Dice Roller Simulator LITE vs Shake 'em Dice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dice Roller Simulator LITE
Simulate rolling dice with this virtual dice roller. Choose from various backgrounds and dice colors, and roll up to three dice at once with realistic animations. Perfect for board games or making decisions when you don't have physical dice available.
- Tap or shake to roll
- Up to 3 dice at once
- Customizable backgrounds and dice colors
- Rolling animation
- Sound on/off option
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Have you lost your dice? Are you bored with your dice and want to use virtual one? Here’s an app for you – a nice and simple dice roller simulator useful for board games, deciding on something and anything you can think of. Features: - tap dice or shake iPhone/iPod to roll a dice - 6 backgrounds and 3 dice colors to choose - roll up to 3 dices at once - nice rolling animation - turon on/off the sound - you can’t loose it :)
Shake 'em Dice
Simulate realistic dice rolls with 3D physics. Perfect for board games, entertaining children, or studying probability. Customize your dice and roll them with intuitive gestures.
- Realistic 3D dice physics
- Shake, tilt, or twist phone to roll
- Add and remove dice
- Pinch to zoom
- Tap for options
- Double tap to auto-shake
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Fantastic if you need dice for a board game, for entertaining a young child or for studying probability in maths. Tilt, twist and shake your phone to make the dice roll and tumble using realistic 3D physics. It's as if you have real dice inside your phone. Red dice are free. Green dice, gold coins, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 and 20 sided dice are available as an in-app purchase. Pinch to zoom, tap to show options, shake or double tap to automatically shake the dice. Add and remove dice and watch them tumble!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dice Roller Simulator LITE at none against Shake 'em Dice's 11. Shake 'em Dice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Shake 'em Dice sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Dice Roller Simulator LITE asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Dice Roller Simulator LITE against 3.6 for Shake 'em Dice. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shake 'em Dice has 289 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Dice Roller Simulator LITE's written reviews are positive against 63% of Shake 'em Dice's.
Dice Roller Simulator LITE ships an update every 5 months, Shake 'em Dice weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dice Roller Simulator LITE | Shake 'em Dice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (36 ratings) | 3.6 (289 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.6% of reviews | 63.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 289 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 327 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Internet Designs | Robert Seber |
Customer experience
Dice Roller Simulator LITE
Shake 'em Dice
User reviews
Dice Roller Simulator LITE
From 36 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🎲 Great for replacing lost dice
- 🎲 Useful for board games
- 🎲 Convenient for car trips
- 🎲 Allows changing number of dice
Room to improve
- anúncios Excessive ads
- 💥 Frequent pop-up ads
- 💥 Redirects to App Store
- 💥 Ads are intrusive
- 💥 Battery drain
Shake 'em Dice
From 289 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎲 Realistic dice physics
- 🎨 Variety of dice types
- 🎯 Convenient for impromptu games
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎉 Fun and engaging
Room to improve
- 💰 Paid dice types too expensive
- 🐛 Dice sometimes land on edges
- 🤔 Unclear how to properly roll dice
Bugs and requests
Dice Roller Simulator LITE
Reported bugs
8 issues- App redirects to App Store constantly
- App crashes often
- App does not stay open
- Latest version opens App Store without input
- App opens App Store on launch
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- App no longer available after update
- Animation is rubbish
- Hard to make it roll by shaking
Requested features
11 requests- Option to turn off sound
- More dice options (e.g., for Yatzy)
- Settings for more dice
- Make sound effects more realistic
- Update for more immersive experience
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- Shorter dice roll animations
- Better dice roll animations
- Option to remove ads (paid)
- Option to add more than one dice
- More backgrounds
- Different dice options
Shake 'em Dice
Reported bugs
2 issues- App flashing on and off on some devices
- Dice vibrating rapidly when at rest
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to set aside certain dice
- Option to change dice size
- Support for more dice types (e.g. D20)
In-app purchases
Dice Roller Simulator LITE
No in-app purchases
Shake 'em Dice
- Green Dice$0.99
- Gold coin$0.99
- 12 Sided Dice$0.99
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- 4 Sided Dice$0.99
- 5 Sided Dice$0.99
- 10 Sided Dice$0.99
- 8 Sided Dice$0.99
- 20 Sided Dice$0.99
- 10 sided dice marked in tens$0.99
- 6 sided dice numbered$0.99
- All dice$1.99
Questions
Is Dice Roller Simulator LITE free?
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