Comparison

iRollerCoaster vs Partywheel

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

Head to head
About

iRollerCoaster

Experience thrilling roller coaster rides and build your own theme park. Compete with others globally for high scores on realistic tracks. Enjoy immersive graphics and physics.

Highlights
  • Realistic roller coaster physics
  • Theme park simulation
  • Online high score competitions
  • Global track locations
  • Advanced OpenGL graphics
  • High-resolution textures
Features
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iRollerCoaster is the ultimate roller coaster and theme park simulation game! Ride perfectly engineered realistic roller coaster tracks all over the world. You can compete in real-time online competitions for high scores. You can have fun in your own summer theme park whenever you want! Ride world-class tracks in the following cities: - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Orlando, Florida - Williamsburg, Virginia - Cape Town, South Africa - London, England - Zermatt, Switzerland - Las Vegas, Nevada - Los Angeles, California - Canberra, Australia - Paris, France - Tokyo, Japan - Atlantic City, New Jersey *Warning* iRollerCoaster does not feature emergency brakes, backup generators, or shutoff valves. The cars could spiral out of control; causing nausea, whiplash, or sudden death. Our roller coasters use a realistic lift hill cable to pull the cars to the peak of the track. Once the cars reach the peak, potential energy accumulated by the rise in height transfers to kinetic energy and the cars race downwards. Some energy is lost to friction on the track itself. The effects of gravity are taken into account to increase speed and accelerations accurately. You can experience several G's of force on high-speed turns! iRollerCoaster features: - Advanced OpenGL graphics - Music and sound effects - Online high score database - High-resolution textures - Compatible with iPad Pro iRollerCoaster is brought to you by the makers of World Winter Games and iBASEjump. Have fun with iRollerCoaster and enjoy the ride!

About

Partywheel

This app offers a fun and interactive way to enhance social gatherings with a variety of games and challenges. Spin a wheel to determine the next activity, from dance-offs to truth-or-dare, ensuring an engaging experience for all participants.

Highlights
  • Interactive game wheel
  • Spin to determine actions
  • Variety of challenges
  • Easy setup and play
  • Suitable for social events
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One spin picks what you play together next. Partywheel brings 14 group games to Apple TV, iPhone and iPad, with no player names to enter and no ads. The cropped wheel reveals your next game. Its rules stay on screen until you spin again, so you can jump straight into playing together. All 14 classics are included for free. A one-time purchase of Partywheel Premium lets you disable individual games and add, edit or delete your own games with a title, emoji and description. With iCloud, your personal game selection syncs across your devices. On iPhone and iPad, you can also save your own games locally without iCloud. Editing on Apple TV requires an available iCloud connection; games already saved there can also be played offline. One Premium purchase works on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV using the same Apple Account for purchases. If you previously purchased the ad-free option, Premium is included without another purchase. The interface and classic games are available in English, German, French and Spanish. Your own game descriptions stay just as you wrote them. Sound and supported haptics can be switched off separately.

Screenshots

iRollerCoaster4 screens
Partywheel3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Partywheel at 3.2 against iRollerCoaster's 2.7. Partywheel also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 17%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 25 months). iRollerCoaster's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 27.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. iRollerCoaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Partywheel 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

Partywheel holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iRollerCoaster has 92 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of iRollerCoaster's written reviews are positive against 50% of Partywheel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iRollerCoaster ships an update every 25 months, Partywheel monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iRollerCoaster versus Partywheel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriRollerCoasterPartywheel
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (92 ratings)3.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings92 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSea Venture LLCJohannes Bauer

Customer experience

iRollerCoaster

All ratings92 ratings
Positive35.9%
Neutral7.6%
Negative56.5%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive16.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative76.6%

Partywheel

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

iRollerCoaster

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Constant crashing when trying to select a seat
  • Game freezes and exits to home screen
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more roller coaster tracks and options
  • Improve graphics and realism
  • Allow users to control the roller coaster
  • Add more gameplay elements beyond just popping balloons

Partywheel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iRollerCoaster

One-time1
  • iRollerCoaster$2.99
1 purchases

Partywheel

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is iRollerCoaster free?
iRollerCoaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Partywheel free?
Partywheel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iRollerCoaster or Partywheel?
Partywheel is rated higher. iRollerCoaster averages 2.7 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Partywheel averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do iRollerCoaster or Partywheel have ads?
Neither iRollerCoaster nor Partywheel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iRollerCoaster or Partywheel?
iRollerCoaster ships an update every 25 months, and Partywheel monthly. Most recently, iRollerCoaster was updated on October 29, 2026 and Partywheel on October 16, 2026.

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