Comparison

Catchup vs Dice

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

Head to head
About

Catchup

This app helps you nurture important relationships by setting connection goals and sending gentle reminders to reach out. Track your interactions and add notes to remember details, ensuring your connections stay strong.

Highlights
  • Add friends and family
  • Set personal connection goals
  • Track conversations and meetings
  • Add notes to interactions
  • Receive gentle outreach reminders
  • Home screen widget for tracking
Features
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Your relationships matter. But in our busy lives, staying in touch isn't always easy. Catchup is a simple, beautiful way to nurture your most important connections through consistent touchpoints. Add the people you care about, set meaningful connection goals, and get gentle reminders to reach out. How it works: 1. Add friends and family you want to stay close with 2. Set your intentions with personal goals for how often you'd like to connect 3. Track conversations, meetings, and meaningful moments with a quick tap 4. Add notes to remember the little details of each interaction 5. Get gentle reminders when it's time to reach out Try Catchup free with 2 contacts. Upgrade to connect with unlimited friends and family and track your relationships through notifications and a home screen widget. Keep your relationships strong, one connection at a time.

About

Dice

Features
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Dice turns your camera roll into a daily game. Every day you get one roll. Dice reaches into your photo library and pulls back a grid of moments you forgot you had — an old video, a blurry night out, a photo of your friend mid-sentence. Keep what it gave you, re-roll what you don't want, and post it before the day runs out. You can't see your friends' rolls until you post your own. HOW IT WORKS • Roll — Dice deals you a grid of photos and videos from your own library. No captions to write, no feed to scroll for inspiration. • Re-roll — Don't like a tile? Roll it again. You get a set number of re-rolls a day, so choose carefully. • Post — Once you post, your friends' rolls unlock. Everyone's post lives for 24 hours, then it's gone. REAL PHOTOS, NOT CONTENT Dice pulls from what's already on your phone. That means the good ones and the bad ones — the pictures you'd never post on purpose. It's closer to going through an old shoebox with your friends than to posting. WITH YOUR FRIENDS • Challenge a friend to a head-to-head round and see both rolls revealed at once • React by dragging an emoji anywhere on a photo • Comment, reply, and like — right on the post • Message friends 1:1 or in group chats, and send photos privately • Build a flame streak by rolling and chatting every day PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Dice only ever shows the photos you choose to post. Your camera roll stays on your phone — nothing is uploaded until you post it. Posts disappear after 24 hours, and you can archive or delete anything at any time. Block anyone, and turn off screenshots on your own posts if you'd rather they stay in the app. NO FEED TO SCROLL FOREVER There's no algorithm, no discover page, no strangers. Just your friends, once a day. Roll the dice. UNLIMITED RE-ROLLS (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Dice is free to play. If you want more re-rolls, Unlimited Re-rolls is an optional auto-renewing subscription for $4.99 per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price each month unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dice.photos/privacy Terms of Service: https://dice.photos/terms

Screenshots

Catchup3 screens
Dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dice at every 2 days against Catchup's fortnightly. Catchup's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Catchup sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dice sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catchup ships an update fortnightly, Dice every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Catchup versus Dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchupDice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (81 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings81 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris LeeMarble Media Inc

Bugs and requests

Catchup

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cannot add contacts
  • Subscription is broken and unusable
  • Bug preventing upgrade to Plus
  • Names and pictures no longer show
  • Pro version features locked temporarily
Show 3 more
  • Does not sync between devices
  • Tracking information lost on iOS update
  • Data not backing up to iCloud

Requested features

24 requests
  • Alphabetical sorting
  • Customizable frequency
  • Different types of catch-ups
  • Select multiple people for a note
  • Add search function
Show 19 more
  • Add photos
  • Add friend's birthday
  • Call or text with WhatsApp integration
  • Reminder for every 2-3 days
  • Groups of people
  • Indicate who was present at a catch-up
  • Siri shortcut support
  • Widget for one-tap connection
  • Button to initiate FaceTime call
  • Option to add date of last in-person hang out
  • Option to add frequency of in-person hang outs
  • Categorize contacts (e.g., home, work)
  • Customizable reminder frequency
  • Dismiss or record connection from notification
  • Snooze next reminder option
  • Remind me on a specific date
  • Backup to iCloud
  • Sync between iPhone and iPad
  • Automatically count call/text as check-in

Dice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Catchup

One-time1
  • Catchup Plus$9.99
2 purchases

Dice

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Re-rolls$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • 12 Re-rolls$0.99

Questions

Is Catchup free?
Catchup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dice free?
Dice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Catchup or Dice have ads?
Neither Catchup nor Dice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catchup or Dice?
Catchup ships an update fortnightly, and Dice every 2 days. Most recently, Catchup was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dice on October 24, 2026.

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