Sainome

Dice with
a heartbeat.

Lost your dice? Shake instead.

Sainome rolls one, two or three dice that clatter across your screen and tap your hand as each one lands. Keep the ones you like and roll the rest.

Coming soon to the App Store

Tap a die to hold or release it.

Shake. Hold. Read.

The whole app is one screen. These are real screenshots.

  1. Sainome while rolling: two dice tumbling, with a red pip circling where the total will appear.
    Shake, or tap RollThe dice tumble across the tray and land where they stop.
  2. Sainome with one die held: the held die is dark and labelled held.
    Tap a die to hold itHeld dice turn dark and keep their number on the next roll.
  3. Sainome after a roll: three dice at rest and the total, 7, in large type.
    Read the totalThe sum appears the moment the dice settle.

Real dice rattle, clack and land with a thud. So do these.

A heartbeat in your hand. Your iPhone taps gently each time the dice knock together, and once more as they land.

The clack of the table. Dice clatter against each other and the walls of the tray. Flip your silent switch and they go quiet.

Luck, not tricks. However you shake, every face has the same chance.

Yours alone. No account, no ads, and nothing collected. It works without internet, on a train or in airplane mode. Privacy policy

Made for Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, backgammon and any game that needs one, two or three dice.

The name

The face of the die.
The number you rolled.

Sainome (say it sigh-no-meh) is the Japanese word for the side of a die that lands face up. In a Japanese kitchen it means something else too: food diced into small, even cubes.

賽saia die
のnoof
目meeye, the face

Asked at the table.

Will it work on my iPhone?

Yes, on any iPhone with iOS 17 or later. There's no Android version at the moment.

How many dice can I roll?

One, two or three six-sided dice at a time. More kinds of dice are planned for future updates.

Is it free?

Yes. No ads, nothing to buy and no account to create.

Can I turn off the sound, the vibration or shaking?

Yes, each has its own switch in Settings. The screen stays awake while you play, and you can turn that off too.

Does how I shake change the result?

No. Shaking only starts the roll. Every face has the same chance each time, however you shake.

When can I get it?

Sainome is coming soon to the App Store. When pre-orders open, this page will link to them.

Your spare dice,
always with you.

Coming soon to the App Store

Questions or ideas? Write to hello@sainome.app

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