Comparison

Doodle Kingdom™ vs Dicey Elementalist

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

Head to head
About

Doodle Kingdom™

Build your own medieval fantasy kingdom by combining elements to create castles, knights, and dragons. Explore new game modes, including a runner-style combat game, and embark on daring adventures.

Highlights
  • Create your own kingdom
  • Breed and raise dragons
  • Quest as Knight, Warlock, or Dragon
  • New runner combat mode
  • All ages puzzle gameplay
  • Intuitive one-click gameplay
Features
Currently charting
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It's time to get MEDIEVAL! From the creators of the award winning puzzle games Doodle God & Doodle Devil, comes a new fantasy brain-teaser where you can create your own Kingdom with Castles, Knights, Warlocks and Dragons! Great for gamers of ALL ages. Daring adventure awaits you in this fantasy world where you can breed and raise four different types of Dragons, return the family castle to prosperity or defile flowering lands as a Necromancer. New Game Mode: Arm your Knight to fight through the hordes of monsters and mighty bosses in a new runner-style combat game! The famous Doodle series puzzle game play has been completed re-imagined in this ALL ages fantasy adventure. Create a New Kingdom Today! CRITICS LOVE THE DOODLE SERIES “It's addictive. Insanely so! Lots of fun.” – 148Apps “Wonderfully unique concept. Deeply satisfying!” – GameZebo “Giving it huge thumbs up!" - TUAW “Discovering each new element was an utter delight." -AppSafari "You'll have to use your creativity…ruthlessly addictive." - Slide2Play FEATURES - All ages puzzle game play for the entire family - Intuitive one-click gameplay encourages thoughtful, creative play. - Breed and raise four different types of Dragons - Quest as a fearless Knight, Powerful Warlock or fantasy Dragon - Play the new “runner” combat mode ****** LIKE: www.facebook.com/doodlegod FOLLOW on Twitter: www.twitter.com/doodle_god

About

Dicey Elementalist

Engage in a strategic RPG combining dice rolling with deck building. Roll dice up to three times to score, then use those results to activate elemental cards. Build your deck wisely to overcome challenges and become the Dice Master.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling with Yahtzee-like scoring
  • Deck building mechanics
  • Rogue-lite random variables
  • Unique hero characters
  • Elemental card activation
  • Strategic deck construction
Features
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Inspired by a popular dice game called Yahtzee. - Five dice are rolled three times, keep the best score. On this basis. Add some deck building Add some random variables (Rogue-lite) Add some unique heroes Add some different game mechanics And...Here it comes! The Dice Master! THE RULE IS SIMPLE Light up the elements of a card required to play, bingo! If you can't light the card, the card will be unusable = useless! So Be sure to build your deck reasonably well with your "brilliant strategic"!

Screenshots

Doodle Kingdom™4 screens
Dicey Elementalist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dicey Elementalist at Free against Doodle Kingdom™'s $0.99. Dicey Elementalist also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 40%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Doodle Kingdom™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#141 vs unranked). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Dicey Elementalist is free to download; Doodle Kingdom™ costs $0.99 up front. Doodle Kingdom™ sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Dicey Elementalist sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dicey Elementalist holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dicey Elementalist has 5.1K ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Doodle Kingdom™'s written reviews are positive against 70% of Dicey Elementalist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Kingdom™ ships an update every 4 months, Dicey Elementalist monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Doodle Kingdom™ versus Dicey Elementalist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle Kingdom™Dicey Elementalist
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (78 ratings)4.7 (5.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.5% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings785.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#141 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB193 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJoyBits Co Ltd.兆万 林

Customer experience

Doodle Kingdom™

All ratings78 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral9.0%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative52.9%

Dicey Elementalist

All ratings5,067 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews651 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.9%
Negative19.0%

User reviews

Doodle Kingdom™

From 78 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 Great mind game
  • 💡 Interesting combinations
  • 👍 Enjoyable overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🤑 Infested with ads
  • 💰 Not worth the money

Dicey Elementalist

From 5.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Super fast, responsive gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful, unique art style
  • 👍 Highly replayable and addictive
  • 🕹️ Fun gameplay loop
  • 💰 Reasonable in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. freezing, crashes)
  • 📢 Increasing number of ads
  • 🔒 Lack of option to permanently remove ads
  • 🤯 Overpowered enemies and unbalanced gameplay

Bugs and requests

Doodle Kingdom™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Crashes during boss battles
  • Reverts to free version after purchase
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and quests
  • Improve stability and fix crashes
  • Allow restarting puzzles and quests
  • Implement a turn-based RPG mode

Dicey Elementalist

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tavern and daily challenge bugs
  • Enemies with broken abilities (e.g. Blizzard, Joker)
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and updates
  • Ability to pay to remove ads permanently
  • Improved balance and difficulty scaling
  • Better explanation of game mechanics and status effects

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Doodle Kingdom™

One-time7
  • Starter Kit$1.99
  • Bundle of 450 crystals$1.99
  • Bundle of 1000 crystals$3.99
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  • Bundle of 3000 crystals$9.99
  • Bundle of 10000 crystals$24.99
  • Bundle of 30000 crystals$49.99
  • Infinite crystals$99.99
13 purchases

Dicey Elementalist

One-time13
  • Daily Pack$0.99
  • The Chanter$0.99
  • Hoard of Diamond$0.99
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  • The Prophet$1.99
  • The Telepathic$1.99
  • The Greedy$1.99
  • Super Pack$4.99
  • Barrel of Diamond$4.99
  • Character Gift Box$5.99
  • Big Wagon of Diamond$9.99
  • Lost Crown$9.99
  • SVIP$19.99
  • Luxurious Character Gift Box$34.99

Questions

Is Doodle Kingdom™ free?
Doodle Kingdom™ costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Dicey Elementalist free?
Dicey Elementalist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doodle Kingdom™ or Dicey Elementalist?
Dicey Elementalist is rated higher. Doodle Kingdom™ averages 4.3 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Dicey Elementalist averages 4.7 from 5.1K ratings.
Do Doodle Kingdom™ or Dicey Elementalist have ads?
Dicey Elementalist shows ads; Doodle Kingdom™ does not.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Kingdom™ or Dicey Elementalist?
Doodle Kingdom™ ships an update every 4 months, and Dicey Elementalist monthly. Most recently, Doodle Kingdom™ was updated on October 18, 2026 and Dicey Elementalist on October 19, 2026.

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