Comparison

Pokermancer vs Dark Tap Dice

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

Head to head
About

Pokermancer

Engage in a strategic roguelite poker-puzzle experience by tracing card paths on a 4x4 grid to form poker hands and achieve target scores. Collect items and trinkets to enhance your build and overcome escalating challenges and boss encounters across multiple floors.

Highlights
  • Strategic card path tracing
  • Poker hand formation
  • Roguelite progression
  • Item and trinket collection
  • Boss battles with unique rules
  • Escalating difficulty modes
  • One-handed play
Features
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Pokermancer is a roguelite poker-puzzle game built for quick, strategic runs. Trace paths through a 4x4 grid of cards to create poker hands and reach the target score. Cleared cards disappear, new cards fall in from your deck, and every path you draw can matter as much as the hand you form. Between rounds, spend your gold in the Break Room on trinkets and items that change how you score. Discover powerful synergies, shape your build, and turn modest hands into massive results. Each floor adds new hazards that change the board, including frozen, burning, and statically charged cards. Every fifth round, a boss changes up the rules. Adapt your strategy or lose the run! Beat all five tables to unlock Overtime, an escalating difficulty mode with ten ranks that remove resources, add challenges, and push your builds even further. Play for free through the first three floors. One purchase unlocks the full game! Features: * 100+ trinkets and 30+ items to collect * 11 unique starting packs each with their own perks and spells * 25+ boss conditions * 7 hazard types to contend with * 10 Overtime difficulty ranks per pack * Keep playing in an endless mode beyond floor 5 * Portrait orientation and one-handed play * No ads, no loot boxes, no pay-to-win; one purchase unlocks the entire game and all future content

About

Dark Tap Dice

Engage in a unique RPG combat system that blends poker hands with dice strategy. Slot dice to form powerful combinations, unleash rapid-fire attacks, and utilize special dice like Golden Dice and Jokers. Enjoy idle progression alongside strategic control in a dark, addictive world.

Highlights
  • Tactical dice slotting
  • Poker hand combinations
  • Combo attacks
  • Golden Dice and Joker wildcards
  • Idle progression
  • Hybrid RPG gameplay
Features
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DARK TAP IS BACK! THIS TIME, IT'S POKER AND DICE. Get ready for a pure dopamine rush. The next evolution of the Dark Tap series has arrived. Building on the iconic dark aesthetic of the original, Dark Tap Dice introduces a brand-new combat system built around poker hands and dice strategy. Slot your dice, complete powerful hands, and unleash overwhelming attacks. Experience the dark vibes you loved—now evolved into a faster, deeper, and more addictive RPG. ■ SLOT, COMBINE, AND BLAST! - Tactical Dice Slotting Drag and place your dice directly into slots to complete powerful poker-style hands. - Combo Storm From One Pair to Five-of-a-Kind—unleash hundreds, even thousands of rapid-fire hits in a single turn. Feel the explosive moment when luck meets strategy. ■ PURE DOPAMINE: GOLDEN DICE & JOKERS - Golden Dice Slot them in and watch your damage skyrocket. Multipliers stack as numbers explode across the screen. - The Joker Your ultimate wildcard. Instantly complete any hand and turn the tide of battle. - Double Cast Double the hands. Double the Golden Dice. Double the destruction. ■ IDLE PROGRESS × STRATEGIC CONTROL - Idle Growth Your shadow continues to grow even while you're away. Return stronger and claim your rewards. - Hybrid RPG Gameplay Enjoy the convenience of idle progression combined with the strategic depth of poker-based combat. ■ THE LEGACY CONTINUES - Embrace Your Shadow Dive deeper into the dark world within. The hero others fear may be the true hero hidden inside you. - Signature Dark Style The iconic visual style of Dark Tap returns—now paired with a faster and more addictive combat system. Roll the dice. The true hero within is waiting. [Language Support] English, Korean, Japanese [Data & Restore] - Offline Play This game stores data locally on your device. Deleting the app may result in data loss. - Restore Purchases Except for consumable currency, all purchases can be restored using the [Restore] button in the settings. [Bug Reports & Feedback] snowgames0629@gmail.com

Screenshots

Pokermancer4 screens
Dark Tap Dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pokermancer and Dark Tap Dice both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Pokermancer's written reviews are positive against 42% of Dark Tap Dice's. Pokermancer also leads on price (Free vs $0.49) and ratings volume (152 vs 4). Dark Tap Dice's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pokermancer is free to download; Dark Tap Dice costs $0.49 up front. Pokermancer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dark Tap Dice sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pokermancer against 4.5 for Dark Tap Dice. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pokermancer has 152 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Pokermancer's written reviews are positive against 42% of Dark Tap Dice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pokermancer ships an update every 3 days, Dark Tap Dice weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pokermancer versus Dark Tap Dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPokermancerDark Tap Dice
PriceFree — better$0.49
Rating4.6 (152 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews87.6% of reviews — better42.3% of reviews
Number of ratings152 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAdam BraySu Min Kim

Customer experience

Pokermancer

All ratings151 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral6.7%
Negative5.6%

Dark Tap Dice

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pokermancer

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99
10 purchases

Dark Tap Dice

One-time10
  • Exorcist Skin$1.99
  • Dark Knight Skin$1.99
  • Winter Archer$1.99
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  • AXE WARRIOR$1.99
  • Pirate Skin$1.99
  • Dark Wizard$1.99
  • SP-All Characters Unlock$3.99
  • AUTO DICE PACK$4.99
  • All-in-One Pack$9.99
  • Unlock All Skins$9.99

Questions

Is Pokermancer free?
Pokermancer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dark Tap Dice free?
Dark Tap Dice costs $0.49, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pokermancer or Dark Tap Dice?
Pokermancer is rated higher. Pokermancer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 152 ratings, while Dark Tap Dice averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Pokermancer or Dark Tap Dice have ads?
Neither Pokermancer nor Dark Tap Dice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pokermancer or Dark Tap Dice?
Pokermancer ships an update every 3 days, and Dark Tap Dice weekly. Most recently, Pokermancer was updated on October 28, 2026 and Dark Tap Dice on October 31, 2026.

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