Comparison

Becoming Saint vs Payroll Dice

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

Head to head
About

Becoming Saint

Features
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Becoming Saint is a medieval strategy game of faith, sins, penitence & conquest Choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in this real-time strategy roguelike. Gather your diverse cast of followers, venture out to convince and convert new believers, conquer towns, and strive to become a saint in your lifetime—or die trying. Harness the fervent belief of your followers to conquer and convert as many city-states as possible, paving your way to Sainthood. There are many obstacles to success, but with perseverance you can Become a Saint during your lifetime! *Engage in Real-time medieval battles* March your followers into small-scale battles, selecting the most strategic units to convert each location. Unlock and recruit up to 16 different units based on your doctrine Units have strengths and weaknesses, with special abilities against certain foes and synergies with other units. Utilize the terrain to gain advantage and deploy an infallible strategy against your opponents. Bless your units and curse your foes with Saintly powers. Take direct control of units at any time to make full use of their potential. *Define your creed* Make choices during your journey that will define your political and spiritual traits. This will impact your following, economy, and conversion strategy throughout the game. Each playthrough presents different moral, cultural, and religious choices, creating many different paths for you to lead down. *Play indefinitely* Even in death, there is an opportunity to learn. Should your sainthood be cut short, new challenges and strategies will await your new incarnation. The better you do, the sooner your saint will be remembered in the annals of history, so strive to spread your word further and faster than ever. *Discover the medieval Italy* Explore 14th century medieval Italy and its society: beauty and brilliance thrive in the shadow of turmoil, making Italy a masterpiece painted with both glory and grief – all they need now is a new Saint to guide them!

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

Becoming Saint4 screens
Payroll Dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Payroll Dice at #154 against Becoming Saint's unranked. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Becoming Saint ships an update weekly, Payroll Dice every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Becoming Saint versus Payroll Dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBecoming SaintPayroll Dice
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating—5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#154 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size343 MB156 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperOpen Lab SrlGeorge Timms

In-app purchases

None

Becoming Saint

No in-app purchases

None

Payroll Dice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Becoming Saint free?
Becoming Saint costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Payroll Dice free?
Payroll Dice costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Becoming Saint or Payroll Dice have ads?
Neither Becoming Saint nor Payroll Dice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Becoming Saint or Payroll Dice?
Becoming Saint ships an update weekly, and Payroll Dice every 5 days. Most recently, Becoming Saint was updated on October 21, 2026 and Payroll Dice on October 25, 2026.

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