Slice & Dice vs Roll for Initiative
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slice & Dice
Engage in tactical dice-rolling combat with a party of five unique heroes. Navigate through challenging levels filled with monsters, aiming to defeat the final boss. Be warned, a single loss means starting the entire adventure over.
- Tactical dice-rolling combat
- Control 5 unique heroes
- 20 levels of monsters
- Permadeath roguelike progression
- Boss battles
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Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).
Roll for Initiative
This app simplifies D&D combat management by automating initiative tracking and real-time stat management for all characters. It allows for easy tracking of HP, conditions, and abilities, making encounters smoother and more immersive for Dungeon Masters.
- Encounter creation and customization
- Automated initiative tracking
- Real-time HP and condition management
- Creature action management
- Custom PC, NPC, and monster addition
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Take the hassle out of managing combat in your D&D sessions! Roll For Initiative streamlines encounter creation, initiative tracking, and real-time stat management for PCs, NPCs, and monsters. Track HP, conditions, abilities, and actions with ease, so you can focus on running your epic adventure. Whether you're a seasoned Dungeon Master or just starting out, this app keeps your battles smooth, fast, and immersive. - Create and customize encounters - Automate initiative tracking - Manage HP and conditions for your monsters and NPCs - View and edit creature actions - Add custom PCs, NPCs, and monsters - Find new monsters, NPCs, and players in the Discover tab https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slice & Dice at 89% against Roll for Initiative's 50%. Slice & Dice also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (931 vs 21). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Slice & Dice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Roll for Initiative sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Slice & Dice holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slice & Dice has 931 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Slice & Dice's written reviews are positive against 50% of Roll for Initiative's.
Slice & Dice ships an update every 3 months, Roll for Initiative every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slice & Dice | Roll for Initiative |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (931 ratings) — better | 4.4 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 931 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Oliver Garland | Jaredt Hultink |
Customer experience
Slice & Dice
Roll for Initiative
Bugs and requests
Slice & Dice
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notch coverage issues on some devices
- Sound distortion after extended play
Requested features
3 requests- Cloud save syncing across devices
- Colorblind mode
- Ability to reposition UI elements in vertical mode
Roll for Initiative
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Slice & Dice
- Full Game$8.99
Roll for Initiative
- Pro$0.991 Month
- Pro$9.991 Year
Questions
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