never distracted from enjoying my software. *Human-Made: This software was completely and carefully hand-designed and written by me. No A.I. toys were allowed anywhere near this software. *Private: Your work is safely yours and always stays on your computer. You are never required to create internet accounts, and none of your information is ever stored in the cloud. * Caveat Emptor: It uses the "Caesar" and "Atbash" style cipher methods, which are simple offset-alphabet ciphers. The well-known "Rot13" cipher is one of these. These ancient styles of ciphers are very simple and easy to decode! This is simply a fun educational utility, and is not intended for serious "secret message" work.

Screenshots

SilentDice4 screens
Sub Cipher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sub Cipher at none against SilentDice's 3. SilentDice's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. SilentDice sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sub Cipher asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SilentDice ships an update every 2 months, Sub Cipher every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SilentDice versus Sub Cipher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilentDiceSub Cipher
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJani Kristian Kalervo KilpiEduard Schwan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SilentDice

One-time3
  • Quick Pads$0.49
  • Storage$0.99
  • Full App$2.99
None

Sub Cipher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SilentDice free?
SilentDice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sub Cipher free?
Sub Cipher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SilentDice or Sub Cipher have ads?
Neither SilentDice nor Sub Cipher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SilentDice or Sub Cipher?
SilentDice ships an update every 2 months, and Sub Cipher every 7 months. Most recently, SilentDice was updated on September 18, 2026 and Sub Cipher on September 12, 2026.

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