Backpack Battles vs Dicefolk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backpack Battles
Strategize and battle using a meticulously organized backpack filled with items. Combine and craft powerful equipment to gain an advantage. Compete against other players in ranked or unranked modes with no time limits.
- Item placement strategy
- Item combination and crafting
- Real-player battles
- Ranked and Unranked modes
- No time limits
- Leaderboard climbing
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[We recommend a total device RAM of 4GB or higher; otherwise, the app may crash due to insufficient memory.] In Backpack Battles, you fight with your backpack full of items! It matters what you buy, and especially how you place them. The smarter you place your items, the stronger you'll be! Items come in different shapes, sizes, prices, and rarities. Combine them into even stronger equipment: brew powerful potions, craft legendary weapons, or even hatch a dragon friend! Face the backpack builds of other real players. See what they came up with, and counter them to win. Test your limits in Ranked Mode and climb the leaderboard! Or relax in Unranked Mode with low pressure. Both modes have no time limits, so take your time to organize your backpack! Join our community for discussion and support! Discord: https://discord.gg/PKPGxFpgFA Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AtWHngD8v/ New Player Guide Video on Youtube：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFtuXBw4bDM Contact Us：support.m@indieark.com
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.
- Recruit mythical beasts
- Create custom teams
- Unique dice mechanics
- Command creatures to victory
- Evolve your team
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dicefolk at Free against Backpack Battles's $9.99. Dicefolk also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 47%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Backpack Battles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On update cadence, ads 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
Dicefolk is free to download; Backpack Battles costs $9.99 up front. Dicefolk sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Backpack Battles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backpack Battles holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backpack Battles has 338 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Backpack Battles's written reviews are positive against 77% of Dicefolk's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Backpack Battles ships an update every 8 days, Dicefolk fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backpack Battles | Dicefolk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (338 ratings) — better | 4.3 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | 77.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 338 — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #102 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 512 MB | 400 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Yaozuo Games Ltd | Good Shepherd Entertainment |
Customer experience
Backpack Battles
Dicefolk
Bugs and requests
Backpack Battles
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
Backpack Battles
No in-app purchases
Dicefolk
- Full Game Unlock$4.99
- Full Game$4.99
