Dicefolk vs Rift Riff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Rift Riff
Engage in strategic tower defense by jumping through rifts to battle monsters and plunder their worlds. This game offers a deep experience with varied enemy types, tower upgrades, and challenging scenarios.
- Strategic tower loadouts
- Varied monster behaviors
- 20 worlds with multiple scenarios
- 17 tower types with upgrades
- 25 monster types
- 6 companion characters
- 45 challenges
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Try before you buy. No ads. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. Rift Riff is a strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics. The game features ± 15–20 hours of gameplay, and includes: - 20 worlds with 2 or more scenarios each. - 17 tower types with 7 overpowered upgrades. - 25 monster types with varying behaviors. - 6 companions who'll assist you and your towers. - 45 challenges for die hards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rift Riff at every 4 days against Dicefolk's fortnightly. Rift Riff also leads on ratings volume (238 vs 54). Dicefolk's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Dicefolk sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Rift Riff sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dicefolk holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 238 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Dicefolk's written reviews are positive against 72% of Rift Riff's.
Dicefolk ships an update fortnightly, Rift Riff every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dicefolk | Rift Riff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (54 ratings) — better | 4.1 (238 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews — better | 71.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 | 238 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 400 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Good Shepherd Entertainment | Adriaan de Jongh |
Customer experience
Dicefolk
Rift Riff
User reviews
Dicefolk
From 54 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Improves on the pick up and play aspect
- 👍 Lots of depth and the right amount of meta progression
- 👍 Reasonably priced
- 👍 Intuitive gameplay
- 👍 Strategic and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on launch after update
- 👎 Not the full game, must purchase separately
Rift Riff
From 238 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Incredibly fun and deep tower defense gameplay
- 👍 Great balance of strategy and tower defense
- 💎 Gorgeous art, music, and UI design
- 🎁 Generous free content before paid unlock
Room to improve
- 💰 Paid unlock required to access full game
- 🐛 Chinese text displayed as gibberish
- 🔍 Monster descriptions obscured by UI elements
Bugs and requests
Dicefolk
Reported bugs
1 issue- Crashes on launch after update
Requested features
1 request- Dark mode option
Rift Riff
Reported bugs
2 issues- Chinese text displayed as gibberish
- Monster descriptions obscured by UI elements
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved localization support
In-app purchases
Dicefolk
- Full Game Unlock$4.99
- Full Game$4.99
Rift Riff
- Full Game$5.99
