Orthanc vs A Simple Dice Roller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orthanc
Embark on an adventure in this faithful recreation of a classic 1970s graphic dungeon crawl RPG. Explore, defeat monsters, and gather treasure using the touchscreen interface. Experience a challenging yet addictive gameplay loop inspired by early computer games.
- Faithful recreation of a 1970s RPG
- Dungeon crawl gameplay
- Monster combat and treasure hunting
- Touchscreen controls
- Inspired by early computer games
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This game is a faithful recreation of "Orthanc", one of the first graphic dungeon crawl role-playing games developed for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's PLATO computer in the 1970s. The original was played on a PLATO terminal with a keyboard. (The PLATO version of "Orthanc" was inspired by "pedit5", which you can learn more about in Wikipedia.) The original PLATO terminals used plasma panels only capable of displaying orange and black. There is no sound. This implementation uses the touchscreen for all gameplay. You are an adventurer gaining experience and treasure by defeating monsters. Orthanc is easy to start but hard to put down.
A Simple Dice Roller
This free application simulates dice rolls for tabletop gaming. It offers a straightforward and user-friendly interface for generating random dice outcomes, perfect for board games and role-playing sessions.
- Free dice roller
- Tabletop gaming aid
- Simple interface
- Random dice outcomes
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A simple and free dice roller app for tabletop gaming.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: A Simple Dice Roller at 5.0 against Orthanc's 4.0. A Simple Dice Roller also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). Orthanc's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
A Simple Dice Roller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Orthanc's written reviews are positive against 100% of A Simple Dice Roller's.
Orthanc ships an update every 6 weeks, A Simple Dice Roller every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orthanc | A Simple Dice Roller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Resch | Chris Allen |
Customer experience
Orthanc
A Simple Dice Roller
In-app purchases
Orthanc
No in-app purchases
A Simple Dice Roller
No in-app purchases
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