Payroll Dice vs Sortalis
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?
Sortalis
A dice-building roguelike where you roll, score, and strategically upgrade your dice. Push your luck to earn winnings, then spend them on Charms and abilities to create powerful builds and overcome unique challenges.
- Dice-building roguelike gameplay
- Strategic upgrades and Charms
- Endless challenges with increasing difficulty
- Over 150 discoverable upgrades
- Multiplayer draft mode
- Boss encounters that alter rules
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Sortalis is a dice-building roguelike inspired by Farkle. Roll, score, and decide how far you’re willing to push your luck—then spend your winnings on Charms and upgrades that transform your dice, strengthen your strategy, and rewrite the rules. Every run becomes a new engine to build, exploit, and inevitably push a little too far. **What’s in the game?** • Endless challenges that grow tougher and demand new strategies • Over 150 upgrades to discover and combine into powerful builds • Rewards, unlocks, achievements, Dice Bags, and challenges to master • Multiplayer draft mode! **Roll, Set, or Bank** Roll and select scoring combos carefully. Roll again to make it bigger—or Farkle and lose the lot. Bank before your luck runs out. **Spend It in The Shop** Between Bouts, spend your winnings on Charms, Packs, Action Cards, and other upgrades. Don’t like what’s on the shelf? Redraw it and hunt for the piece your build needs. **Face The House** Every night ends with a boss that changes the rules. THE MISER, for example, won’t let you Bank until your Pot reaches 500. **Then Do It All Again** Every Bank and Farkle adds to your final score. Unlock 14 Dice Bags, tabletops, discover new combinations, and see how far you can push your next run.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sortalis at Free against Payroll Dice's $4.99. Sortalis also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Payroll Dice's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Sortalis is free to download; Payroll Dice costs $4.99 up front. Sortalis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Payroll Dice asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Payroll Dice against 5.0 for Sortalis. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Payroll Dice's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sortalis's.
Payroll Dice ships an update every 6 days, Sortalis fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Payroll Dice | Sortalis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #151 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | George Timms | Michael Schmoyer |
Customer experience
Payroll Dice
Sortalis
In-app purchases
Payroll Dice
No in-app purchases
Sortalis
- Sortalis Full Game Unlock$7.99









