List of the Best 8 iPhone RPG Dice Rolling Apps

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dynamicdice-005We have covered a lot of different dice rolling applications for role-playing games that are available in Apple’s App Store on this site. Over the past year that the app store has been around, these apps have started to fall into two main groups, namely, the Simulation group and the Random Number Generator group.

The Simulation group of apps seek to re-create the look and feel of rolling polyhedral dice. They often have beautiful graphics and sounds and can be quite fully features. The Random Number Generator group, by and large, are only interested in presenting the user with the calculated number of an equation.

We, in our gaming group, have players who prefer one or the other from the various groups, so we are going to do four of each.

Pip

Pip is our favourite dice roller, and in the interest of full disclosure, members of our gaming group have beta tested versions of this app. We like the light weight file size, the realism of the rolling and the really simple layout of the app. All you do is add and subtract dice from the ‘table’ and roll away. This app assumes that you are capable of adding the bonuses, etc, yourself to the roll and doesn’t muck about with storing complicated formulas for various rolls.

Pip: iTunes Link | $2.99

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dynamicDICE

Another dice rolling app that we have really liked in our gaming group is dynamicDICE. This app has beautiful graphics (probably the best in this group) and a pretty simple interface. This app also doesn’t need you to add groups of dice together to get the final result. Although the mechanics of adding dice to the table are not as simple as Pip, it is still pretty easy to use in the end. dynamicDICE also allows multiple ‘tables’ and gives you the ability to customize the die and table colour.

dynamicDICE: iTunes Link | $0.99

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The Dicenomicon

If you are looking for an app that will allow you to enter extremely complicated formulas and save them, this is your app. Dicenomicon has an incredible scripting engine that allows you to make very complicated die rolls with a single tap of the screen. What is also impressive is that they have added all the obscure dice as well (d30, d24, d16, d14, d7, d5, etc…). It is possible to write up scripts that can generate complete NPC’s in a single roll (although you will need to wait a while for the result…).

The Dicenomicon: iTunes Link | $3.99

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Mach Dice

This app was one of the first true 3D dice rolling apps, but in many ways it has been surpassed by the previous three. There is no scripting, only the standard 7 die set and a handful of tables. This app is simple and has some nice backgrounds that you can use for the different tables as well.

Mach Dice: iTunes Link | $0.99

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Quick Roll

This is one of the better apps that simply generate random numbers according to a formula that you set. One of the things that we quite like about this app is that you can set numerous rolls that you make frequently and access the results with a single tap of the screen. Quick Roll also allows you to set up multiple characters each with their own set of saved rolls.

One of the things that we didn’t like was the way that it uses a pop up message to inform you of a result. We feel that a message on screen that didn’t need another tap to clear would have been better.

Overall, this is our preference for this genre of RPG Dice Roller.

Quick Roll: iTunes Link | $2.99

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d20 Gaming Dice Set Pro

This is another great example of a random number generator RPG dice rolling app. The interface is really clean and simple and adding in modifiers is a snap. This app doesn’t allow you to save any of your roll combinations, so if you use a large number on average, you could be doing a lot of data entry. At the end of the day though, we are not sure that this app is worth its asking price.

d20 Gaming Dice Set Pro: iTunes Link | $2.99

D20 Dice Bag Pro

RPGame DICE

This is a very straightforward app. You simply click on the dice that you want rolled, and it adds this to the total. Only three dice at any given time can be selected. While this may be a bit over-simplistic for some, others might appreciate the real-time feedback of this application and the simple results view.

RPGame DICE: iTunes Link | $0.99

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Dice Bag

Included because it was the first app and the only dice rolling app for gamers that was available with the launching of Apple’s App store. This is probably the most simple an app can get. You click on a die, it shows the result. No more, no less. The images are simple plastic die images and there is not a lot going on. While this may be seen as the poor man’s dice rolling app, it does have a certain charm. In the end it is free, and worth every penny…

Dice Bag: iTunes Link | $0.00

Dice Bag

If you have any other preferences, please leave them in the comments below.

