Comparison

Five Dice! vs Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Five Dice!

A digital dice game inspired by Yahtzee, offering multiple game modes and multiplayer options. Features include score suggestions, high score tracking, and customizable game colors. Play solo or compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Multiple game modes (Classic, Roulette, 4 Roll)
  • Two-player multiplayer via Game Center
  • Score suggestions and highlighting
  • High score tracking and leaderboards
  • Daily and all-time game statistics
  • Customizable game screen colors
Features
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Five Dice! is a Yahtzee* dice game with Classic, Roulette & 4 Roll game modes. Some of our other platform version reviews: - "This is the one. I looked at all of them and this has it all -- great interface, official scoring, regular updates. Get it." - "Love it! Brilliant version of the classic dice game." FEATURES: - 3 game modes - Classic (3 rolls / turn), Roulette (1 roll / turn) & 4 Roll (Classic w/ 4 rolls / turn) - 2 dice positions - top & bottom - 2 Player multiplayer via Game Center - Game screen color customizer - Dice roll and Five Dice! sounds - Simple interface - Score suggestions highlighted in yellow - Touch the dice you want to keep - Touch the score you want to apply the turn to - High scores saved to top 10 list - List can be cleared - Leaderboards: Compare your scores with friends & other Five Dice! players - Achievements - Daily & All Time game stats Use your skill to maximize your score by playing it safe, or throw caution to the wind and try to rack up multiple Five Dices! SCORING: After each roll, all valid scores are highlighted in yellow so you can quickly decide where to apply the results. Where you place the score from each roll is up to you. There are thirteen turns of 3 rolls each per game. After each roll you can choose which dice to keep by touching them, then the remainder will be included in the next roll. At the end of the 3 rolls, you must assign the score before you can move on to the next turn. The first Five Dice (5 of a kind) is worth 50 points and each subsequent Five Dice will be rewarded with a 100 point bonus. If you score 63 or greater on the left side of the score card, you will get a 35 point bonus. HIGH SCORES: If your score is one of the top ten, it will automatically be saved it in the high score list at the end of the game, & all scores are submitted to the Game Center leaderboard. STATS: Daily & All Time game stats are available via the stats viewing screen. Stats can be reset. This is the FREE (ad supported) version of Five Dice! that shows a single ad at the end of each game. Ads can be permanently disabled by purchasing an in-app upgrade via the Options screen. *Yahtzee is a registered trademark of Hasbro Inc.

About

Sudoku

This is a logic-based number placement puzzle where you fill a 9x9 grid with digits 1-9. The goal is to ensure each column, row, and 3x3 subgrid contains all digits without repetition.

Highlights
  • Logic-based number placement
  • 9x9 grid puzzle
  • Fill columns, rows, and subgrids
  • Combinatorial puzzle
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Sudoku is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 subgrids that compose the grid contain all of the digits from 1 to 9.

Screenshots

Five Dice!4 screens
Sudoku3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sudoku at 100% against Five Dice!'s 50%. Sudoku also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Five Dice!'s advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (19 vs 6). On 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

Five Dice! is free to download; Sudoku costs $2.99 up front. Five Dice! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sudoku holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Five Dice!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Sudoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five Dice! ships an update every 3 months, Sudoku every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Five Dice! versus Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive Dice!Sudoku
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.4 (19 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin LydersRaffael Kaehn

Customer experience

Five Dice!

All ratings19 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative36.8%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.7%
Negative42.3%

Sudoku

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Five Dice!

One-time1
  • No Ads Upgrade$1.99
None

Sudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five Dice! free?
Five Dice! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five Dice! or Sudoku?
Sudoku is rated higher. Five Dice! averages 3.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Sudoku averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Five Dice! or Sudoku have ads?
Five Dice! shows ads; Sudoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Five Dice! or Sudoku?
Five Dice! ships an update every 3 months, and Sudoku every 2 weeks. Most recently, Five Dice! was updated on October 14, 2026 and Sudoku on September 26, 2026.

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