Comparison

verydice+ vs Wave

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

Head to head
About

verydice+

Play exciting mini-games and tournaments by rolling dice to win tickets. Redeem these tickets for real rewards and gift cards, offering an arcade-like experience.

Highlights
  • Roll dice to play games
  • Win tickets
  • Redeem tickets for real rewards
  • Get gift cards
  • Play mini-games
  • Enter tournaments
Features
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Roll Dice. Win Tickets. Get Real Stuff. It really is that simple. Roll your dice and play exciting mini-games and tournaments to win Tickets. Redeem your Tickets for real rewards and gift cards. It's like a real life arcade! You're going to spend time playing games anyway, right? Might as well get some cool stuff while doing it!

About

Wave

Play fun games and earn entries for a chance to win real cash, luxury items, and gift cards. Discover new games, collect coins with every play, and use them to enter prize drawings. You can also earn coins by shopping at your favorite stores with a browser extension.

Highlights
  • Play games to earn prize entries
  • Discover new games
  • Earn Wave Coins with gameplay
  • Use Coins for prize drawings
  • Earn Coins by shopping
  • Browser extension for shopping rewards
Features
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Every time you play, you earn entries to win real prizes like cash, luxury items, gift cards, and more! TURN PLAYTIME INTO PRIZE TIME - Play your favorite games and discover new ones - Earn Wave Coins with every game - Use your Coins to enter drawings for incredible prizes BONUS: SHOP & STACK ENTRIES Want even more chances to win? Wave also rewards you for shopping your favorite stores with our Safari extension Install the Wave extension and get discounts at thousands of stores Every purchase earns you Wave Coins, no extra steps required TOTALLY FREE. TOTALLY FUN. Wave is 100% free to use. Just start playing and let the entries roll in. Wave is where winners come to play!

Screenshots

verydice+4 screens
Wave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wave at 68% against verydice+'s 14%. Wave also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). verydice+'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. verydice+ sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wave holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wave has 950 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of verydice+'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Wave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
verydice+ versus Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterverydice+Wave
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (35 ratings)4.8 (950 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.8% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35950 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB455 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSquareTwo, IncUpward Spiral Technologies, Inc

Customer experience

verydice+

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.9%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive13.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative75.9%

Wave

All ratings941 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative29.3%

User reviews

verydice+

From 35 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Easy to earn tickets through watching videos and completing tasks
  • 🎁 Gift card redemption options available
  • ⏰ Can run ads passively while doing other activities
  • ✅ Free to play with no mandatory purchases
  • 🔄 Account transfer process was helpful for some users

Room to improve

  • 😞 Extremely high ticket requirements for redemptions (84,375 tickets for $5)
  • 🚫 Removed merchandise catalog and physical prizes
  • 💸 Shifted from product rewards to gift cards only
  • 🔐 No customer support or contact methods available
  • 🗑️ Tickets mysteriously disappear after inactivity or app updates

Wave

From 950 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎉 Fun and engaging
  • 💰 Chance to win prizes
  • 🛒 Helpful for online shopping

Bugs and requests

verydice+

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App won't open or load despite reinstalling and restarting
  • Login fails with 'account not found' error
  • Facebook login disabled without alternative provided
  • Form fields marked as 'currently disabled'
  • Tickets and rolls disappear after app updates or inactivity
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  • Daily wheel shows 'technical difficulties' error
  • Redemption links not clickable or functional
  • Gift card redemptions stuck in 'processing' indefinitely
  • Support emails return undeliverable messages
  • Account information visible but won't proceed to game
  • App requires constant re-login on each session
  • Shipping information not saved during redemption process
  • Random email appears instead of entered information
  • Accessibility features non-functional for screen readers
  • Internet connection error despite working connection

Requested features

11 requests
  • Restore merchandise catalog with physical product options
  • Bring back previous app version with original features
  • Add more gift card options and higher denomination rewards
  • Restore mini-games that appeared when rolling doubles
  • Reintroduce raffles feature
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  • Add iTunes/Apple gift cards for iOS users
  • Implement accessible features for blind and visually impaired users
  • Lower ticket requirements for gift card redemptions
  • Restore eBay and Amazon options with higher values ($500+)
  • Add customer support contact methods within app
  • Implement persistent login to avoid repeated authentication

Wave

No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

verydice+

One-time7
  • 150 Rolls$0.99
  • 465 Rolls$2.99
  • 825 Rolls$4.99
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  • 1,800 Rolls$9.99
  • 4,050 Rolls$19.99
  • 10,500 Rolls$49.99
  • 22,500 Rolls$99.99
None

Wave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is verydice+ free?
verydice+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wave free?
Wave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, verydice+ or Wave?
Wave is rated higher. verydice+ averages 2.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Wave averages 4.8 from 950 ratings.
Do verydice+ or Wave have ads?
verydice+ shows ads; Wave does not.
Which is updated more often, verydice+ or Wave?
verydice+ ships an update weekly, and Wave weekly. Most recently, verydice+ was updated on October 27, 2026 and Wave on October 28, 2026.

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