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RupertG has been playing roleplaying games ever since he discovered Dragon Warriors at the age of 12. Since those days he has played many different RPG's, collected not insignificant Dwarf and Tomb Kings armies for Warhammer Fantasy Battles and even worked as a games designer in the heady days of the late 90's building a CCG. Now he runs a gaming blog and is a participant in the Grand Gaming Experiment
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  • http://www.yipe5.com Dylan Sisson

    Just wanted to give you a heads up. I’m announcing a new indie RPG game for the iphone. It’s been a pretty fun project (there’s just three of us) and we just wanted to show it off. I’ve done all the art for the game and I’m also bringing my urban vinyl toy, Idle Hands, into an iphone game. (First time that I know it’s been done.)

    Here’s the info if you want to use it as a news item or interview or something. ;^)

    thx!

    -Dylan

    “Yipe!™ 5 – Attack of Idle Hands”
    Announcing a new Retro RPG for the iphone featuring Urban Vinyl
    http://www.yipe5.com

    Yipe! Software is proud to announce a new retro-style RPG for the iphone called “Yipe! 5 – Attack of Idle Hands.” This RPG features simple yet addictive gameplay set in an fantasy world featuring clever twists and a unique artistic sensibility.

    Urban vinyl artist, Dylan Sisson, has joined up Yipe Software to bring his vinyl character, Idle Hands, into the zany world of Yipe! Mr. Sisson’s Idle Hands, is the ultimate bad guy … and is responsible for creating all sorts of world-jeopardizing problems. This indie project is the result of collaboration between an artist (Dylan Sisson), a game designer (Kevin Kinell), and a musician (Andrew Woods). The first chapter of “Yipe! 5″ is due for release early December 2009 on the iphone.

    About Yipe! Software
    http://www.yipesoftware.com

    About Dylan Sisson
    http://www.dylansisson.com

    About Andrew Woods
    http://www.neonbrown.com

    Contact
    info@yipe5.com

  • http://www.yipe5.com Dylan Sisson

    Just wanted to give you a heads up. I’m announcing a new indie RPG game for the iphone. It’s been a pretty fun project (there’s just three of us) and we just wanted to show it off. I’ve done all the art for the game and I’m also bringing my urban vinyl toy, Idle Hands, into an iphone game. (First time that I know it’s been done.)

    Here’s the info if you want to use it as a news item or interview or something. ;^)

    thx!

    -Dylan

    “Yipe!™ 5 – Attack of Idle Hands”
    Announcing a new Retro RPG for the iphone featuring Urban Vinyl
    http://www.yipe5.com

    Yipe! Software is proud to announce a new retro-style RPG for the iphone called “Yipe! 5 – Attack of Idle Hands.” This RPG features simple yet addictive gameplay set in an fantasy world featuring clever twists and a unique artistic sensibility.

    Urban vinyl artist, Dylan Sisson, has joined up Yipe Software to bring his vinyl character, Idle Hands, into the zany world of Yipe! Mr. Sisson’s Idle Hands, is the ultimate bad guy … and is responsible for creating all sorts of world-jeopardizing problems. This indie project is the result of collaboration between an artist (Dylan Sisson), a game designer (Kevin Kinell), and a musician (Andrew Woods). The first chapter of “Yipe! 5″ is due for release early December 2009 on the iphone.

    About Yipe! Software
    http://www.yipesoftware.com

    About Dylan Sisson
    http://www.dylansisson.com

    About Andrew Woods
    http://www.neonbrown.com

    Contact
    info@yipe5.com

  • http://www.mephit.it jure

    just found pDice, free dice roller. I didnt try it yet because i can’t, please check it out and let us know if it’s a good program! http://www.precentral.net/homebrew-apps/pdice

    • http://www.diceofdoom.com RupertG

      I’ll have to wait till I get a Palm Pre I think… Maybe another reader can try it out and let us know :)

  • http://www.mephit.it jure

    just found pDice, free dice roller. I didnt try it yet because i can’t, please check it out and let us know if it’s a good program! http://www.precentral.net/homebrew-apps/pdice

    • http://www.diceofdoom.com RupertG

      I’ll have to wait till I get a Palm Pre I think… Maybe another reader can try it out and let us know :)

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  • Chris

    You might want to check out Feudz Dice. I just found it and out of the other dice rollers it is actually one I can seriously use in a D&D game.

    http://www.feudz.com/feudzdice/

  • Chris

    You might want to check out Feudz Dice. I just found it and out of the other dice rollers it is actually one I can seriously use in a D&D game.

    http://www.feudz.com/feudzdice/

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    I persoally love and always use to play Dicenomicon as it is very simple to use with nice graphics.

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    I like this application but i think it should be free of cost.