Comparison

99 Letters vs Five Dice! Plus

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

Head to head
About

99 Letters

Engage in a unique word game where lettered balls fall and bounce, forming a board. Tap adjacent balls in sequence to spell words, aiming for higher scores with longer words and multipliers. Burst balls to rearrange the board and strategize for maximum points.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D physics for letter balls
  • Sequential letter matching to form words
  • Scoring multipliers and bingo bonuses
  • Shootout mode against friends
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • High score tracker and game statistics
Features
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99 Letters, a fresh and unique word hunting, lotto ball challenge. High resolution, letter lotto balls make up your board, bouncing, rolling, and falling into place with realistic 3D physics. Every new game refreshes the board, watch them tumble into place, then the challenge begins. Tap touching balls in sequence to make words, the longer the better. Traditional letter scores, length multipliers, gold ball doublers, and a bingo bonus determine the words value. Tap the final letter again, and pop-pop-pop, the balls burst and disappear causing the remaining balls to tumble into the empty spots and alter the layout. Choose your words carefully to maximize your results. Want to add more challenge, play a Shootout and pit your skills against friends or other Game Center players. The easiest difficulty allows two letter words, the hardest requires at least four letter words, the remaining levels a more traditional three letter minimum. You choose how hard to make it. So, why wait? Start word hunting! Scoring: Multiplier for number of letters. Scores for each letter: 1 point: E, A, I, O, N, R, T, L, S, U 2 points: D, G 3 points: B, C, M, P 4 points: F, H, V, W, Y 5 points: K 8 points: J, X 10 points: Q, Z Gold balls double the total. Example: MEOW, (M 3, E 1, O 1, W 4) * (Letters 4) = 36 Instructions: Tap touching letter balls to make up words. Tap the last letter ball a second time to complete the word and claim your points. Each letter multiplies your total score, gold balls double your score, and 7 letter or more words score a 50 point bingo bonus. Multiple gold balls keep doubling your score. Traditional letter scoring is in effect, harder to use letters give higher scores. Want to try another word? Just tap on a distant ball to begin again. Blank balls act as blocks and may not be used. Choose your words carefully, once the balls burst, the boards changes, sometimes dramatically. Strategy, combined with word hunting skills are key to maximum scores. Every board may be replayed as often as you like, just choose Retry. Enough reading, it's time to start tapping ... 99 Letters! Highlights: Exclusive to iOS. Realistic 3D physics. Shootout w/Friends. HD letter lotto ball graphics. Sequential letter matching. Completely freeform packing. Find and collect hidden coins. Multiple difficulty levels. High score tracker. Game Statistics. Ad Supported.

About

Five Dice! Plus

This dice game offers a strategic twist on classic Yahtzee, allowing players to save unused rolls for future turns. Compete with friends, track your progress, and customize your game experience.

Highlights
  • Accumulate unused rolls
  • 2-player multiplayer via Game Center
  • Voice chat in multiplayer
  • Game screen color customizer
  • Score suggestions
  • High score tracking
  • Leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Five Dice! Plus is a Yahtzee* style game with a twist - you can accumulate unused rolls from each turn & then use them in subsequent turns. It's simple - use only one or two rolls & the remaining rolls from that turn are added to the next. If you don't use all the rolls from the next turn, the left overs are added to the next, & so on... Sounds like a piece of cake to just keep accumulating rolls & getting Five Dices, right? Wrong! If you don't think through your strategy, all those extra rolls you accumulated are gone in a flash! FEATURES: - 2 Player multiplayer via Game Center - with Voice Chat. - Game screen color customizer - Dice roll and Five Dice! sounds - Simple interface - Score suggestions highlighted in yellow - Touch the dice you want to keep - Touch the score you want to apply the turn to - High scores saved to top 10 list - List can be cleared - Leaderboards: Compare your scores with friends & other Five Dice Plus! players - Achievements - Daily & All Time game stats *Yahtzee is a registered trademark of Hasbro Inc

Screenshots

99 Letters4 screens
Five Dice! Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Five Dice! Plus at 50% against 99 Letters's 0%. 99 Letters's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Five Dice! Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 99 Letters asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

99 Letters ships an update every 2 months, Five Dice! Plus monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
99 Letters versus Five Dice! Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter99 LettersFive Dice! Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnow Storm SoftwareColin Lyders

Customer experience

99 Letters

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Five Dice! Plus

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

99 Letters

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Five Dice! Plus

One-time1
  • No Ads Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is 99 Letters free?
99 Letters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Five Dice! Plus free?
Five Dice! Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 99 Letters or Five Dice! Plus have ads?
Five Dice! Plus shows ads; 99 Letters does not.
Which is updated more often, 99 Letters or Five Dice! Plus?
99 Letters ships an update every 2 months, and Five Dice! Plus monthly. Most recently, 99 Letters was updated on November 1, 2026 and Five Dice! Plus on November 1, 2026.

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