Comparison

HITSTER vs Dice 12

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

Head to head
About

HITSTER

This app enhances a physical card game by playing music associated with scanned cards. Players arrange songs chronologically to build a music timeline and compete to collect hits. It's designed for easy setup and can be played competitively or cooperatively.

Highlights
  • Scan song cards to play music
  • Build a chronological music timeline
  • Compete to collect 10 hits
  • Easy rules for instant parties
  • Play solo or as a team
  • Pro and Expert rule variations
Features
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YOU NEED THE HITSTER CARD GAME TO USE THIS APP. Create an instant party with HITSTER, the music card game of the century! Listen to over 100 years of amazing hits, take turns arranging them in chronological order on your music timeline and create your trip down memory lane. The first player to collect 10 hits is the winner. With more than 300 of the greatest hits from the last 100 years, HITSTER is the perfect game for an evening with lots of laughing, singing, dancing and sharing memories. Simply open the box, scan a song card with this HITSTER app and let the music do the rest to create an instant party. So what are you waiting for? Invite your friends to have fun together and see who is crowned the HITSTER. Game characteristics: - Everybody is invited for the HITSTER party! Super easy rules and no game set-up gets the party started in no-time. Simply scan a card with the free Hitster app and the music starts playing automatically in Spotify, isn't that cool? - HITSTER is the music game in which you don’t have to be a music expert. Simply guess if a song was released before or after other songs in your music timeline. The futher you are in building your timeline the more challenging it becomes. Your chances of winning increases if you can also name the artists and song titles. - Are you craving to show of your music knowledge? Play HITSTER with the Pro rules or even Expert rules in which you have to know the exact year, artist and song title. - Fancy a less competitive trip down memory lane? Then HITSTER can also be played as one team or by yourself. GET THE PARTY STARTED! HITSTER requires a mobile phone with an internet connection. For the best experience, use the free HITSTER app and Spotify. Visit www.hitstergame.com for device compatibility. For the latest Hitster news, updates, and competitions, follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook @hitsterparty.

About

Dice 12

Features
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Dice 12 is a fun and easy-to-play dice game. Dice 12 allows you to play against your device (iPad or iPhone) or against a friend by taking turns on your device. Using their 6 dice rolled and shuffled randomly, each player must fill their scoring grid (12 x 12) for each number from 1 to 12 by rolling and setting aside the dice. Selecting dice for a number from 1 to 6 is done by selecting all single dice of the same number at the same time and then clicking on the single dice set aside button.  The selection of dice for a number 7 to 12 is done one pair of dice at a time (which gives this number by adding them) then by clicking on the button to put aside dice in pair. Detailed game information on how to play, dynamic instructions and move suggestions are included to ease game learning.

Screenshots

HITSTER4 screens
Dice 121 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: HITSTER at #23 against Dice 12's unranked. Dice 12's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HITSTER ships an update every 2 weeks, Dice 12 monthly. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
HITSTER versus Dice 12: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHITSTERDice 12
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#23 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKoninklijke Jumbo B.VGérard Brochu

Bugs and requests

HITSTER

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Inability to connect to Spotify
  • Wrong songs played
  • Constant need to re-authorize Spotify

Requested features

4 requests
  • Support for Apple Music
  • Ability to advance/rewind songs
  • More song options and newer music
  • Explicit song indicators

Dice 12

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HITSTER

No in-app purchases

None

Dice 12

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HITSTER free?
HITSTER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dice 12 free?
Dice 12 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HITSTER or Dice 12 have ads?
Neither HITSTER nor Dice 12 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HITSTER or Dice 12?
HITSTER ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dice 12 monthly. Most recently, HITSTER was updated on October 13, 2026 and Dice 12 on October 13, 2026.

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