Comparison

Just Dice It vs Big Day

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Just Dice It

Features
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Just Dice It is a lightweight 3D dice roller for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. RUNS ON ITS OWN ON APPLE WATCH The Apple Watch app is fully independent. Roll dice straight from your wrist with no iPhone nearby and no companion app required. Install it on your phone, your watch, or both. REAL 3D ROLLS A custom, battery-friendly physics engine tumbles real 3D dice. Double-tap to roll, drag to give them a spin, and watch them bounce off the edges. No heavy 3D frameworks, no bloat. MAKE THE DICE YOURS - Choose dots, numbers, or character faces - Pick your own face colors - Download curated image themes, or pack your own with the .jdi theme system - Adjust how many dice are on screen KEEP TRACK Recent rolls are logged with totals for countable themes, so you can glance back without leaving the table. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics or tracking. Your settings and roll history stay on your device, and themes are downloaded only when you ask for them. Perfect for board games, tabletop RPGs, the classroom, or any time you need a quick, reliable random roll.

About

Big Day

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Count down to what matters. See it on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. Countdown turns any date into a live countdown you can actually see β€” no opening an app, no digging through a calendar. Your next trip, your wedding, your exam, your due date. Always one glance away. FREE, AND ACTUALLY FREE No ads. Not on the free tier, not ever. No banners, no video walls, no "watch this to unlock." WIDGETS THAT DO MORE β€’ Home Screen widgets in every size β€” small, medium, large, and inline β€’ Lock Screen widgets so you see it without unlocking β€’ Live Activities β€” watch the final hours tick down in real time on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island β€’ Interactive widgets β€” mark events done or snooze right from the Home Screen β€’ Apple Watch complication showing your next event COUNT DOWN β€” OR COUNT UP Days until your holiday. Or days since you quit smoking, since the baby arrived, since you started. Both directions, same app. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE β€’ Recurring events that reset themselves β€” birthdays, anniversaries, rent, monthly deadlines β€’ Weekday-only counting for work deadlines (17 working days, not 24 calendar days) β€’ Multiple alerts per event β€” a week out, a day out, an hour out β€’ Categories with colors and icons β€” travel, family, work, health β€’ Custom photo backgrounds from your library or our gallery β€’ Choose exactly what shows: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds β€’ Share a countdown to iMessage in one tap YOUR APPLE WATCH, INCLUDED Your countdowns sync to your Watch automatically β€” no iCloud account needed, no subscription, on the free tier. COUNTDOWN PRO β€” ONE PAYMENT, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Unlimited events, iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad, unlimited custom backgrounds, and all widget styles. Pay once. Keep it forever. Free tier includes 5 events, all widget sizes, Apple Watch sync, and zero ads. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your events stay on your device and in your own iCloud. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. EULA: Apple’s Standard License Agreement applies.

Screenshots

Just Dice It4 screens
Big Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Big Day at every 2 weeks against Just Dice It's every 2 months. Just Dice It's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Just Dice It sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Big Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Just Dice It ships an update every 2 months, Big Day every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Just Dice It versus Big Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJust Dice ItBig Day
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVu BachDamien Asseya

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Just Dice It

One-time1
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
1 purchases

Big Day

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Just Dice It free?
Just Dice It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Day free?
Big Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Just Dice It or Big Day have ads?
Neither Just Dice It nor Big Day shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Just Dice It or Big Day?
Just Dice It ships an update every 2 months, and Big Day every 2 weeks. Most recently, Just Dice It was updated on October 10, 2026 and Big Day on October 20, 2026.

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