Comparison

Polyhedra vs Cultist Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Polyhedra

This app simulates rolling various polyhedral dice with a distinct visual style. It offers the ability to re-roll individual dice or entire sets, making it a versatile tool for tabletop gaming enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Rolls full polyhedral dice set
  • Re-roll individual dice
  • Re-roll cups of dice
  • Unique visual style
  • Works on Apple Watch and iPhone
Features
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Polyhedra is a die-rolling app with a unique visual style designed to work well on the Apple Watch - but it looks great on the iPhone too! Polyhedra allows you to roll and re-roll individual dice or cups of several dice. It includes the full polyhedral dice set - d2, d3, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20 and d100. Please get in touch if you'd like to see any other types.

About

Cultist Simulator

A challenging roguelike narrative card game where you play as a seeker of forbidden knowledge. Experiment with rituals, summon entities, and ascend to become a herald of a new age in a Lovecraftian 1920s setting.

Highlights
  • Challenging roguelike gameplay
  • Story-driven legacy system
  • Intense, immersive narrative
  • Choice-based storytelling
  • Lovecraftian world
  • Card combination mechanics
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SEIZE FORBIDDEN TREASURES. SUMMON ALIEN GODS. FEED ON YOUR DISCIPLES. BE WARNED. This game has no tutorial - part of the challenge is figuring out how to play. It's hard, but keep trying, and you'll master it. Good luck! In this infamous roguelike narrative card game, play as a seeker after unholy mysteries in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories. Become a scholar of the unseen arts. Craft tools and summon spirits. Indoctrinate innocents. Seize your place as the herald of a new age. Cultist Simulator was first released on PC and has more than 200,000 players all over the world. Now we’re bringing the cosmic mysteries of Cultist Simulator to mobile. • Challenging roguelike gameplay - There is never only one history. Cultist Simulator doesn’t hold your hand. Experiment, expire and transcend death with a story-driven legacy system. Over time you’ll learn enough to wrestle the game to its knees. • Intense, immersive narrative – Combine cards to tell your own story. A hefty novel’s worth of choice-based storytelling, from the creator of Fallen London and Sunless Sea. There are many paths through this game of ambition, appetite and abomination, and many ways your tale can end. • A rich Lovecraftian world – Corrupt your friends and consume your enemies. Search your dreams for sanity-twisting rituals. Translate grimoires and glean their lore. Penetrate the realm of the Hours and win a place in their service. Cultist Simulator brings the peripheral horror of Lovecraft’s tales to an entirely new setting. Expand your knowledge with the DLCs: New Legacies, New Ascensions, New Mechanics... • The Dancer - Join the Bacchanal • The Priest - Knock, and Ye Shall Be Opened • The Ghoul - Taste of the graveyard's fruit • The Exile - Some there are who will not yield If you encounter any issue with the game, please click on “Contact us” at the bottom of this page and give us as many details as possible regarding the issue and your device: https://playdigious.helpshift.com/hc/en/11-cultist-simulator/?p=ios

Screenshots

Polyhedra4 screens
Cultist Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Polyhedra at Free against Cultist Simulator's $6.99. Polyhedra also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Cultist Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (4.3K vs 1) and chart position (#26 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

Polyhedra is free to download; Cultist Simulator costs $6.99 up front. Cultist Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Polyhedra asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Polyhedra holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cultist Simulator has 4.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Polyhedra's written reviews are positive against 73% of Cultist Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Polyhedra versus Cultist Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyhedraCultist Simulator
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (4.3K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings14.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#26 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB331 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSimon BoothPlaydigious

Customer experience

Polyhedra

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cultist Simulator

All ratings4,221 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews370 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative17.8%

Bugs and requests

Polyhedra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cultist Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional crashes and save file issues
  • Disappearing cards and UI elements
  • Inability to access certain features like the club

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add tutorial or in-game hints
  • Provide more accessibility options for text size
  • Implement save/load system to avoid losing progress
  • Add DLC content like the Dancer storyline
  • Improve card organization and UI layout

In-app purchases

None

Polyhedra

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Cultist Simulator

One-time5
  • The Dancer$1.99
  • The Priest$1.99
  • The Ghoul$1.99
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  • The Exile$4.99
  • Forbidden Bundle$6.99

Questions

Is Polyhedra free?
Polyhedra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cultist Simulator free?
Cultist Simulator costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Polyhedra or Cultist Simulator?
Polyhedra is rated higher. Polyhedra averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Cultist Simulator averages 4.8 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Polyhedra or Cultist Simulator have ads?
Neither Polyhedra nor Cultist Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polyhedra or Cultist Simulator?
Polyhedra ships an update every 2 months, and Cultist Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, Polyhedra was updated on October 19, 2026 and Cultist Simulator on October 26, 2026.

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