Shake 'em Dice vs Nice Dice Roller 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Nice Dice Roller 3D
This app simulates realistic dice rolls with multiple dice types, environments, and skins. It offers freestyle and backgammon modes, automatically calculates sums, and provides a satisfying visual and auditory experience for tabletop gamers.
- Realistic 3D dice simulation
- Multiple dice types (D4-D20)
- Customizable environments and skins
- Automatic sum calculation
- Freestyle and Backgammon modes
- Physics-based animations and sounds
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Now with four dice games, each with multiplayer: • Backgammon • Farkle • Pig • Five Dice Play against the computer, a friend on the same phone, or players online, turn by turn. Plus realistic 3D dice for any board game or RPG.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nice Dice Roller 3D at 4.4 against Shake 'em Dice's 3.6. Nice Dice Roller 3D also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 63%). Shake 'em Dice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Shake 'em Dice sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Nice Dice Roller 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nice Dice Roller 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 289 and 133 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Shake 'em Dice's written reviews are positive against 87% of Nice Dice Roller 3D's.
Shake 'em Dice ships an update weekly, Nice Dice Roller 3D every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shake 'em Dice | Nice Dice Roller 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (289 ratings) | 4.4 (133 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 289 — better | 133 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 327 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Seber | Pixel Works Software SRL |
Customer experience
Shake 'em Dice
Nice Dice Roller 3D
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)
Nice Dice Roller 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Nice Dice Roller 3D
- No Ads$1.99
Questions
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