DiceCup App vs Babtun's Ayo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DiceCup App
This app simulates a dice cup for various dice games. It allows users to roll up to seven dice, cover them to pass to other players, and features sound effects for rolling and cheating. It offers customization options for dice designs and backgrounds, using a fair random number generator.
- Roll 1-7 dice
- Shake to roll
- Tap to cover dice
- Cheating sound effects
- Put dice aside
- Customizable designs and backgrounds
- Fair random number generator
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Dice Cup provides you with: * one to seven dice, * shake to roll the dice, * tap on screen to cover the dice, * keep the screen tapped to cover the dices while you pass them on to the next player * hear the pop when someone cheats and lifts the cover, * hear the dice roll when someone cheats an rolls again, * for other games, you may want to put some dice aside to only roll the remaining, * configure the dice in two different designs, * play them on four different backgrounds, * play with a real fair and random number generator To roll, shake the unit, while doing so you can hear the sound of the dice in the dice cup. If your iPhone is in silent mode, you will NOT HEAR any SOUND. This is intended. By touching the screen, the dice are covered, so you can play various dice games that require a dice cup. If a player opens the cover and "lifts the dice cup" this can be heard by a popping sound. Dice Cup does NOT ANIMATE the Dices. In a dice cup you also do not see the dices rolling! Dice Cup allows you to play games where only the shaking person can see the dices and then can pretend what he just rolled. If you need animated dices to have fun playing a dice game PLEASE DO NOT BUY IT! Mia, Liar Dice, Liars, Mexico, Meyer, Maya, Cheat, Bluff, Passage, Kniffel, Yahtzee, Yatzy, Hazard or other dice games can be played easily using dice cup. ... and the dice numbers are created with the known good rand() random number generator. Dice Cup was in the top 10 in different countries, including Mexico. Impressum: Small-Apps UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Luisenstr. 60, 14532 Stahnsdorf, Germany, Thomas.patzelt@small-apps.com, Geschäftsführer Thomas Patzelt, Handelsregister Potsdam HRB 22548 P, USt-ID: DE267786670
Babtun's Ayo
Experience a traditional African board game digitally. Play with friends online, challenge the computer at various skill levels, and track your progress on the leaderboard. Learn the game easily with built-in demos.
- Online multiplayer with friends and family
- Play against AI at multiple difficulty levels
- Global leaderboard for competitive play
- Cross-device progress syncing (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
- In-app learning demos
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Babtun's Ayo is an engaging easy-to-learn digital version of a traditional African board game. Ayo (pronounced 'ah-yo') is its Yoruba name; other names include Awalé, Mancala and Oware. No matter its name, the game is engaging and fun to play. Many people use it to while away time when bored. This app gives you more ways of enjoying the game than a physical board could. You can: - keep in touch with family and friends by inviting them to play online; - play as many people as you like at the same time, wherever they may be in the world; - improve your mastery of the game by playing the computer, as a beginner (level 1), a master (level 4) or someone in-between; - see your placing on the leaderboard whenever you win or lose an online game; - play a turn on your iPhone, iPad or Mac then continue on the others, via iCloud. Learning to play the game is easy. Watch the two demos in this app and you will pick it up just like that. Why don't you try it out and see?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Babtun's Ayo at 100% against DiceCup App's 0%. Babtun's Ayo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 17 months). DiceCup App's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On ads and in-app purchases 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
DiceCup App is free to download; Babtun's Ayo costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Babtun's Ayo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of DiceCup App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Babtun's Ayo's.
DiceCup App ships an update every 17 months, Babtun's Ayo every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DiceCup App | Babtun's Ayo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Small Apps UG (haftungsbeschränkt) | Babatunde Abdul |
Customer experience
DiceCup App
Babtun's Ayo
In-app purchases
DiceCup App
No in-app purchases
Babtun's Ayo
No in-app purchases









