Comparison

Arcardia vs Payroll Dice

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

Head to head
About

Arcardia

A single-player collectible card game offering a relaxed experience with unique card collecting and deck-building. Enjoy player freedom with no restrictions on gameplay and no micro-transactions.

Highlights
  • Collect unique cards
  • Build interesting decks
  • Elemental energy system
  • Complex card combos
  • Dynamic AI opponents
  • No micro-transactions
  • Landscape or portrait mode
Features
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Arcardia is a single-player CCG with a focus on collecting unique cards and building interesting decks. A more relaxed experience than other CCGs, Arcardia combines interesting gameplay with beautiful artwork and player freedom. There are no restrictions on the way you play your deck or cards, and no micro-transactions that stop you from growing your collection. Features include: - 280+ unique cards - Easy to play - Unique elemental energy system - Complex card combos - Dynamic AI - No micro transactions - Landscape or portrait mode - Anti-frustration features

About

Payroll Dice

Strategically manipulate dice rolls to score points and pay off debts. Build unique dice combinations with new faces and synergies to overcome challenges. Face a loan shark in boss rounds with random modifiers and test your skills in an endless mode.

Highlights
  • Strategic dice manipulation
  • Dice face customization
  • Synergy crafting
  • Boss rounds with modifiers
  • Unlockable dice sets
  • Endless mode
  • Bite-sized runs
Features
Currently charting
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CONTROL THE CHAOS This isn't a luck simulator. This is strategic dice manipulation. Throw your dice. Rotate each die to any visible face. Score to pay your debts. BUILD YOUR PERFECT DICE Spend pips in the shop after each roll. Add new faces, craft synergies, and build something that probably shouldn't work — until it does. Every decision compounds. Every run feels different. Grow to 6 dice and upgrade them into d12s. FACE THE LOAN SHARK Clear your debts and the shark himself shows up. He doesn't play fair. Boss rounds twist the rules with random modifiers. 8 DICE SETS TO UNLOCK Different starting faces, unique passive abilities, and entirely new combo potential — every unlocked die opens a fresh tactical rabbit hole. Over 100 Unique Dice Faces Rotate Dice to Control Your Luck 7 Unlockable Dice — each transforms how you play Boss Rounds with Random Modifiers Endless Mode — difficulty scales infinitely 15–30 Minute Runs — perfect bite-sized sessions True Roguelike — no permanent upgrades, pure skill Strategic Combo Crafting High Replayability NO SAFETY NETS. NO EXCUSES. No meta-progression. No permanent upgrades. Every run starts from zero. Build from blank dice to devastating combos in 10 rounds. Think you've figured it out? Endless Mode is waiting. Simple to learn. Impossible to master. Throw. Rotate. Score. Shop. Survive. Can you pay off the loan shark before he cashes in?

Screenshots

Arcardia3 screens
Payroll Dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Payroll Dice at every 4 days against Arcardia's every 3 weeks. Payroll Dice also leads on chart position (#105 vs unranked) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Arcardia's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On rating, 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

Arcardia costs $0.99 and Payroll Dice $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 — 5.0 for Arcardia against 5.0 for Payroll Dice. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Arcardia's written reviews are positive against 80% of Payroll Dice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcardia ships an update every 3 weeks, Payroll Dice every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Arcardia versus Payroll Dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcardiaPayroll Dice
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#105 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size337 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathan BurnsGeorge Timms

Customer experience

Arcardia

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

Payroll Dice

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Arcardia

No in-app purchases

None

Payroll Dice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arcardia free?
Arcardia costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Payroll Dice free?
Payroll Dice costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arcardia or Payroll Dice?
Arcardia and Payroll Dice are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Arcardia or Payroll Dice have ads?
Neither Arcardia nor Payroll Dice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcardia or Payroll Dice?
Arcardia ships an update every 3 weeks, and Payroll Dice every 4 days. Most recently, Arcardia was updated on October 11, 2026 and Payroll Dice on October 2, 2026.

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