Comparison

iChing roller vs My Dice Roller

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

Head to head
About

iChing roller

This tool simplifies the process of consulting the I Ching by using your phone's shake function to generate hexagrams. It provides detailed information about each gua, including upper and lower trigrams and commentary.

Highlights
  • Shake to roll hexagrams
  • Displays pertinent gua information
  • Shows upper and lower trigrams
  • Includes Confucius' commentary
  • Simple and elegant interface
Features
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iChing roller is a tool to let you easily roll the iChing without flipping a single coin. iChing roller rolls hexagrams for you with a simple shake of your phone, gives you all the pertinent information about the gua, and with a simple tap on the hexagram, it will show you the upper and lower trigrams, as well as Confucius' commentary on the hexagram. It's simple, and elegant. Just like the original.

About

My Dice Roller

Features
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My Dice Roller is a fast, lightweight virtual dice roller with plenty of customization options, perfect for RPG, DnD, board and tabletop games. With My Dice Roller you can: - Add dice templates for your different game types. - Add various dice to your dice templates, choosing from d2 up to d100. - Customize colors for each of your dice templates and dice. - Set quantity and modifiers for each dice type you add to your dice template. - Set modifiers for your dice templates. - View a breakdown of your dice rolls, showing individual dice roll result. - View history for your last 100 dice rolls.

Screenshots

iChing roller4 screens
My Dice Roller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My Dice Roller at Free against iChing roller's $0.99. My Dice Roller also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). iChing roller's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On in-app purchases 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

My Dice Roller is free to download; iChing roller costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iChing roller ships an update every 13 months, My Dice Roller fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iChing roller versus My Dice Roller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriChing rollerMy Dice Roller
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid RalleyMichael West

In-app purchases

None

iChing roller

No in-app purchases

None

My Dice Roller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iChing roller free?
iChing roller costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Dice Roller free?
My Dice Roller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iChing roller or My Dice Roller have ads?
My Dice Roller shows ads; iChing roller does not.
Which is updated more often, iChing roller or My Dice Roller?
iChing roller ships an update every 13 months, and My Dice Roller fortnightly. Most recently, iChing roller was updated on September 21, 2026 and My Dice Roller on September 18, 2026.

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