Comparison

Five Elements Chess vs Dice A Million

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

Head to head
About

Five Elements Chess

Engage in strategic spell duels with this match-three game. It blends elemental theory with puzzle mechanics for a unique gameplay experience. Enjoy both local and online player-versus-player battles.

Highlights
  • Match-three gameplay
  • Five Elements theory integration
  • Deep strategy
  • Zen-inspired visuals
  • Local PvP
  • Online PvP
Features
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Five Elements Chess is a spell-duel game that combines the Five Elements theory and match-three gameplay. Features • Simple rules, deep strategy • Calm, Zen-inspired visual style • A balance of strategy and luck that anyone can enjoy • Local and online PvP

About

Dice A Million

Embark on a roguelike deckbuilding adventure where dice rolls are your primary weapon. Combine over 120 unique dice and 80 rings to create powerful synergies and overcome challenging bosses. Push your luck to escape a dice-rolling facility and break the game.

Highlights
  • Roguelike deckbuilding gameplay
  • Over 120 unique dice
  • More than 80 passive rings
  • Synergy-based combat
  • Challenging boss battles
  • High score pursuit
Features
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Dice A Million is a roguelike deckbuilder about rolling dice to try and get to a million points. That's the whole point. (get it?!) You're trapped in this dice rolling facility, so let's get rolling and try to escape. Combine the effects of more than 120 different dice and discover powerful synergies. Get through ever-increasing debts and challenging bosses that will require perfect symbiosis in your bag in order to be beaten. Will you be able to push luck to your side? The game is called "Dice A Million" but dice alone won't get you anywhere far. Gear up your hand with more than 80 unique rings with that will act as your passive items. They're always active and trigger wacky effects in your dice. Get a bunch of them and you'll be hitting those dopamine receptors sooner than later! And most importantly... Break the game (It is one of those)

Screenshots

Five Elements Chess4 screens
Dice A Million4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Five Elements Chess at Free against Dice A Million's $4.99. Five Elements Chess also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (106 vs 27). Dice A Million's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#7 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Elements Chess is free to download; Dice A Million costs $4.99 up front. Five Elements Chess sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Dice A Million asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Five Elements Chess holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 27 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 82% and 82% positive.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Five Elements Chess versus Dice A Million: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive Elements ChessDice A Million
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (106 ratings) — better4.3 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews82.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings106 — better27
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#7 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB229 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMing Gaocountlessnights

Customer experience

Five Elements Chess

All ratings103 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.6%

Dice A Million

All ratings21 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Five Elements Chess

One-time3
  • Time Skin Pack$1.99
  • Five Elements Chess full game$3.99
  • Seasons Skin Pack$3.99
None

Dice A Million

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five Elements Chess free?
Five Elements Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dice A Million free?
Dice A Million costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five Elements Chess or Dice A Million?
Five Elements Chess is rated higher. Five Elements Chess averages 4.8 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while Dice A Million averages 4.3 from 27 ratings.
Do Five Elements Chess or Dice A Million have ads?
Neither Five Elements Chess nor Dice A Million shows ads.

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