Squares vs Dicey Dungeons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squares
A strategy game inspired by classics like Othello and Reversi. Players take turns copying or moving squares to capture opponent's pieces, aiming to block all possible moves. Enjoy a variety of boards and play modes.
- 125 unique boards
- 5 board sizes
- 1 and 2-player modes
- Play against device or friend
- Random board generation
- Resume previous games
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*** REVIEWS *** "SQUARES IS AWESOME!" "This gamne is addictive! I pretty much play it all the time!" A simple strategy game like Othello, Reversi & Attaxx. Play against your device or another player. Choose one of your squares and then either copy or move that square into one of the highlighted squares surrounding it. Take over the other player's squares by jumping next to them, and win by making it impossible for the other player to move. Forget about the daily commute - fire up Squares! STILL FREE! Features: - 125 boards - 5 board sizes: 8x10, 8x12, 9x14, 9x16, 10x16 - fits all iPhone displays! - 1 and 2-player modes: play against your device or another player - Random boards - Full boards with no missing places - Skip boards you don't want to play - Bonus squares - Resume a previous game - Compatible with iOS 13+
Dicey Dungeons
Embark on a challenging deckbuilding roguelike adventure as a giant walking dice. Battle monsters, collect loot, and level up heroes in an ever-changing dungeon. Strategize against the unpredictable nature of dice rolls to escape Lady Luck's domain.
- Deckbuilding roguelike gameplay
- Battle monsters
- Find better loot
- Level up heroes
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- Dice roll mechanics
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"It is going to be hard for anything on mobile to top this for me" - TouchArcade Game of the Week Become a giant walking dice and battle to the end of an ever-changing dungeon! Can you escape the cruel whims of Lady Luck? In this new fast-paced deckbuilding roguelike from Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon, VVVVVV), Chipzel, and Marlowe Dobbe, you'll fight monsters, find better loot, and level up your heroes as you work together to take down the Goddess of Fortune, Lady Luck herself. Balance your carefully planned strategies against the unknown of a dice roll.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Squares at Free against Dicey Dungeons's $4.99. Dicey Dungeons's advantage is ratings volume (221 vs 5) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Squares is free to download; Dicey Dungeons costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Squares against 4.6 for Dicey Dungeons. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dicey Dungeons has 221 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Squares's written reviews are positive against 75% of Dicey Dungeons's.
Squares ships an update every 5 months, Dicey Dungeons every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Squares | Dicey Dungeons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.6 (221 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 74.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 221 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #46 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 842 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chris Haynes | Distractionware Limited |
Customer experience
Squares
Dicey Dungeons
User reviews
Squares
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to learn gameplay
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging
- 💰 Completely free with no ads
- 📱 Works offline without data connection
- 🎨 Clean, simple graphics
Room to improve
- 🤖 AI is too easy to beat
- ⚖️ Unfair win condition based on last move
- 🔊 Volume control not adjustable
- 🎵 Music interrupts phone's background music
- 🎯 Some levels are unbalanced or unfair
Dicey Dungeons
From 221 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Great art style and music
- 💎 Unique and varied character classes
- 🕹️ Intuitive and easy to pick up
Room to improve
- 🎲 Heavily reliant on RNG/luck
- 🔁 Repetitive and lacking in progression
- 🤕 Unfair/frustrating difficulty spikes
- 🔇 Missing audio/sound issues
Bugs and requests
Squares
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game crashes when AI has one move left
- Game freezes during gameplay
- Crashes on app launch in certain versions
- One-player mode exits to home screen
- Incorrect win/loss determination
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- Infinite stalemate moves possible
- App doesn't load after installation without restart
Requested features
11 requests- Difficulty levels or harder AI
- Online multiplayer mode
- Custom level/board creation
- More board layouts
- Achievements or tournament mode
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- Campaign mode
- Multiple player colors
- Volume adjustment settings
- Sequel (Squares 2)
- Local Wi-Fi multiplayer
- Animation when copying squares
Dicey Dungeons
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tutorial not registering inputs
- Buttons/controls bugging out
- Crashes and performance issues
Requested features
4 requests- Vertical/portrait mode support
- Cloud save/sync across devices
- More content and character variety
- Better balance and progression
In-app purchases
Squares
No in-app purchases
Dicey Dungeons
No in-app purchases
