Comparison

Master o Puppets vs Payroll Dice

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

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About

Master o Puppets

Engage in turn-based strategy with resource management and deck-building mechanics. Build and upgrade a squad of Mechs to protect locations, gather resources, and attack enemies. Explore handcrafted stories and procedurally generated campaigns with a vast library of cards.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Resource management
  • Deck building mechanic
  • Squad of Mechs
  • Procedurally generated campaigns
  • Handcrafted story campaigns
  • Card collection and upgrades
Features
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Master of Puppet is a turn based strategy game with resource management and a deck building mechanic. Each turn, cards are played to build and upgrade a squad of Mechs. The Mechs can be moved around on the game board to protect strategic locations, gather resources, find treasure and, most importantly, attack enemies. Master of Puppets comes with a variety of game modes, including a growing library of handcrafted stories and an infinite number of procedurally generated campaigns. Procedurally generated campaigns has 3 planets of 12, 18 and 24 maps to a total of 54 maps per campaign. As you unlock each location you will be able to collect more cards. • Endless number of procedurally generated campaigns. • 54 maps of increasing difficulty for each campaign. • Handcrafted story based campaigns added regularly. • 86 different cards with more coming. • Fuse, forge and upgrade cards to build your custom deck. • 4 mission types.

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
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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

Master o Puppets4 screens
Payroll Dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Master o Puppets at Free against Payroll Dice's $4.99. Master o Puppets also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Payroll Dice's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Master o Puppets is free to download; Payroll Dice costs $4.99 up front. Master o Puppets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Payroll Dice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Payroll Dice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Master o Puppets ships an update monthly, Payroll Dice every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Master o Puppets versus Payroll Dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaster o PuppetsPayroll Dice
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#101 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB155 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBoaNeo ABGeorge Timms

Customer experience

Master o Puppets

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Payroll Dice

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Master o Puppets

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

Payroll Dice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Master o Puppets free?
Master o Puppets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Payroll Dice free?
Payroll Dice costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Master o Puppets or Payroll Dice?
Payroll Dice is rated higher. Master o Puppets averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Payroll Dice averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Master o Puppets or Payroll Dice have ads?
Master o Puppets shows ads; Payroll Dice does not.
Which is updated more often, Master o Puppets or Payroll Dice?
Master o Puppets ships an update monthly, and Payroll Dice every 4 days. Most recently, Master o Puppets was updated on October 4, 2026 and Payroll Dice on October 2, 2026.

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