Comparison

Pip vs Dune

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

Head to head
About

Pip

This app provides fast, random dice rolls for tabletop role-playing games and other dice-based games. It features an intuitive interface for easy dice manipulation, customization options, and efficient battery usage. Organize dice combinations across multiple pages for different game scenarios.

Highlights
  • True random dice rolls
  • Intuitive dice interaction
  • Customizable dice colors
  • Multiple dice pages
  • Physics-based simulation
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Pip 3 gives you blazingly fast, true random dice rolls, for role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons®, Fate™, or Dungeon Crawl Classics, and tabletop games like the Yahtzee® dice game. It features an intuitive interface that gets out of the way, and lets you roll, touch, and organize your dice with ease, super fast startup times, unobtrusive sound effects, and the best battery efficiency of any 3D dice. INTERACTING WITH DICE - Shake the device, double-tap, or force touch any empty space in the page to roll. If you have a second generation or better Apple Pencil you can also double-tap the pencil itself to roll. - Tap a die to lock it, tap it again to unlock it. Locked dice will not roll. Tap any empty space to unlock them all. - Move dice around with your finger or fling them against each other. - On iPhone and iPod touch, tilt your device right or left to slide dice on the page. ADDING AND DELETING DICE - Slide the tab on the right side of the screen to access a tray with different types of dice. Drag them out of the tray to add them to the page. You can have any combination of up to 20 dice on a page. - To delete dice from the page drag them back into the open tray. - To access Fate/Fudge Dice™ and Weird Dice (d3, d5, d7, d14, d16, d24, and d30), slide the tab farther to the left. If you slide the tray all the way out, the default dice set will switch back and forth. - Close the tray by sliding the tab back towards the right. COLORS - While the tray is open, choose from a selection of eight vibrant colors on the left side of the screen. - To change the color presets, long press on one of them to open the color picker. Close the color picker by tapping on the left hand of the screen again or any empty space in the page. GROUPING DICE INTO PAGES - Create up to 20 pages to save different dice combinations on each one of them. To create a new page, slide left from an empty space on the last page. - Move between pages by sliding right or left from any empty space. - Delete a page by deleting all the dice on it, and then moving to a different page. - Move dice between pages by holding them with one finger while moving between pages with another. IPAD SUPPORT - Orientation changes, trackpad gestures, Apple Pencil… Pip works on iPad like a charm. - Multitasking support in both Split View, and Slide Over. You can see your character sheet and your dice at the same time. DISCLAIMERS - Pip doesn't feature dice formulas, logs, or automatic dice roll result calculations. - Pip is not a game on its own! It is a physics-based dice simulation for games you already own. * DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS® and D&D® are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., in the United States and other countries. PIP is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC. ** YAHTZEE® is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. in the United States and other countries. PIP is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Hasbro. *** FATE™ and FATE DICE™ are trademarks of Evil Hat Productions LLC, in the United States and other countries. PIP is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Evil Hat Productions, LLC. **** DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS and DCC RPG are trademarks of Goodman Games, in the United States and other countries. PIP is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Goodman Games.

About

Dune

Engage in strategic warfare and political intrigue on the desert planet Arrakis. This award-winning board game adaptation blends deck-building and worker placement mechanics. Compete against AI, other players online, or face unique challenges and rotating game modes.

