Comparison

Five Dice! vs Original Farkle

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

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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

Original Farkle

Experience the classic dice game with this app. Play against AI or human opponents, or practice solo. Enjoy the game in either landscape or portrait mode on any iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Classic Farkle gameplay
  • Play against computer
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Solo play
  • Landscape and portrait modes
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Original, classic Farkle. Play against computer opponents or other human players (or by yourself). Play in landscape or portrait mode. Fits full screen on any and all iPhones and iPads.

Screenshots

Five Dice!4 screens
Original Farkle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Original Farkle at 4.7 against Five Dice!'s 3.4. Original Farkle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Five Dice! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Original Farkle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Original Farkle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Original Farkle has 4.6K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Five Dice!'s written reviews are positive against 47% of Original Farkle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five Dice! ships an update every 3 months, Original Farkle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Five Dice! versus Original Farkle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive Dice!Original Farkle
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (19 ratings)4.7 (4.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better46.9% of reviews
Number of ratings194.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin LydersScott Slocum

Customer experience

Five Dice!

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

Original Farkle

All ratings4,503 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral12.3%
Negative40.7%

Bugs and requests

Five Dice!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Original Farkle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to bank points
  • Incorrect scoring calculations
  • Unresponsive buttons and controls

Requested features

3 requests
  • Customizable scoring options
  • Multiplayer mode with friends
  • Improved dice roll randomization

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Five Dice!

One-time1
  • No Ads Upgrade$1.99
None

Original Farkle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five Dice! free?
Five Dice! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Original Farkle free?
Original Farkle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five Dice! or Original Farkle?
Original Farkle is rated higher. Five Dice! averages 3.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Original Farkle averages 4.7 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Five Dice! or Original Farkle have ads?
Both Five Dice! and Original Farkle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Five Dice! or Original Farkle?
Five Dice! ships an update every 3 months, and Original Farkle every 2 weeks. Most recently, Five Dice! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Original Farkle on October 30, 2026.

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