Comparison

Lucky Hunter vs Payroll Dice

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

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About

Lucky Hunter

Engage in strategic deck-building battles where your units automatically fight. Focus on creating powerful synergies between pieces and relics to overcome challenging monsters and save a devastated world.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated hunting maps
  • Automatic piece placement and combat
  • Deck and relic synergy building
  • Triple fusion mechanic
  • Over 100 pieces and relics
  • Meta-progression system
Features
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Lucky Hunter: Auto Battler is a deck-building auto battler Roguelike game. Your pieces are automatically played on the board, and players will focus on building unique decks and relics, making the best of the synergies between pieces to defeat increasingly powerful prey. 【ABOUT THIS GAME】 After the catastrophe, the world became devastated, monsters roamed freely, crops could no longer grow. People had to rely on hunters to obtain the necessary water and food. It is said that all the disasters originated from a demon king. The legendary lucky hunter set out to hunt the demon king but never returned... Under the old village chief's guidance, a young hunter, carrying chess pieces with magical power, set off on a hunting journey along the path once taken by the legendary hunter, bearing the hopes of the entire village. Become the lucky hunter who grows stronger with each battle, builds a unique deck, embarks on strange hunting journeys, and conquers powerful prey from forests, swamps, and volcanic regions to save this world on the brink of crisis! 【GAME FEATURES】 Every Hunt is Unique:Continuously make progress through procedurally generated hunting maps, carefully choosing routes to explore different nodes such as battles, shops, enchantments, events, and more. Auto-Battle:Your pieces are automatically played onto the battlefield, and players will focus on matching and building unique decks and relics, fully exploiting the synergies between pieces. Triple Fusion:When three same-level pieces are adjacent on the battlefield, they will automatically combine into a higher-level piece, forging an unbreakable force. Deck & Conquer:Gain new pieces every turn in battles, building your own powerful deck from over 100 pieces and 100 relics. Active Strategy:As battles last, the attack from the prey will become increasingly fierce. Eliminate opponents in time and strive to become stronger before death comes. Meta Progression:Regardless of success or failure, each adventure yields experience and lessons. Improve base attributes through external growth, and purchase unique piece packs that introduce new mechanics. 【GAME MODES】 Hunting Journey: The standard mode includes four chapters, each ending with a challenging boss battle. Endless Adventure: Challenge increasingly powerful prey with an ever-changing deck. How far can you get? Embark on a one-of-a-kind adventure, become the legendary Lucky Hunter: Auto Battler, and Save this world on the brink of crisis! Download now and experience a captivating gaming experience like no other. For more information and support, please contact us.: Discord:EC9TasGHNg YouTube: @LuckyHunter-AutoBattler X: @the_luckyhunter

About

Payroll Dice

Strategically manipulate dice rolls to score points and pay off debts. Build unique dice combinations with new faces and synergies to overcome challenges. Face a loan shark in boss rounds with random modifiers and test your skills in an endless mode.

Highlights
  • Strategic dice manipulation
  • Dice face customization
  • Synergy crafting
  • Boss rounds with modifiers
  • Unlockable dice sets
  • Endless mode
  • Bite-sized runs
Features
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CONTROL THE CHAOS This isn't a luck simulator. This is strategic dice manipulation. Throw your dice. Rotate each die to any visible face. Score to pay your debts. BUILD YOUR PERFECT DICE Spend pips in the shop after each roll. Add new faces, craft synergies, and build something that probably shouldn't work — until it does. Every decision compounds. Every run feels different. Grow to 6 dice and upgrade them into d12s. FACE THE LOAN SHARK Clear your debts and the shark himself shows up. He doesn't play fair. Boss rounds twist the rules with random modifiers. 8 DICE SETS TO UNLOCK Different starting faces, unique passive abilities, and entirely new combo potential — every unlocked die opens a fresh tactical rabbit hole. Over 100 Unique Dice Faces Rotate Dice to Control Your Luck 7 Unlockable Dice — each transforms how you play Boss Rounds with Random Modifiers Endless Mode — difficulty scales infinitely 15–30 Minute Runs — perfect bite-sized sessions True Roguelike — no permanent upgrades, pure skill Strategic Combo Crafting High Replayability NO SAFETY NETS. NO EXCUSES. No meta-progression. No permanent upgrades. Every run starts from zero. Build from blank dice to devastating combos in 10 rounds. Think you've figured it out? Endless Mode is waiting. Simple to learn. Impossible to master. Throw. Rotate. Score. Shop. Survive. Can you pay off the loan shark before he cashes in?

Screenshots

Lucky Hunter4 screens
Payroll Dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Payroll Dice at 80% against Lucky Hunter's 25%. Payroll Dice also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). Lucky Hunter's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Lucky Hunter costs $5.99 and Payroll Dice $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Payroll Dice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Lucky Hunter's written reviews are positive against 80% of Payroll Dice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucky Hunter ships an update daily, Payroll Dice every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Lucky Hunter versus Payroll Dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucky HunterPayroll Dice
Price$5.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings611 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#101 — better#161
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size281 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer定鸣 陈George Timms

Customer experience

Lucky Hunter

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral75.0%
Negative0.0%

Payroll Dice

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lucky Hunter

No in-app purchases

None

Payroll Dice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lucky Hunter free?
Lucky Hunter costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Payroll Dice free?
Payroll Dice costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lucky Hunter or Payroll Dice?
Payroll Dice is rated higher. Lucky Hunter averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Payroll Dice averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Lucky Hunter or Payroll Dice have ads?
Neither Lucky Hunter nor Payroll Dice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucky Hunter or Payroll Dice?
Lucky Hunter ships an update daily, and Payroll Dice every 6 days. Most recently, Lucky Hunter was updated on November 12, 2026 and Payroll Dice on November 9, 2026.
Which is more popular, Lucky Hunter or Payroll Dice?
Lucky Hunter currently peaks at #101 in the App Store charts, and Payroll Dice at #161. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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