Comparison

Roller Coaster vs LavaBall

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

Head to head
About

Roller Coaster

Navigate a ball at high speed on a winding road. Avoid gray obstacles to prevent game over, and hit colored blocks to score points and collect coins. Triggering the center of color blocks yields bonus points and effects.

Highlights
  • High-speed ball rolling
  • Twisty road navigation
  • Avoid gray blocks
  • Hit color blocks for points
  • Collect coins
  • Center hit bonus
Features
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Roll the ball on the twisty road with an extremely speed. Move the ball to avoid the gray blocks and hit the color blocks, hit the center of color block can get a good score. Block Effect: Gray Block: Game Over Yellow Block: Add 1 point to score, trigger center will get additive points. Green Block: Random effect, 1.game over, 2.score points, 3.coins

About

LavaBall

Navigate a perilous lava-filled world, dodging falling rocks and utilizing helpful props. Collect gems to unlock new balls and environments. Compete with friends and climb the leaderboards in this fast-paced adventure.

Highlights
  • Lava navigation
  • Rock dodging
  • Prop usage
  • Gem collection
  • Ball and scenery unlocks
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Roll through Lava and dodge rocks with the aid of useful props in this intense adventure! Collect Gems allowing you to unlock interesting balls and scenery to use. Enjoy the soothing sound of Lava as you roll through increasing velocity and intensity. Get competitive and challenge friends and family by sharing your best score and competing on the leaderboard. Privacy Policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SahidKhan89/privacy-policies/main/LavaBall Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Roller Coaster4 screens
LavaBall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LavaBall at 5.0 against Roller Coaster's 4.5. LavaBall also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Roller Coaster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (240 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. LavaBall sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Roller Coaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LavaBall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roller Coaster has 240 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Roller Coaster's written reviews are positive against 100% of LavaBall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roller Coaster ships an update every 2 months, LavaBall every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Roller Coaster versus LavaBall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoller CoasterLavaBall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (240 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings240 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB216 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer广杰 周Sahid Khan

Customer experience

Roller Coaster

All ratings240 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

LavaBall

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Roller Coaster

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

LavaBall

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • 500 Gems$3.99

Questions

Is Roller Coaster free?
Roller Coaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LavaBall free?
LavaBall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roller Coaster or LavaBall?
LavaBall is rated higher. Roller Coaster averages 4.5 out of 5 from 240 ratings, while LavaBall averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Roller Coaster or LavaBall have ads?
Both Roller Coaster and LavaBall show ads.
Which is updated more often, Roller Coaster or LavaBall?
Roller Coaster ships an update every 2 months, and LavaBall every 3 days. Most recently, Roller Coaster was updated on October 16, 2026 and LavaBall on October 3, 2026.

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