Comparison

Roll Player vs Arkham DeckbuildeR

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

Head to head
About

Roll Player

Strategize by drafting dice to build a fantasy character's attributes, gear, and skills. Compete to create the most reputable hero and win the game. Features include multiplayer, AI opponents, and solo challenges.

Highlights
  • Dice drafting and manipulation
  • Character attribute building
  • Weapon and armor purchasing
  • Skill and trait acquisition
  • Cross-platform online multiplayer
  • AI opponents
  • Solo and local multiplayer modes
Features
Currently charting
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Roll Player is a digital adaptation of a dice manipulation, strategy board game where you will compete to create the greatest fantasy character in the role-playing world! Roll and draft dice to build up your character’s attributes! Purchase weapons and armor to outfit your hero! Gain skills and discover your hero’s traits to prepare them for their journey. Earn Reputation Stars by constructing the perfect character. The player with the greatest Reputation wins the game and will surely triumph over whatever nefarious plot lies ahead! At the beginning of the game, each player is assigned a random RPG class, alignment and a backstory. Through a series of puzzle-like dice manipulations, a player optimizes their character's attributes and attempts to maximize their alignment and backstory points. Earned gold is used to purchase various skills, traits, weapons and armor in the market phase of each turn. The game ends with a fully created character sheet of an RPG character and the player whose character has the most reputation points wins the game. The best character sheets are stored in the Hall of Heroes. FEATURES: - Cross-platform online multiplayer! - Private online games with friends - Synced progress across all your devices. Play online game on one device, continue on another! - Play against 5 levels of AI (or multiple AIs!) - Local multiplayer with friends on the same device - Challenge yourself in Solo mode - Keep a record of your best heroes, recent games and various stats - Interactive tutorial - Play and learn! LANGUAGE: English QUOTES: Zee Garcia (The Dice Tower): “The whole thing just comes together nicely! I think that’s a good, good app. It really works well.” Retromation (YouTube): “I think this game is fantastic! It’s such a good interpretation of a board game into a digital format. Just really, really, really enjoyable! Very nice!” AWARDS & HONORS: 2022 Golden Geek Best Board Game App Runner Up 2016 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee © 2026 Mipmap, under license from Thunderworks Games, LLC. Roll Player © 2016 Thunderworks Games, LLC.

About

Arkham DeckbuildeR

Enhance your Arkham Horror: The Card Game experience with a comprehensive companion app. Access a vast database of cards, explore popular deck lists, and discover detailed investigator information. Plan your investigations with offline access to all resources.

Highlights
  • ArkhamDB database access
  • Popular deck list exploration
  • Investigator and card browsing
  • Advanced card search filters
  • Detailed card information
  • Offline database access
Features
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Arkham DeckbuildeR is the ultimate companion app for fans of Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Whether you're a seasoned investigator or just starting your journey into the dark and mysterious world of Arkham, this app has everything you need to enhance your gaming experience. Access a vast amount of information from ArkhamDB, one of the most comprehensive databases for Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Discover and explore popular deck lists created by experienced players. Get inspired and learn new strategies to enhance your gameplay. Explore a wide range of investigators: filter by class, card or author. Dive into a detailed deck description from author and other users comments. Browse through a database of player cards, including investigator cards, player cards, and encounter cards. Search for specific cards using filters such as card type, class, traits, keywords, etc. Get detailed information about each card, including its stats, abilities, taboos, FAQ and comments. Enjoy offline access to your card database. Plan your investigations even when you're away from an internet connection. Note: This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Fantasy Flight Games or ArkhamDB. It serves as a companion tool for players of Arkham Horror: The Card Game, providing convenient access to deck-building resources and card information.

Screenshots

Roll Player4 screens
Arkham DeckbuildeR4 screens

Verdict

The call

Roll Player and Arkham DeckbuildeR both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Roll Player's written reviews are positive against 33% of Arkham DeckbuildeR's. Roll Player also leads on chart position (#107 vs unranked) and ratings volume (277 vs 49). Arkham DeckbuildeR's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

Arkham DeckbuildeR is free to download; Roll Player costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Roll Player against 4.7 for Arkham DeckbuildeR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roll Player has 277 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Roll Player's written reviews are positive against 33% of Arkham DeckbuildeR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roll Player ships an update every 3 months, Arkham DeckbuildeR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Roll Player versus Arkham DeckbuildeR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoll PlayerArkham DeckbuildeR
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (277 ratings) — better4.7 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings277 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#107 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB33 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMipmapVadym Pavlov

Customer experience

Roll Player

All ratings275 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative8.2%

Arkham DeckbuildeR

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Roll Player

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Asynchronous multiplayer games disappear and reappear randomly
  • Online private games crash causing all progress to be lost
  • Games disconnect mid-play with no recovery option
  • Online multiplayer services intermittently unavailable
  • Account functionality not working properly
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  • Special abilities sometimes hidden from UI (e.g., Bard class)
  • Colorblind mode not adequately supported

Requested features

13 requests
  • Monsters & Minions expansion pack
  • Fiends & Familiars expansion pack
  • Additional expansion content from physical game
  • Full character customization in solo play
  • High score/leaderboard tracking
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  • Portrait orientation support for one-handed play
  • French language translation
  • German language translation
  • Ability to view opponent actions during multiplayer
  • Online multiplayer functionality improvements
  • Mac compatibility (M1 MacBook support)
  • Text scaling options for accessibility
  • Stable asynchronous multiplayer games

Arkham DeckbuildeR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Roll Player

No in-app purchases

None

Arkham DeckbuildeR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roll Player free?
Roll Player costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arkham DeckbuildeR free?
Arkham DeckbuildeR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Roll Player or Arkham DeckbuildeR?
Roll Player is rated higher. Roll Player averages 4.8 out of 5 from 277 ratings, while Arkham DeckbuildeR averages 4.7 from 49 ratings.
Do Roll Player or Arkham DeckbuildeR have ads?
Neither Roll Player nor Arkham DeckbuildeR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roll Player or Arkham DeckbuildeR?
Roll Player ships an update every 3 months, and Arkham DeckbuildeR every 3 weeks. Most recently, Roll Player was updated on October 27, 2026 and Arkham DeckbuildeR on October 24, 2026.

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