Comparison

Dice Mage vs Troll Patrol

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Magical explosive dice combat
  • Randomly generated worlds
  • Diverse enemy classes
  • High-stakes games of chance for loot
  • Spellcasting with elemental effects
  • Extensive equipment combinations
Features
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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.

About

Troll Patrol

Defend your troll den from invading villagers and heroes in this unique puzzle RPG. Match tiles to attack enemies, heal yourself with potions, and strengthen your defenses. Protect your home and family from relentless waves of attackers.

Highlights
  • Tile-matching combat
  • RPG progression
  • Enemy and weapon variety
  • Skill and powerup system
  • Cave upgrades
  • Quests and events
Features
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"A Troll's Tale - Troll Patrol" is a puzzle game which combines the tile-matching and RPG genres by offering a unique experience: Play as the last defender of the threatened troll den where vicious village people and heroes from far away castles and kingdoms knock down your door. Stand firm, take whatever weapon is close and fight them off to get your family and friends to safety. Protect what is rightfully yours, your home, your heritage. They come for blood, for revenge, to still their blood thirst. But you won't allow it. More and more enemies pour through the broken door and by connecting them to sword tiles you can fight them off. Once you get hit you can connect potions to heal your wounds or connect shields to improve your armor. Connecting gold might lead to new treasures that help you defend what is yours and keep their filthy hands of your stuff. Features: - Over 50 unlockable types of enemies - 6 unlockable weapon types - 7 unlockable playable classes - Endless waves of enemies - Over 50 active and passive skills and powerups - Over 40 event cards with multiple choices and outcomes - Over 15 quests to choose from - Improve your cave for permanent bonuses - Leaderboard and Achievements

Screenshots

Dice Mage4 screens
Troll Patrol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Troll Patrol at every 2 weeks against Dice Mage's every 3 months. Dice Mage's advantage is ratings volume (267 vs 48) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Dice Mage sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Troll Patrol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Dice Mage against 4.6 for Troll Patrol. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dice Mage has 267 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Dice Mage's written reviews are positive against 73% of Troll Patrol's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dice Mage ships an update every 3 months, Troll Patrol every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dice Mage versus Troll Patrol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDice MageTroll Patrol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (267 ratings)4.6 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings267 — better48
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB204 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTapinator, Inc.Philippe Schober

Customer experience

Dice Mage

All ratings267 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative14.9%

Troll Patrol

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative23.3%

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

Troll Patrol

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Dice Mage

One-time6
  • Bag of Gems$1.99
  • Gem Box$4.99
  • Big Gem Box$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Huge Gem Box$19.99
  • Giant Gem Box$49.99
  • SO MANY GEMS$99.99
1 purchases

Troll Patrol

One-time1
  • Unlock Game$4.99

Questions

Is Dice Mage free?
Dice Mage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Troll Patrol free?
Troll Patrol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dice Mage or Troll Patrol?
Troll Patrol is rated higher. Dice Mage averages 4.5 out of 5 from 267 ratings, while Troll Patrol averages 4.6 from 48 ratings.
Do Dice Mage or Troll Patrol have ads?
Neither Dice Mage nor Troll Patrol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dice Mage or Troll Patrol?
Dice Mage ships an update every 3 months, and Troll Patrol every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dice Mage was updated on October 21, 2026 and Troll Patrol on October 23, 2026.

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