Comparison

RandMan vs True Random Selector

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RandMan

Features
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RandMan is a utility for generating useful and interesting random everyday things, such as numbers, passwords, colors, emojis, and more. You can call the random.org API to get true randomness, or choose to use your device’s pseudo-random number generator. Customize the random element tiles and their ordering for easier access of your most used randomizer tools. Random elements that this app can produce are: β€’ Numbers: 1-9 digits within a range, or up to a length of 999. β€’ Passwords: Random standard passwords (length 1-999), Passphrases (1-99 words), or a PIN (1-99 digits). Color-coded symbols (based on character type). Shows the entropy (randomness) of your password. β€’ Dice Roll: 1 to 12 six-sided dice β€’ Chess960: Fischer-Random chess starting position (figures or FEN). β€’ Coin Toss: 50-50, or choose the odds. β€’ Dreidel Spin β€’ Emojis: Generate a string of 1-99 random cute emojis, or a single emoticon. β€’ Country: Produce a random country emoji flag. β€’ 8-Ball Answers: For life's most pressing questions. β€’ Rock-Paper-Scissors: When discussion cannot settle it. β€’ Colors: Randomly generate any one of 16.8 million colors. β€’ Dart Throw β€’ Date: Get a day between two selected dates. β€’ Time: Obtain a time between a selected range. β€’ Birthdays: Pick a random day of the year and keep choosing until you get them all. β€’ Raffle: Conduct a drawing of up to 999 participants, and keep picking thru the tickets from the virtual hat. β€’ Bingo: Run an entire Bingo game. β€’ Card: Draw cards from a deck. β€’ Multiple Choice: For generating random answers for multiple choice questions. β€’ List: Random ordering of a list. You can also customize the list elements. β€’ Super Bowl Squares: Scramble the numbers 0-9 vertically and horizontally for your Super Bowl party. β€’ Boggle: Choose the variant and number of squares. β€’ Protect-the-Penguin: Spin the wheel for the Protect-the-Penguin game. β€’ Battleship: Create a random layout for your ships.

About

True Random Selector

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Find it hard to make decisions? Want to add some randomness to your life? Make it more exciting? Random Selector is an app that can help. Key features include: - Unlimited Lists and Items - Add sub-items - Control weights - Temporarily disable items - True Random - Quick randoms β€” numbers, days, coin flips, countries - Keeps track of all your random statistics Random Selector can be used for all and any decision ever: Everyday decisions when you just can’t decide Choosing meals, movies, or activities Classroom or training exercises Chores that you don't want to do Raffles, giveaways, and contests Party games with friends Stop overthinking and let Random Selector choose for you. Make life simpler. Make it random.

Screenshots

RandMan4 screens
True Random Selector4 screens

Verdict

The call

RandMan and True Random Selector are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RandMan ships an update every 3 weeks, True Random Selector monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RandMan versus True Random Selector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandManTrue Random Selector
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size39 MB34 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperClaude BantaToby Challis

In-app purchases

None

RandMan

No in-app purchases

None

True Random Selector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RandMan free?
RandMan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is True Random Selector free?
True Random Selector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RandMan or True Random Selector have ads?
Neither RandMan nor True Random Selector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RandMan or True Random Selector?
RandMan ships an update every 3 weeks, and True Random Selector monthly. Most recently, RandMan was updated on October 9, 2026 and True Random Selector on October 6, 2026.

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