Highlights
  • Deck-building mechanics
  • Worker placement strategy
  • Online multiplayer
  • Local AI battles
  • Unique challenges
  • Rotating Skirmish Mode
  • Achievement system
Features
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Immerse yourself in the world of Dune. Experience the ultimate blend of strategy and intrigue as you navigate the treacherous landscapes of Arrakis in the award-winning board game Dune: Imperium! Battle online, locally with AI, or against the formidable House Hagal. Earn Achievements that showcase your prowess as a leader. Embark on more than a dozen Challenges that will test your wit and cunning. Compete for badges in the rotating Skirmish Mode where no two games are the same! Control the Spice. Control the Universe. Arrakis. Dune. Desert Planet. Raise your banner above the vast wasteland before you. As the Great Houses of the Landsraad marshal their forces and their spies, whom will you influence, and whom will you betray? A tyrannical Emperor. The secretive Bene Gesserit. The shrewd Spacing Guild. The ferocious Fremen of the Deep Desert. The power of the Imperium can be yours, but war is not the only way to claim it. Dune: Imperium blends deck-building and worker placement in a deeply thematic new strategy game where the fate of the Empire hangs on your decisions. Will you seek political allies or rely upon military might? Economic strength or subtle intrigues? A council seat… or a sharpened blade? The cards are dealt. The choice is yours. The Imperium awaits.

Screenshots

Pip4 screens
Dune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pip at $1.99 against Dune's $10.99. Pip also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (90% vs 79%). Dune's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (5K vs 101). On ads and 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

Pip costs $1.99 and Dune $10.99 up front. Dune sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dune holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dune has 5K ratings behind it against 101, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Pip's written reviews are positive against 79% of Dune's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pip ships an update every 10 months, Dune every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pip versus Dune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipDune
Price$1.99 — better$10.99
Rating4.6 (101 ratings)4.9 (5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better78.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1015K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#17 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB804 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMystery Coconut, LLCDire Wolf Digital

Customer experience

Pip

All ratings101 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative3.3%

Dune

All ratings4,922 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews494 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.0%

User reviews

Pip

From 101 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 🎲 Versatile dice selection and options
  • ✨ Smooth and realistic dice rolling physics
  • 🎨 Customizable dice colors
  • 📱 Always have dice handy

Room to improve

  • 🔊 Unwanted dice noise
  • ❓ Lack of advanced features
  • 📏 Dice can be small/fuzzy
  • 📱 Not optimized for all devices (e.g., iPad)

Dune

From 5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful implementation
  • 💪 Challenging AI
  • 🕹️ Great digital adaptation of the board game
  • 🕰️ Quick gameplay sessions

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Obtrusive DRM
  • 🕹️ No local multiplayer/pass-and-play
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔁 Slow reloading when switching between app and game
  • 🔍 Difficulty seeing card details

Bugs and requests

Pip

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Dice get stuck when paused in corners
  • Crashes on launch (iOS 7)
  • Crashes after short use (iPhone 5s)
  • Crashes all the time
  • Fuzzy and tiny display

Requested features

17 requests
  • Option to turn off sound/mute dice noise
  • Two types of counters (sum of all dice, sum of same results)
  • Bigger dice
  • Rules and filters
  • Changing the background
Show 12 more
  • More dice choices (e.g., d1000)
  • More color combinations/customization
  • Button for rolling dice (instead of just shaking)
  • iPad sized version
  • Make the tab fade away
  • Non-standard dice sizes (d2, d5, d30, etc.)
  • Larger numbers on dice
  • Ability to create custom dice sides
  • Marbled colored dice options
  • Dark mode option
  • Option to roll dice without shaking
  • D100 support

Dune

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Intrigue card issues
  • Inconsistent login credentials
  • Notification problems
  • Victory points reset bug

Requested features

4 requests
  • Controller support
  • Pass and play mode
  • Ability to choose leaders
  • Expand card detail visibility

In-app purchases

None

Pip

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Dune

One-time3
  • Dune: Imperium - Rise of Ix$9.99
  • Dune: Imperium - Immortality$9.99
  • Dune: Imperium - Uprising$10.99

Questions

Is Pip free?
Pip costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dune free?
Dune costs $10.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pip or Dune?
Dune is rated higher. Pip averages 4.6 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while Dune averages 4.9 from 5K ratings.
Do Pip or Dune have ads?
Neither Pip nor Dune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pip or Dune?
Pip ships an update every 10 months, and Dune every 5 days. Most recently, Pip was updated on November 10, 2026 and Dune on November 12, 2026.

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