Comparison

Roller Math vs Herodotus History Challenge

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

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Roller Math

Features
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Reach the end of the level with enough points! Avoid negative tile and take positive

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Herodotus History Challenge

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Herodotus History Challenge is a history quiz that teaches as you play. Every question comes with a short explanation, so a wrong answer is never wasted. 1,700+ questions. 17 eras. 10 levels each. No timer. PICK YOUR ERA World: Ancient World, Modern World, World War II Europe: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Medieval World, Early Modern Europe, History of Germany, Medieval and Modern Russia Asia: Ancient Near East, Ancient India, Ancient China Americas: Early Americas, Emerging America, Modern U.S. History, History of Brazil Play in Japanese, Arabic, Indonesian, or Bengali and you also get a dedicated era for that country's history. Australian players get History of Australia. LEARN, DON'T JUST GUESS Each question has four options and one explanation. Answer correctly and you earn a coin. Answer wrong and you read why, then move on. Answer order is shuffled every attempt. PROGRESS THAT MEANS SOMETHING Levels unlock as you answer correctly. Earn stars per level and a crown for a perfect 10/10. The Historian Profile tracks best answers, perfect scores, and per-era progress, and awards achievements such as Perfect Chronicle and Master of an Era. HINTS AND HEARTS Stuck? Spend 2 coins to remove a wrong option, up to twice per question. Hearts keep you in the game: you lose one after three wrong answers, and you earn them back by hitting answer milestones, watching an optional ad, or spending coins. 40+ LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovenian, Greek, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Catalan. Switch at any time from the cover screen. GOOD FOR โ€ข Students reviewing world history, AP, GCSE, or IB โ€ข Trivia and pub quiz fans โ€ข Anyone who likes documentaries and wants to test what stuck FREE TO PLAY The full question bank is free. Optional in-app purchases: 100 Coins and 20 Hearts. Ads are optional and rewarded, never forced between questions. Herodotus wrote the first history. Now see how much of it you know.

Screenshots

Roller Math4 screens
Herodotus History Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roller Math at none against Herodotus History Challenge's 2. Roller Math also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Herodotus History Challenge's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 34 months). On price, ads 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. Herodotus History Challenge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Roller Math asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roller Math ships an update every 34 months, Herodotus History Challenge every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Roller Math versus Herodotus History Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoller MathHerodotus History Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 11 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size54 MB59 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarco AndreottiEmin Asgarov

In-app purchases

None

Roller Math

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Herodotus History Challenge

One-time2
  • Purchase 100 Coins$0.99
  • Purchase 20 Lives$0.99

Questions

Is Roller Math free?
Roller Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Herodotus History Challenge free?
Herodotus History Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Roller Math or Herodotus History Challenge have ads?
Both Roller Math and Herodotus History Challenge show ads.
Which is updated more often, Roller Math or Herodotus History Challenge?
Roller Math ships an update every 34 months, and Herodotus History Challenge every 11 days. Most recently, Roller Math was updated on October 27, 2026 and Herodotus History Challenge on October 31, 2026.

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