Comparison

Battledom vs Dicefolk

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

Head to head
About

Battledom

Engage in an ultimate real-time strategy experience with resource management, large-scale battles, and deep army customization. Command hundreds of soldiers, deploy siege weapons, and defend your territory in a rich world with a compelling story.

Highlights
  • Command massive armies
  • Real-time tactical combat
  • Deep army customization
  • Resource gathering and trading
  • Build and upgrade structures
  • 20+ handcrafted levels
  • Endless Mode
Features
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FROM THE CREATOR OF HERODOM Battledom is a handcrafted pixel RTS designed for iPhone and iPad. Create your army soldier by soldier, then command hundreds of units in real-time battles. Fight back the Undead, defend mighty strongholds, control devastating siege weapons, and rebuild your kingdom between missions. Battledom is free to try and contains no ads. Unlock the complete campaign—including future content—with one purchase. COMMAND THE BATTLEFIELD Deploy your troops, organize formations, and lead entire armies across expansive battlefields. Adapt your strategy to each mission, protect important structures, and hunt down enemy forces before they overwhelm your kingdom. CONTROL SIEGE WEAPONS Take direct control of catapults, ballistae, cannons, and other powerful weapons. Aim your attacks carefully and break through enemy defenses. CREATE YOUR OWN ARMY Design and equip your soldiers using an enormous collection of weapons, armor, shields, clothing, and accessories. Your choices affect both their appearance and their abilities in battle. GATHER, CRAFT, AND UPGRADE Collect resources from farms, forests, and mines. Craft new equipment, trade materials, prepare useful dishes, and improve buildings such as the blacksmith, university, and siege workshop. CAMPAIGN AND ENDLESS MODE • 20+ handcrafted campaign missions • Large real-time battles with hundreds of soldiers • 150+ units and enemies • Extensive army and character customization • Directly controllable siege weapons • Resource gathering, crafting, trading, and cooking • Endless defense on procedurally generated maps • Game Center leaderboards • A world filled with secrets to discover Will you restore the kingdom and defeat the Undead? For the King!

About

Dicefolk

Assemble a team of mythical beasts and lead them to victory using a unique dice-based combat system. Recruit and evolve your creatures to create the ultimate Chimera Summoner.

Highlights
  • Recruit mythical beasts
  • Create custom teams
  • Unique dice mechanics
  • Command creatures to victory
  • Evolve your team
Features
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As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.

Screenshots

Battledom4 screens
Dicefolk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Battledom at 4.7 against Dicefolk's 4.4. Battledom also leads on ratings volume (157 vs 47). Dicefolk's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Battledom sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Dicefolk sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Battledom holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 157 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Battledom's written reviews are positive against 77% of Dicefolk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Battledom ships an update every 10 days, Dicefolk fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Battledom versus Dicefolk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBattledomDicefolk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (157 ratings) — better4.4 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better77.1% of reviews
Number of ratings157 — better47
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size313 MB400 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSander FrenkenGood Shepherd Entertainment

Customer experience

Battledom

All ratings157 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Dicefolk

All ratings47 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Battledom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dicefolk

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Crashes on launch after update

Requested features

1 request
  • Dark mode option

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Battledom

One-time2
  • Tip the developer$1.99
  • Unlock the full game$3.99
2 purchases

Dicefolk

One-time2
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99
  • Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Battledom free?
Battledom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dicefolk free?
Dicefolk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Battledom or Dicefolk?
Battledom is rated higher. Battledom averages 4.7 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Dicefolk averages 4.4 from 47 ratings.
Do Battledom or Dicefolk have ads?
Neither Battledom nor Dicefolk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Battledom or Dicefolk?
Battledom ships an update every 10 days, and Dicefolk fortnightly. Most recently, Battledom was updated on October 16, 2026 and Dicefolk on October 14, 2026.

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