Comparison

Play Farkle vs SyFive

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

Head to head
About

Play Farkle

Experience the classic dice game of Farkle with friends. This app simplifies scoring and adds fun sound effects, making it easy to play face-to-face. Decide whether to bank your points or risk rolling again for a higher score.

Highlights
  • Face-to-face multiplayer
  • Simplified scoring
  • Sound effects
  • Customizable sound options
  • 6-dice gameplay
Features
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If you want a video game that you can play by yourself whenever you want… THIS ISN’T YOUR GAME. This app is Farkle - a dice game that’s meant to be played face-to-face with friends. It may result in loud triumphant cheers or disappointing slaps of the table, but the end result is always FUN. Farkle is a classic dice game played with 6 real dice. Players take turns rolling the dice. Certain combinations of dice score points. The challenge is deciding whether to keep the points or risk rolling again for more points. Farkle is a fun game for all ages, but scoring can be a challenge. This app makes scoring a breeze, and the sound effects and game options make it even better. You can even add your own sound effects with your friends to really make the game your own. All the features of this app are available for free. There is an in-app purchase to remove the small ads that appear at the bottom of the screen while playing a game, but that purchase is optional and does not impact any features in the app. For your next game night, grab some dice and start farkling!

About

SyFive

Experience a realistic dice-rolling simulation for a classic dice game. Enjoy a calm, ad-free experience with customizable themes and optional spoken commentary. Play offline or with friends across distances.

Highlights
  • Real physics dice simulation
  • Classic Yatzy scoring
  • Offline play
  • Customizable themes
  • Optional spoken commentary
  • Game Night multiplayer
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Most dice apps pick a number, then animate it. SyFive doesn't. Every roll is a real physics simulation — impulse, spin, collision, settle. The result isn't decided until the dice stop moving. Then we tested it across 10,000 rolls to prove it's fair, so you never have to wonder. And then we spent just as long making it calm. Five dice you can feel. They tumble, knock, rock to a stop, and catch the light on the final turn. Hold the ones you want, roll the rest, take your three rolls, and choose where the score goes. Classic Yatzy, in full. Upper bonus, the lower categories, the Yatzy bonus, joker scoring — all of it. And a scorecard that's finally readable: available moves obvious, locked ones quiet, totals that settle instead of pop. Game night, across any distance. Start a Game Night over FaceTime or Messages and pass the dice around the table — even when the table spans time zones. Made your way. Seven themes, light and dark. Optional spoken commentary in four voices, off until you ask for it. Celebrations that mark the moment without shouting. And more when you go looking. House records that honor everyone who's played instead of ranking them. A play-understanding layer that reads your game back to you in plain language. Never nagging, never loud. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. No tracking. No casino noise. Works fully offline — nothing leaves your devices except through your own iCloud. Five dice. Pure calm.

Screenshots

Play Farkle4 screens
SyFive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SyFive at none against Play Farkle's 2. SyFive also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Play Farkle's advantage is ratings volume (289 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Play Farkle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SyFive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Play Farkle against 5.0 for SyFive. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Play Farkle has 289 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Play Farkle's written reviews are positive against 100% of SyFive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play Farkle ships an update every 3 weeks, SyFive every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Play Farkle versus SyFive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay FarkleSyFive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (289 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings289 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon BarrySyzygy Softwerks LLC

Customer experience

Play Farkle

All ratings285 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%

SyFive

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Play Farkle

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Cannot edit mistakes after entry

Requested features

3 requests
  • Develop a paid version without ads
  • Move the Farkle button to the bottom
  • Use Bluetooth to share games

SyFive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Play Farkle

One-time2
  • Remove ads for 1 year$2.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
None

SyFive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play Farkle free?
Play Farkle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SyFive free?
SyFive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Play Farkle or SyFive?
SyFive is rated higher. Play Farkle averages 4.9 out of 5 from 289 ratings, while SyFive averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Play Farkle or SyFive have ads?
Play Farkle shows ads; SyFive does not.
Which is updated more often, Play Farkle or SyFive?
Play Farkle ships an update every 3 weeks, and SyFive every 5 days. Most recently, Play Farkle was updated on November 3, 2026 and SyFive on November 9, 2026.

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