Better Dice
Eric Lindholm
Watchapp
Description
The better dice roller app for tabletop RPGs. I made this for myself after being frustrated with other dice apps during my weekly D&D game. No menus, just pick how many dice you want, roll everything at once, and add on formulas that do the math for you. Use top and bottom buttons to add or remove rows on the roll table, and press the middle button to roll everything. Supports a max of 8 dice per type per reroll to accomodate a regulation fireball. Long press the buttons to cycle between modes that affect the dice pool and results. Result Formulas Long press the middle button to cycle between formulas for the result row - Total, Highest, Lowest, Remove Highest, Remove Lowest. Reroll Modes Toggle Reroll modes via long press of the bottom button. This lets the app accommodate "Brutal" rolls and other similar logic. Rerolls are handled before everything else in the logic chain. Reroll Modes (shown in bottom left when active): Rm1: Reroll dice showing the minimum value once RmX: Reroll any dice showing the minimum value recursively until no min value dice are rolled RM1: Reroll dice showing the maximum value once RMX: Reroll any dice showing the maximum value recursively until no max value dice are rolled Replace Modes Toggle Replace modes via long press of the top button. This lets the app accommodate "Confidence and Desperation" rules found in some PbtA systems, and similar logic. Replacements are handled after all Rerolls are completed, but before the selected formula is calculated. Replace Modes (shown in bottom right when active): m>M: Replace Min value rolls with Max value M>m: Replace Max value rolls with Min value Quick Reset A quick press of the top button when only one row of dice is active will reset all formula, reroll, and replace modes to their default values, letting you "clear the table" and start fresh. Color Themes Exclusive to Time 2 - press down when all 8 rows are visible to cycle between color palettes. Future plans: Add shake/touch functionality. I don't personally like shake-to-roll because it can accidentally trigger and make you lose your last roll, but I'm experimenting with using a shake gesture to highlight any dice from your last roll that were affected by formulas, rerolls, etc. Other ideas for functionality are welcome and appreciated, I want this app to be the best it can be.
- DeveloperEric Lindholm
- CategoryGames
- PlatformsOG Pebble, Steel, Time/Time Steel, Time Round, 2, 2 Duo, Time 2, Round 2 (scaled)
- Updated2026-05-15
- Version1.3
