Taboo vs Diceso
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Taboo
A word-guessing party game where teams compete to describe words without using forbidden terms. Play remotely with friends via video chat and customize game settings for endless fun.
- Video chat integration
- Team-based word guessing
- Customizable game settings
- Ad-free gameplay
- Multiple language support
- Themed card decks
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Can you describe an APPLE without using the words RED, FRUIT, PIE, CIDER or CORE? Taboo is the ultimate brain-teasing, word-twisting adult party game. Play with video chat and throw a house party on your phone! Split into two teams and take it in turns to describe the words on the cards. Your team has to guess as many as possible before the timer runs out. If you use a taboo word by mistake, the other team will buzz and you’ll lose a point. Think fast and talk your way to victory! HOW TO PLAY TABOO: 1. Start a game and invite your friends. 2. Split into two teams and name your team. 3. The app chooses a Clue-giver for each team. Each team then takes their turn! 4. The Clue-giver draws a card. The Clue-giver must describe the word without saying any of the words on the card. 5. Team B will buzz if the Clue-giver says a taboo word! 6. Your team must guess as many words as possible before the time runs out. FEATURES - FULLY CUSTOMISABLE – Decide the number of players, rounds, how many turns per round and how many skips are allowed. - AD-FREE GAME – Have fun with zero ads to distract you. - COMPLETE STARTER CARD DECK – Includes cards from the original game. Expand your game further with additional themed decks! - FULLY TRANSLATED – Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Polish and Hindi. Get the perfect party game on your mobile now!
Diceso
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Every roll has a purpose. DICESO combines tactile 3D dice, authentic roll sound, quick strategy, and long-term progression in a polished game built for short sessions and satisfying comebacks. UNLOCK TEN WAYS TO PLAY See the whole mode collection from day one, then open it level by level: Classic, Blitz, Time Attack, Survival, Hot Streak, Keep, Precision, Sudden Death, Crown Rush, and Tactical Sum. New run lengths and target orders become meaningful milestones too. CONQUER AN 80-STAGE CAMPAIGN Travel through ten distinct worlds, earn stars, unlock themes, and improve your command of every throw. PLAY LIVE WITH ANYONE Match a random rival in real time, or start a private 1v1 room and share a code so a friend joins instantly on both devices. Climb monthly ranked seasons from Bronze to Master. GATHER THE CREW — DICESO PARTY Create a private room for 3–8 mutual friends; everyone plays on their own phone. The host selects mutual friends before creating the room. Invited players join from Notifications. Choose Live (up to 60 seconds to answer) or Relaxed (up to 24 hours to answer), then rotate through eight prediction, compatibility, majority, knowledge, estimation, and friend modes. Answers stay sealed until reveal, while the server controls scoring and rewards. AI-personalized rounds run in the supported languages. Every generated question passes automated safety checks first and can be reported from inside the app. If a check fails, the complete 120-round editorial pack is used in the selected app language. DISCOVER TODAY'S LUCK Everyone gets the same daily target, but chance tells a different story. Earn a luck score, see your community percentile and daily rank, and compare results with friends in the Lucky Circle. CHALLENGE AND COMPETE Share challenges and use eligible first-time referral rewards; inviter rewards have a daily limit. Compare results on daily and global leaderboards, and take on computer or random-rival matches. PLAY YOUR WAY DICESO is offline-first and requires only a public game username; no email or password account is required. Apple and Google sign-in are optional and can be used to back up and restore progress. The initial release contains no advertising, no cross-app tracking, and no in-app purchases. Features: • GPU-rendered 3D dice and authentic dice audio • Ten visible modes unlocked through level progression • Daily Lucky Circle with community and friend comparisons • 80 campaign stages across ten worlds • Real-time online 1v1, private code rooms, and ranked seasons • Private DICESO Party rooms for 3–8 mutual friends, each on their own phone • Daily rewards, weekly quests, the Daily Arena, and streak goals • Shareable challenges and invite-a-friend referral rewards • Daily and global leaderboards • Optional Apple and Google progress backup • Menus, core systems, and complete Party editorial packs in 12 languages • Sound, haptics, and reduced-motion controls Roll. Think. Win. Take the DICESO throne. FAIR DICE ON YOUR WATCH Apple Watch has a standalone offline roller for 1–3 six-sided dice, with the total and the last 10 rolls. Use it without your phone or an account. Game modes, progression and online play are available on the phone. Realistic dice and roll sounds on your watch. Your selected dice theme and sound/haptic settings sync from your paired iPhone; the last settings remain available offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Diceso at Free against Taboo's $1.99. Diceso also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 26) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Taboo's advantage is chart position (#2 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Diceso is free to download; Taboo costs $1.99 up front. Taboo sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. Diceso asks for nothing beyond the download.
Taboo ships an update monthly, Diceso every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Taboo | Diceso |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 272 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marmalade Game Studio Limited | NOPECUBE LLC |
Bugs and requests
Taboo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game stopped in the middle to ask for payment
- Video chat feature not working
- App not optimized for high refresh rate displays
Requested features
4 requests- Add more cards in the base version
- Allow customization of game rules
- Implement a stats/history section
- Support more than 2 teams
Diceso
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Taboo
- Holiday Thanksgiving Pack$0.99
- Fun & Games Sports Mix 3 Pack$0.99
- Holiday Halloween Pack$0.99
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- Fun & Games Sports Mix Pack 1$0.99
- Surprise Pack 2$1.99
- Festive Fun$1.99
- Fun & Games Games Mix Pack 1$1.99
- Fun & Games Sports Mix Pack 2$1.99
- Holiday Christmas Pack$1.99
- Mystery Mix Pack 1$1.99
- Generations Gen Z Pack$1.99
- Holiday Christmas Pack 2$1.99
- Into the wild$2.99
- Surprise Pack 1$2.99
- Food and Nature Bundle$2.99
- Sports and Celebrity Bundle$2.99
- Unlock Taboo Premium$2.99
- Midnight Mix Pack 1$2.99
- Midnight Night Out Pack$2.99
- Midnight Bedroom Pack$2.99
- Ready to Roast$6.49
- Celebrity Deck$6.49
- Sports and Games Pack$7.99
- Welcome Offer$9.99
- Midnight Deck$9.99
- Word Bonanza Bundle$19.99
Diceso
No in-app purchases









