Dice Mage vs Fighting Fantasy Classics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dice Mage
Engage in spell combat with magical exploding dice in this RPG. Explore randomly generated worlds, battle diverse enemies, and win loot through high-stakes games of chance. Master spells and equip powerful artifacts to defeat evil.
- Magical explosive dice combat
- Randomly generated worlds
- Diverse enemy classes
- High-stakes games of chance for loot
- Spellcasting with elemental effects
- Extensive equipment combinations
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DICE MAGE is a spell combat RPG with magical exploding dice. Explore floating worlds, fight enemies and win loot in high-stakes games of chance on a quest to defeat evil. AS THE DICE MAGE YOU WILL: FIGHT FEARSOME FOES Terrifying demons, ugly ogres, ghoulish ghosts, ghastly ghouls and more stand in your way. Use your cunning and magical explosive dice to defeat them! EXPLORE EXCITING ENVIRONMENTS Unlimited worlds with randomly generated encounters, treasure and paths to discover. Power towards victory by defeating foes and spending your hard earned spoils playing games of chance. KEEP ON ROLLING Combat is decisive and simple. The highest roller hurls magical explosive dice. We mentioned spells right? Roll the right number and see your enemy go up in flames, get stricken by lightning, or leached of health. EARN EPIC EQUIPMENT High-stakes games of chance offer great rewards. Push your luck to unlock mighty artifacts! SLING SERIOUS SPELLS Drop Fire, Ice, and Lightning on your foes. Or, add spinning enchanted blades to your dice. Find powerful spellbooks to rain devastation on all who oppose you! ROLL THE DICE today for FREE Feature list: - Fast paced two button gameplay! Roll magical explosive dice -3,000+ combinations of equipment that change the Dice Mage’s strategy, strength and style -High-stakes loot fueled games of chance -8 Enemy classes ranging from cute slimes to fiery demons -Unlimited strategic overworlds to explore -Lovely 16-bit art created by Tori Dang -Pulsing chiptune soundtrack by Trey Frey -Game Center Leaderboards -Optional in-app credit packages to purchase About Tapinator Tapinator (Ticker: TAPM) designs, develops, and publishes games on mobile platforms. The Company’s portfolio includes over 300 mobile gaming titles that, collectively, have achieved over 400 million downloads. Tapinator is headquartered in New York. For more info, visit Tapinator.com.
Fighting Fantasy Classics
Embark on epic text-based roleplaying adventures where your choices shape the narrative. Explore magical realms, battle monsters, and uncover mysteries with interactive storytelling and remastered classic tales. Features include automated character sheets, map tracking, and collectible artwork.
- Text-based roleplaying adventures
- Automated adventure sheet
- Map your journey feature
- Collectible artwork gallery
- Atmospheric music
- Unlimited bookmarks
- Dice accelerometer support
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Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests of epic proportions where YOU choose what happens next! Journey a magical realm, fighting monsters and unravelling mysteries in Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered. FREE GAMEBOOK FOR EVERY PLAYER Receive Jonathan Green's swashbuckling pirate adventure - Bloodbones - for free when you download the game. MULTIPLE DIFFICULTY SETTINGS Make the gamebooks as easy or hard as you like with a range of difficulty settings to suit the needs to every player. AUTOMATED ADVENTURE SHEET Which keeps track of your equipment, stats, inventory, and knowledge gained during your journey. MAP YOUR JOURNEY Auto mapping feature makes it easy to keep track of everywhere you have explored during both current and previous playthroughs. COLLECTABLE ARTWORK GALLERY Featuring classic, original artwork from Iain McCaig, Russ Nicholson, Malcolm Barter, Ian Miller, Brian Williams and more! ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC Specially composed ambient tracks immerse you in your adventure, transporting you to the game world. UNLIMITED BOOKMARKS Allow you to revisit difficult sections of the story as many times as desired. DICE ACCELEROMETER SUPPORT Roll your way to victory with accelerometer support - shaking the device will allow you to reroll your dice! All this and more as you play through classic adventures including: Bloodbones, Caverns of the Snow Witch, Citadel of Chaos, City of Thieves, Deathtrap Dungeon, Forest of Doom, House of Hell, Island of the Lizard King, Trial of Champions and Warlock of Firetop Mountain, with more titles to come in future updates. Originally presented by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone in the 80s and 90s, Fighting Fantasy Classics brings these timeless tales to your phone or tablet using our critically acclaimed Gamebook Adventures Engine. Traverse the realm of Allansia, using your might and magic to hunt down evil demisorcers. Brave the dangers of Darkwood Forest to help save a doomed village of dwarves. Seek vengeance from the Pirate Lord who stole your family and destroyed your life many moons ago. Save a port-town from the wrath of an undead lord and his ghostly hound minions! Part story, part game, in these adventures YOU ARE THE HERO!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fighting Fantasy Classics at 4.7 against Dice Mage's 4.5. Dice Mage's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Dice Mage sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Fighting Fantasy Classics sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fighting Fantasy Classics holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 267 and 422 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Dice Mage's written reviews are positive against 82% of Fighting Fantasy Classics's.
Dice Mage ships an update every 3 months, Fighting Fantasy Classics every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dice Mage | Fighting Fantasy Classics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (267 ratings) | 4.7 (422 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 267 | 422 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tapinator, Inc. | Tin Man Games |
Customer experience
Dice Mage
Fighting Fantasy Classics
Bugs and requests
Dice Mage
Reported bugs
3 issues- Dice remaining on screen after battles
- Platforms too far from boss levels, making them unreachable
- In-app purchases not properly credited
Requested features
4 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More levels, bosses, and enemy variety
- Ability to save progress and resume runs
- Better item management and comparison tools
Fighting Fantasy Classics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dice Mage
- Bag of Gems$1.99
- Gem Box$4.99
- Big Gem Box$9.99
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- Huge Gem Box$19.99
- Giant Gem Box$49.99
- SO MANY GEMS$99.99
Fighting Fantasy Classics
- Forest of Doom$3.99
- Island of the Lizard King$3.99
- Caverns of the Snow Witch$3.99
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- Warlock of Firetop Mountain$3.99
- Citadel of Chaos$3.99
- City of Thieves$3.99
- Deathtrap Dungeon$3.99
- Trial of Champions$3.99
- House of Hell$3.99
- Freeway Fighter$3.99
- Return to Firetop Mountain$3.99
- Scorpion Swamp$3.99
- Eye of the Dragon$3.99
- Starship Traveller$3.99
- Creature of Havoc$3.99
- Port of Peril$3.99
- Armies of Death$3.99
- Temple of Terror$3.99
Questions
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