Comparison

Whittler vs Roll

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

Head to head
About

Whittler

Engage in a relaxing whittling experience, transforming blunt sticks into sharp points with your knife. Swipe to spin the stick and control the knife's movement to carve precise shapes. Earn points for well-crafted points and unlock new knives with varying sharpness.

Highlights
  • Spin stick by swiping
  • Control knife with swipes
  • Carve multicolored sticks
  • Earn points for sharp points
  • Unlock new knives
  • Optional guidelines for precision
Features
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Enjoy the soothing sensation of whittling a blunt stick into a beautiful point in Whittler! Carve up multicolored sticks with your knife! Make your points even pointier! HOW TO PLAY: You have a knife and a stick. Spin the stick by swiping left and right. Control the knife by swiping up and down. Swiping up will cause the knife to cut into the stick. To finish a cut, swipe to the top of the stick. To cancel a cut, swipe down out of the cut area. HOW TO EARN POINTS: Whittle a pointy enough stick, and you'll be able to earn a point. The ideal point is centered and pretty steep, but some variation is acceptable. To assist in point creation, guidelines can be turned on with the second button on the right in the Options menu. Whittle until you can spin your stick without it covering those lines, and the Reset button will turn to a Green Checkmark. When this happens, your point is ready to go. Hold down the Green Checkmark and you'll get a fresh stick and 1 point added to your score. HOW TO UNLOCK KNIVES: Though all the knives function in essentially the same manner, they vary in sharpness, and this results in slightly different handling. To begin experiencing this slight variation, you'll have to earn some points. When the number of points earned is greater than or equal to the number on the lock next to the knife you want, hold down the lock to unlock the knife. This will not cost you any points, but the next unlock will require you to earn more. Whittle on!

About

Roll

Engage in a relaxing dice-rolling experience where you aim to collect points by rolling dice and strategically upgrading them. This game blends elements of strategy, clicker, and roguelike deckbuilders for a unique dice-building system with deep strategic choices. Enjoy a meditative escape with its minimalistic design and peaceful atmosphere.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling for points
  • Dice upgrading system
  • Strategy and critical thinking
  • Relaxing and meditative experience
  • Unique dicebuilding synergies
  • Highscore chasing
Features
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In Roll, you have 2500 rolls to collect as many points as possible. Roll your dice to gain points, spend your points to upgrade your dice, and repeat. Borrowing gameplay elements from strategy, clicker, and roguelike deckbuilder genres, Roll creates a perfect balance of relaxation with critical thinking. While the "Clicker"/"Incremental" genre is not known for its variety or depth of game mechanics, Roll offers a unique dicebuilding system which allows you to explore different strategies and synergies between upgrades. Each run will present you with new and interesting decisions creating a huge depth of strategy and keeping the game feeling always fresh. Roll is designed to be a relaxing and meditative experience. Get lost in the satisfying sounds and effects as all your worries melt away. From the minimalistic UI to the slow peaceful music, everything was designed to create the perfect zen environment. If you enjoy building an engine and watching it grow, chasing down highscores, or just need to escape from your own thoughts, then I really hope you'll enjoy my game, Roll. :)

Screenshots

Whittler4 screens
Roll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Whittler at free against Roll's free with in-app purchases. Whittler also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Roll's advantage is ratings volume (439 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Whittler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Roll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whittler holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roll has 439 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Whittler's written reviews are positive against 78% of Roll's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Whittler versus Roll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhittlerRoll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better4.6 (439 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.2% of reviews
Number of ratings9439 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB370 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStufcoJoseph Anthony Distler

Customer experience

Whittler

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Roll

All ratings439 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral8.4%
Negative13.4%

Bugs and requests

Whittler

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Roll

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Upgrade shop issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Swiping/tapping issues
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More dice skins and customization
  • Sandbox mode with unlimited rolls
  • Improved dice management UI
  • More detailed stats and analytics

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Whittler

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Roll

One-time1
  • Roll Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Whittler free?
Whittler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roll free?
Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whittler or Roll?
Whittler is rated higher. Whittler averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Roll averages 4.6 from 439 ratings.
Do Whittler or Roll have ads?
Neither Whittler nor Roll shows ads.

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