Comparison

Shake 'em Dice vs Genesys Dice

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

Genesys Dice

This app provides a convenient way to roll custom dice for the Genesys RPG system and standard polyhedral dice. It features a physics-based roller, custom presets, and adjustable settings for a personalized gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Physics-based dice roller
  • Custom Genesys RPG dice
  • Standard polyhedral dice
  • Custom dice presets
  • Adjustable settings
  • 15 custom backgrounds
Features
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Genesys Dice is the ultimate companion for your roleplaying experience! This application allows you to quickly and conveniently select and roll custom dice for the Genesys roleplaying system and includes an assortment of standard polyhedral dice for all of your gaming needs! Genesys Dice includes: •A comprehensive physics-based dice roller that can be used to roll custom Genesys RPG dice or standard polyhedral dice for any game. •Create custom presets for any combination of dice. •Manually change die faces, group dice, display total results, and more! •Features 15 custom backgrounds. •A suite of settings to toggle visibility of die results, presets, audio controls and shake sensitivity.

Screenshots

Shake 'em Dice2 screens
Genesys Dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Genesys Dice at 4.9 against Shake 'em Dice's 3.6. Genesys Dice also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (75% vs 63%). Shake 'em Dice's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 48 months) and ratings volume (292 vs 16). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Shake 'em Dice sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Genesys Dice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Genesys Dice holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shake 'em Dice has 292 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Shake 'em Dice's written reviews are positive against 75% of Genesys Dice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shake 'em Dice ships an update weekly, Genesys Dice every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Shake 'em Dice versus Genesys Dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShake 'em DiceGenesys Dice
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (292 ratings)4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings292 — better16
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 48 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size327 MB152 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRobert SeberFantasy Flight Games

Customer experience

Shake 'em Dice

All ratings289 ratings
Positive65.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative29.8%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative31.5%

Genesys Dice

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

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)

Genesys Dice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Shake 'em Dice

One-time11
  • Green Dice$0.99
  • Gold coin$0.99
  • 12 Sided Dice$0.99
Show 8 more
  • 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
None

Genesys Dice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shake 'em Dice free?
Shake 'em Dice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Genesys Dice free?
Genesys Dice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shake 'em Dice or Genesys Dice?
Genesys Dice is rated higher. Shake 'em Dice averages 3.6 out of 5 from 292 ratings, while Genesys Dice averages 4.9 from 16 ratings.
Do Shake 'em Dice or Genesys Dice have ads?
Neither Shake 'em Dice nor Genesys Dice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shake 'em Dice or Genesys Dice?
Shake 'em Dice ships an update weekly, and Genesys Dice every 48 months. Most recently, Shake 'em Dice was updated on October 23, 2026 and Genesys Dice on October 24, 2026.

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