Comparison

Tabletop Codex vs Dice Drop

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

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About

Tabletop Codex

Access and master tabletop game rules with meticulously crafted summaries. Learn and play faster with clear, organized, and searchable rulebooks, including visual references and game insights. Offers a free selection of rulebooks with options to purchase individually or subscribe for full access.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive game rule summaries
  • Organized and searchable library
  • Visual references and icons
  • Logical rule layout
  • Smart search functionality
  • Game insights and reviews
  • Light/dark mode customization
Features
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It’s never been easier to learn and master your favorite tabletop games! Tabletop Codex is your essential tool for reading and referencing game rules, featuring meticulously crafted summaries by The Esoteric Order of Gamers. Learn and play games faster, never make a mistake, and and never get stuck looking for that crucial rule again. Since 2004, The Esoteric Order of Gamers has curated the largest collection of game rules summaries and reference sheets worldwide. Complex rulebooks are condensed into clear, succinct summaries that retain every crucial detail. Finally, this expertise is available in a portable, searchable app designed for ease of use. Unlike other tabletop game rulebook apps, Tabletop Codex utilizes bespoke summaries optimized specifically for this platform. Each game's rules are reorganized into logical and consistent formats, transforming chaotic manuals into digestible sections that enhance learning and gameplay clarity. Key Features: • Comprehensive Game Coverage: Over 200 popular board, card, and tabletop miniatures games at launch, with new games added all the time. • Organized and Searchable: Easily find games using the intuitive visual or text FIND section, then favourite your chosen games to move them to the LIBRARY tab. • Visual References: Game rules include essential icons and images directly from the game. Tap icons to view full-screen images for enhanced clarity. • Logical Layout: Rules are divided into clear sections and subsections, ensuring effortless navigation and quick reference during gameplay. • Smart Search: Instantly locate specific rules with our innovative search mode, pinpointing exact sections where your search term appears. • Game Insights: Each rulebook includes a box image, game basics, and a concise review by Esoteric Order of Gamers creator, Peter Gifford. • Customizable Interface: Switch between light and dark modes with a tap. On iPad, utilize fullscreen mode for an optimized viewing experience. • Device Compatibility: Supports portrait mode on iPhone and both portrait and landscape modes on iPad, with added functionality for even easier navigation on the iPad. • Free Access to 5 Rulebooks! Start your gaming journey with 5 complimentary rulebooks included when you download the app. Each rulebook provides essential game summaries to enhance your gameplay experience right away. • Flexible payment methods: You can choose to buy individual game rulebooks separately, or subscribe to unlock the entire app and get full access to all existing and future rulebooks. Subscribe per month or opt for the special discounted yearly rate. Tabletop Codex is free to download and use. Should you choose to upgrade to Tabletop Codex Premium, we offer two auto-renewing subscription option for $3.99USD/month, and $39.99USD/year: Payment will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. There is no increase in price when renewing. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy at https://www.orderofgamers.com/terms-and-conditions/ and https://www.orderofgamers.com/privacy-policy/.

About

Dice Drop

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Dice Drop is a free 3D physics dice roller — real, tumbling dice that bounce off the tray, knock into each other and settle where they land, just like the dice on your table. No sign-up, and it works offline. Nothing is pre-decided. There is no random number dressed up with a picture of a die: the dice are thrown into a walled tray, the physics runs on your device, and the result is read from whichever face finishes upwards. EVERY DIE YOU NEED • D2 (coin), D3, D4, D6, D8, D10, D12 and the iconic D20, A true 100-sided D100 ball, plus classic percentile D% (two D10s) • Build a mixed pool of up to 20 dice and roll them together — 8d6 for a fireball, a fistful of d6 for a wargame, 4d6 drop-lowest for stats • A live running total, with dropped dice shown separately so you can see the maths • Roll history and lifetime statistics, kept on your device BUILT FOR REAL GAMES • Advantage, disadvantage and modifiers built in • Create and save your own formulas and macros — fire "Fireball 8d6" or "Longsword 1d20+5" with one tap, grouped by character • A D2 for every call: heads or tails, hit or miss, yes or no, go or stop, attack or defend, success or fail, odd or even • Shake the phone to throw, or tap ROLL — whichever suits the table KNOW THE GAME • A Dice & Games Guide built into the app: 73 game guides covering D&D, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, Warhammer 40,000, Blades in the Dark, Shadowrun, Vampire, Traveller, Yahtzee, Catan, Craps, Farkle, Backgammon and dozens more • Each one explains which dice the game uses, how a roll resolves, and what the odds actually are — worked out, not hand-waved • Plus the dice themselves: what a D4 is for, how percentile is rolled with two D10s, and where each shape came from • Free, behind no purchase, and every word of it works with no internet connection MAKE IT YOURS • 20 dice materials — steel, marble, wood, liquid-core, frosted glass, neon, galaxy, onyx, ivory, jade, amber, copper, silver, gold and gemstones • 9 table colours plus a custom colour picker, from tavern green to wine, midnight and sand • 7 tray surfaces — felt, wood, stainless steel, ceramic, marble, slate and glass • Hear the material: felt, wood, ceramic, gem and metal impact sounds, each recorded to match • Tune the physics yourself — gravity, bounciness and throw force PLAY TOGETHER • Share a four-letter room code and everyone sees each other's rolls live, in the same room — no accounts, nothing stored • Pass and play on one screen, passing the phone round the table • Push every roll straight to Discord or a virtual tabletop such as Foundry FAIR AND FAST • Every throw is seeded from your device's secure random source (crypto.getRandomValues) — no result is weighted, nudged or re-rolled • Full haptics on collisions and on the result • Dice settle quickly and decisively, with no waiting around • Works offline once loaded, including the whole guide FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL UPGRADE Every die type, the whole guide, roll history, statistics and the tavern green table are free — up to four dice a roll — supported by a single banner ad. Premium adds macros and the formula builder, all 20 finishes and table colours, mixed pools, up to 20 dice, the sound and haptic packs, physics tuning, Play Together, Pass and Play and the Discord webhook. Try it free for seven days — no card, no account, nothing to cancel. Every purchase is one payment, never a subscription. Perfect for D&D, Pathfinder, Warhammer, Yahtzee, board games, or any time you need honest dice. From the makers of wheelnamer.com.

Screenshots

Tabletop Codex4 screens
Dice Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tabletop Codex at none against Dice Drop's shown. Tabletop Codex also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Tabletop Codex sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Dice Drop sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabletop Codex ships an update every 11 days, Dice Drop weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tabletop Codex versus Dice Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabletop CodexDice Drop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter GiffordAppFloe Ltd

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Tabletop Codex

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tier 1 Unlock$0.99
  • Tier 3 Unlock$2.99
  • Tier 2 Unlock$2.99
4 purchases

Dice Drop

One-time4
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Premium Upgrade$2.99
  • Premium$3.99
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  • Premium, Ad-Free$4.99

Questions

Is Tabletop Codex free?
Tabletop Codex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dice Drop free?
Dice Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tabletop Codex or Dice Drop have ads?
Dice Drop shows ads; Tabletop Codex does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabletop Codex or Dice Drop?
Tabletop Codex ships an update every 11 days, and Dice Drop weekly. Most recently, Tabletop Codex was updated on October 5, 2026 and Dice Drop on October 3, 2026.

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