Five Dice! vs Word Twist!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Word Twist!
A fast-paced word game where you create words from a limited letter selection to score points within a minute. It's a great way to test your vocabulary during downtime.
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Build words from letters
- Score points
- One-minute rounds
- Vocabulary challenge
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Word Twist! is a fast-paced and dynamic word game. You build words from a limited but changing selections of letters to gain as many points as you can in one minute. A perfect way to challenge your vocabulary while waiting for the buss or watching a bad TV show.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Five Dice! at 50% against Word Twist!'s 0%. Word Twist!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.7 vs 3.4). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Five Dice! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Word Twist! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Word Twist! holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Five Dice!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Word Twist!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Five Dice! ships an update every 3 months, Word Twist! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five Dice! | Word Twist! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (19 ratings) | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colin Lyders | Linus Lindberg |
Customer experience
Five Dice!
Word Twist!
In-app purchases
Five Dice!
- No Ads Upgrade$1.99
Word Twist!
- No Ads$1.99









