Payroll Dice vs The First Million
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Strategic dice manipulation
- Dice face customization
- Synergy crafting
- Boss rounds with modifiers
- Unlockable dice sets
- Endless mode
- Bite-sized runs
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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?
The First Million
This incremental idle game combines the satisfaction of number-based progression with the strategic depth of roguelike deckbuilders. Players unlock new cards and upgrades through multiple playthroughs, discovering powerful strategies to overcome challenges and compete in daily modes.
- Idle game progression
- Roguelike deckbuilder mechanics
- Unlockable cards and upgrades
- Diverse challenges
- Daily competitive mode
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IDLE GAME MEETS DECKBUILDER THE FIRST MILLION takes the endlessly satisfying feeling of making numbers go up from idle games and fuses it with the strategic depth and replayability of roguelike deckbuilders. THE FIRST MILLION IS THE HARDEST As they say, THE FIRST MILLION is the hardest — you cannot win this game on the first try. But you will get closer with every try as you constantly unlock new cards and upgrades and discover one game-breaking strategy after another. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX THE FIRST MILLION keeps you thinking outside the box and playing the game in different ways with dozens of diverse challenges, which you will need to complete to unlock the best cards and upgrades. PUT IN THE WORK If you're familiar with deckbuilders, you might beat the first difficulty level in a couple of hours. To complete all difficulties and challenges, you will need at least 15-20 hours. And you can endlessly enjoy a daily mode where you compete with other players to see who can make the most money with a fixed set of cards every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Payroll Dice at 80% against The First Million's 33%. Payroll Dice also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). The First Million's advantage is chart position (#86 vs unranked) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, 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
Payroll Dice costs $4.99 and The First Million $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Payroll Dice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Payroll Dice's written reviews are positive against 33% of The First Million's.
Payroll Dice ships an update every 6 days, The First Million weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Payroll Dice | The First Million |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #86 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | George Timms | Sonderland Games UG haftungsbeschrankt |
Customer experience
Payroll Dice
The First Million
In-app purchases
Payroll Dice
No in-app purchases
The First Million
No in-app purchases
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