Madagascar Checkers vs DiceLab+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Madagascar Checkers
This logic puzzle game challenges players to clear a board of pieces, leaving only one. It features multiple board types and is designed for both iPhone and iPad.
- Logic puzzle gameplay
- 11 board types
- Universal app support
- Indie developer creation
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A simple, logic puzzle game where your goal is to clear all of the pieces but one. Features: • 11 types of boards • Created by indie developer • Universal app for the iPhone and iPad
DiceLab+
Experience a highly customizable dice game with a free core experience and no ads. Create, modify, or choose from various rule sets and enjoy multiple game modes, including online, offline, and party play. Customize themes and languages for a personalized gaming session.
- Fully customizable dice game
- Free core game experience
- No advertisements
- Built-in rule editor
- Online and offline multiplayer
- Party Mode for up to 4 players
- Light and dark themes
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DiceLab+ is an extensive, fully customizable version of the classic dice game. What sets DiceLab+ apart from other dice games on the market: 1. A completely free base version of the game (Premium content is optional and doesn't affect the game's core functionality). 2. Absolutely no ads (including in the free version). 3. Choose from many predefined rule sets, freely modify any of them, or even create entirely new rules in the built-in rule editor. 4. Multiple game modes (up to 4 players): • Offline - play solo or against a bot at various difficulty levels • Party - pass the device to the next player • Online - play with friends over the network (via Game Center or local Wi-Fi) • Turn-Based - play whenever you have time; you'll get a notification when your opponent makes a move (up to 3 days) 5. Light and dark themes for late-night games, plus a dedicated high-contrast mode 6. Font size can be increased directly in the app, in Settings. 7. Several languages to choose from (currently: Polish, English, French, and German). 8. A choice of different dice sets and game skins 9. Updates with exciting new content (Premium) at least once a month. 10. Premium content shared within a Family Group (up to 6 devices for the price of one!). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://falkowski.pm/dicelabplus/en/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DiceLab+ at 100% against Madagascar Checkers's 0%. DiceLab+ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Madagascar Checkers's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Madagascar Checkers sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and DiceLab+ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DiceLab+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Madagascar Checkers has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Madagascar Checkers's written reviews are positive against 100% of DiceLab+'s.
Madagascar Checkers ships an update every 4 months, DiceLab+ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Madagascar Checkers | DiceLab+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 9+ |
| Developer | Dmytro Denys | Konrad Falkowski |
Customer experience
Madagascar Checkers
DiceLab+
In-app purchases
Madagascar Checkers
- Big Undo Sack$0.49
- Remove Advertisement$0.99
- Huge Undo Sack$0.99
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- Jumbo Undo Sack$1.99
- Unlimited Undo$3.99
DiceLab+
- Premium Content3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium content$6.991 Year
- Small coffee$0.99
- Large coffee$1.99
- Lifetime Premium$9.99
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