Comparison

GnollHack vs Dice Builder

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

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About

GnollHack

Embark on a perilous quest in a remastered classic roguelike. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, battle monsters, and uncover powerful artifacts. With deep strategy, a rich class and race system, and challenging permadeath, every playthrough offers endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Turn-based roguelike gameplay
  • Modern user interface
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • 13 classes and 5 races
  • Hundreds of items and spells
  • Challenging permadeath mode
Features
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ABOUT GnollHack is a remastered and enhanced version of the classic roguelike game NetHack, one of the most iconic games developed in 1980s and 1990s. With GnollHack, you get: - Traditional roguelike with turn-based gameplay - Modern user interface - Legendary strategic depth of NetHack - Endless replayability - Several new features, enhancing your gameplay experience STORY In GnollHack, you are a hero sent by your deity into the perilous Dungeons of Doom, tasked with recovering the stolen Amulet of Yendor from the clutches of the malevolent god Moloch, who has hidden it in the fiery depths of the underworld. Along your journey, you will encounter formidable enemies, discover great magical artifacts, and strive for glory. You must either triumph or perish in the attempt. ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and treasures. RICH CLASS AND RACE SYSTEM - 13 classes: wizard, barbarian, rogue, etc. - 5 races: human, elf, gnoll, etc. DEEP ITEM AND MAGIC SYSTEM Hundreds of items, spells, and artifacts with diverse effects. CHALLENGING PERMADEATH (Classic Mode Only) Death is permanent, requiring players to adapt, plan, and learn from mistakes to progress further. TUTORIALS AND GAMEPLAY INFORMATION - GnollHack wiki: https://wiki.gnollhack.com SUPPORT - Discord: https://discord.gg/cQuExnzUQy

About

Dice Builder

This app is a versatile dice roller designed for tabletop role-playing games. It allows for quick rolls of individual dice or the creation and saving of complex dice pools with modifiers. Features include a unique tabletop mode for shared use and a detailed roll log.

Highlights
  • Eight standard dice types (d3-d100)
  • Custom dice pool builder
  • Modifier application
  • Save and name custom rolls
  • Tabletop mode for shared use
  • Roll log with undo/redo
  • Control Center and lock screen integration
Features
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A dice roller made to sit on the table with you. Dice Builder is one screen of eight dice: d3, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, d100 on a single glowing dial. Tap one for a quick roll. Switch to builder mode and assemble the pool you actually need, twenty dice and a modifier, then roll it. No menus to dig through mid-combat. TABLETOP MODE Most dice apps assume one person looking at one phone. Turn on tabletop mode and the phone lies flat in the middle of the table: the dial rotates to face whoever needs it, and a mirrored results bar reads right-side up to the players across from you. Tap the control to turn the wheel, hold it to choose the step. Turn it off and everything comes back around to you. THE ROLLS YOUR TABLE ALREADY MAKES Dice Builder is specifically designed for you to create complex build outs of multiple dice combinations sprinkled with an ensemble of modifiers. Save them, name them, see their usages. - Keep highest or lowest: advantage, disadvantage, 4d6 keep high 3 - Reroll dice at or below a threshold, once or until they behave - Exploding dice: once, chained, or compounding - Success counting for dice-pool systems - Modifiers that show themselves, active rules ride the hub as lit badges SAVE THE ROLL YOU MAKE FORTY TIMES A NIGHT Name a build, file it in a group, re-arm it in two taps. Two builds can hold the same dice and still be different things, so your two 8d6 spells keep their own names and their own history. Some pre-assembled builds are already there when you install, including Advantage, Stat Roll and Percentile. IT REMEMBERS A running roll log with break points and subtotals, so a long fight stays readable, and historical steps of undo and redo for when it doesn't. MADE OF EMBER AND LIGHT Built for the pocket sized screen, not a mimic of physical dice. Ember line work on near-black, drawn as light rather than shape. A torch burns at the hub until the dice are rolled. Dice land one at a time, however many you trigger. The whole app ignites from a single spark when you open it. All of it respects Reduce Motion, and the content type scales to S, M or L without ever shrinking the dial. QUICK ROLLS Fire off rolls straight from Control Center and the lock screen, to either provide results right there or jump to app.

Screenshots

GnollHack4 screens
Dice Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GnollHack at every 4 days against Dice Builder's every 2 months. GnollHack also leads on ratings volume (112 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Dice Builder's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dice Builder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GnollHack has 112 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GnollHack ships an update every 4 days, Dice Builder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GnollHack versus Dice Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGnollHackDice Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (112 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings112 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size775 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHyvän mielen pelit ryRivet Rune LLC

Customer experience

GnollHack

All ratings112 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%

Dice Builder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GnollHack

No in-app purchases

None

Dice Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GnollHack free?
GnollHack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dice Builder free?
Dice Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GnollHack or Dice Builder?
Dice Builder is rated higher. GnollHack averages 4.7 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Dice Builder averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GnollHack or Dice Builder have ads?
Neither GnollHack nor Dice Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GnollHack or Dice Builder?
GnollHack ships an update every 4 days, and Dice Builder every 2 months. Most recently, GnollHack was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dice Builder on October 31, 2026.

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