# Strategery vs kdice

The clearest difference is price: kdice at Free against Strategery's $4.99. kdice also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Strategery's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (342 vs 5). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

kdice is free to download; Strategery costs $4.99 up front. Strategery sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and kdice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Strategery against 4.0 for kdice. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strategery has 342 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Strategery's written reviews are positive against 75% of kdice's.

Strategery ships an update daily, kdice every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Strategery | kdice |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [3.9 (342 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strategery/id298908505/reviews) | **[4.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kdice/id969869818/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **342** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews | **75.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Daily** | Every 6 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Best chart rank | **#39** | — |
| Size | 53 MB | 7 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Lex Friedman](https://appshunter.io/developer/402531616) | [Ryan Dewsbury](https://appshunter.io/developer/310652816) |

## What reviewers say

### Strategery

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strategery/id298908505)

**Currently charting:** #39 Top Paid · Board, #128 Top Paid · Strategy (US App Store)

Engage in a rapid world domination game on your iOS device. Compete against AI or friends in strategic battles with customizable options and randomly generated maps for endless replayability.

**Highlights:** Offensive and defensive strategy gameplay, Play for short or long sessions, Four difficulty settings, Online battles with matchmaking, Pass-and-play multiplayer, Automatically saves games, Randomly generated maps, Customizable gameplay options

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $3 tip | $2.99 | one-time |
| War Chest | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Online play
- 💡 Challenging gameplay
- 👍 Simple and addictive
- 👍 Great strategy game
- 👍 Excellent game

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🔒 Online play issues
- 🔒 Cannot create account
- 🔒 Multiplayer not working

**Reported bugs**

- Game freezes when opponent is eliminated
- Armies disappear after switching apps
- Cannot log in or create account
- Game crashes on newer iOS versions

**Requested features**

- Pinch to zoom for maps
- More map options and sizes
- Ability to redeploy armies
- Online multiplayer with random opponents
- Ability to play more than 2 players online


### kdice

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kdice/id969869818)

Engage in a Risk-like multiplayer strategy game with quick 5-10 minute matches or multi-game tournaments. Compete monthly for the highest score in this dice-based strategy challenge.

**Highlights:** Risk-like strategy gameplay, Monthly high score competition, Quick 5-10 minute matches, Hourly multi-game tournaments, Multiplayer strategy

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2,500 | $4.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Strategery free?

Strategery costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is kdice free?

kdice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Strategery or kdice?

kdice is rated higher. Strategery averages 3.9 out of 5 from 342 ratings, while kdice averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.

### Do Strategery or kdice have ads?

Neither Strategery nor kdice shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Strategery or kdice?

Strategery ships an update daily, and kdice every 6 months. Most recently, Strategery was updated on October 19, 2026 and kdice on October 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*