Comparison

Roly Armadillo vs The Slug

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

Head to head
About

Roly Armadillo

Features
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Pull back. Let go. Watch Roly fly. Roly Armadillo is a physics golf game where you launch a rolled-up armadillo across deserts, ice fields, and canyons โ€” and try to reach the flag in as few shots as possible. The controls are simple: drag back from Roly like a slingshot, aim with the dotted arc, and release. What happens next is up to physics. โ€” READ THE GROUND โ€” Every surface plays differently, and knowing them is the whole game: โ€ข ICE โ€” slick as glass. Roly never stops sliding, so you keep your speed but give up control. โ€ข SNOW โ€” your brakes. Land here to stop exactly where you want. โ€ข BOUNCE BLOCKS โ€” ricochet off them to reach ledges you can't launch to directly. โ€ข STICKY WALLS โ€” Roly clings on and waits. Chain them together to climb. โ€ข BOOST PADS โ€” free momentum, fired in the direction of the arrow. โ€ข QUICKSAND, POISON & WATER โ€” one slows you, one resets you, one catches you. โ€” POWER-UPS WHEN YOU'RE STUCK โ€” Six ways to change how Roly behaves before a shot: Undo, Power, Bounce, Ice, Ghost, and Stick. Spend them wisely โ€” they're limited. โ€” 30 HAND-BUILT LEVELS โ€” Three worlds, ten levels each, and every one designed around a single idea before twisting it. Beat the par to earn three stars. Beating par is easy. Beating it every time isn't. โ€” BUILD YOUR OWN โ€” The full level editor is built right in. Drop in ground, hazards, boosts, sticky walls, and decorations. Set the par. Test it instantly. If it's too hard, that's your problem to fix. โ€” SHARE WITH ANYONE โ€” Publish a level and it gets its own link. Send it to a friend, and it opens straight into your course inside the app โ€” no searching, no codes to type. Browse what everyone else has made under Featured, New, and Most Liked, and download whatever looks fun. โ€” NO PRESSURE โ€” Play offline. Play one-handed. Play for two minutes or an hour. There's no timer, no lives, and nothing chasing you. Just you, a very round armadillo, and a flag somewhere off in the distance. Free to play. Built by one person with Solar2D.

About

The Slug

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Slug is a casual endless game to play quickly matches. It is easy to play with an easy control, just press on the screen to jump. The goal is to achieve points and to get to be playing as long as possible Meet Slug, catch the fireflies to change your color and so you can eat the little slugs of your same color and try to avoid while advancing your enemies by jumping and changing sides. Have a while?, then play a quick game on the bus, subway, while you wait to be attended, ... and improve your friends' scores. You dare?, be careful, it can be highly addictive.

Screenshots

Roly Armadillo4 screens
The Slug4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Slug at none against Roly Armadillo's shown. The Slug also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Roly Armadillo's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 19 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roly Armadillo ships an update every 8 days, The Slug every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Roly Armadillo versus The Slug: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoly ArmadilloThe Slug
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days โ€” betterEvery 19 months
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size78 MB29 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperScott HarrisonNica Burcio Vecino

In-app purchases

None

Roly Armadillo

No in-app purchases

None

The Slug

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roly Armadillo free?
Roly Armadillo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Slug free?
The Slug is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roly Armadillo or The Slug have ads?
Roly Armadillo shows ads; The Slug does not.
Which is updated more often, Roly Armadillo or The Slug?
Roly Armadillo ships an update every 8 days, and The Slug every 19 months. Most recently, Roly Armadillo was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Slug on October 19, 2026.

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