Comparison

Roblox vs Ripple Voyage

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

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About

Roblox

Explore millions of immersive 3D multiplayer experiences created by a global community. Play games, roleplay, compete, or create your own virtual worlds. Customize avatars and connect with friends across various devices.

Highlights
  • Discover millions of user-created experiences
  • Create and share your own games
  • Customize avatars with clothing and accessories
  • Play with friends across multiple devices
  • Multiplayer battles and role-playing games
  • In-app chat and voice communication (age-verified)
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ROBLOX – MILLIONS OF GAMES ACROSS EVERY GENRE. PLAY FREE. Roblox is home to every kind of game, for every kind of player. Compete in high-octane racing games, battle it out in hardcore tactical shooters, or put your survival skills to the test in unpredictable environments. Embark on an epic adventure in immersive RPGs, build massive empires in tycoons, or dive into horror, anime, and sports games with friends worldwide. Roblox is constantly evolving, with unique experiences and ambitious, high-fidelity games built by a global community including professional studios, indie teams, and solo creators. There’s always something new to discover every day. Start playing some of the most popular games on Roblox today, including Dress to Impress, RIVALS, Steal a Brainrot, Brookhaven RP, Adopt Me! and more. WHAT YOU CAN DO ON ROBLOX PLAY ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAMES - Discover deep role-playing games, immersive simulators, action-packed adventures, and more - Explore trending experiences and new games daily - Compete in massive multiplayer battles, run your own digital business, or embark on epic quests - Games may contain optional in-game purchases, including lootboxes and other items CREATE YOUR OWN AVATAR - Customize your avatar with detailed clothing, accessories, and dynamic hairstyles - Discover thousands of user-created 3D avatar items in the Marketplace - Express yourself with unique emotes, and fashion CHAT, COMPETE, AND EXPLORE TOGETHER—ANYTIME, ANYWHERE - Hang out and play with friends in cross-platform multiplayer games on mobile, tablet, PC, console, and VR headsets - Join a Party and jump into competitive or social experiences together - Age-verified users can communicate in real-time via voice chat or text CREATE, PLAY, AND SHARE ON ROBLOX - Design high-fidelity games and virtual spaces using the Roblox Studio engine on Windows or Mac - Publish your experiences and empower yourself as a creator in a massive global community - Dive into immersive 3D multiplayer games and safe, inclusive environments designed for users of all ages - Enjoy endless new content added daily and share your creations with millions of players ELEVATE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH ROBLOX PLUS - Get up to 20% discounts on in-game items, enjoy fee-free Robux transfers, and receive a distinct profile badge - Host free, unlimited private servers for your friends - Publish, trade, and resell your own custom avatar creations on the Marketplace INDUSTRY-LEADING SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND CIVILITY - Advanced content filtering and age-appropriate moderation - Access age-verified spaces and manage your privacy with Roblox Kids and Select Accounts - Clear community guidelines promoting respectful interactions - Dedicated trust & safety teams working around the clock CREATE YOUR OWN GAMES: https://www.roblox.com/develop SUPPORT: https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us CONTACT: https://corp.roblox.com/contact/ PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.roblox.com/info/privacy PARENT’S GUIDE: https://corp.roblox.com/parents/ TERMS OF USE: https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004647846 PLEASE NOTE: A network connection is required. Roblox works best over Wi-Fi. ※ Information on App Permissions: Roblox requires the following permissions for your seamless use of the Roblox app. [Optional Permissions] Notification: For sending notifications (related to the services, experiences, etc.) Microphone: For in-game voice chat features Camera: For animating your avatar with your movement Contacts: For contact importer features (find other users you may know and make recommendations for friends) * You can use the app regardless of whether or not you consent to optional permissions * Certain app features may not work properly if you refuse optional permissions

About

Ripple Voyage

Merge colorful beach balls by creating ripples in the water. Navigate through challenging puzzles filled with sea creatures, weather changes, and special abilities to help friends and discover hidden islands.

Highlights
  • Ripple-based ball merging gameplay
  • Diverse aquatic environments and creatures
  • Dynamic weather system affecting gameplay
  • Special abilities and power-ups
  • Rescue missions and friend collection
  • Hand-crafted puzzles across islands
Features
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Press the water. Ride the wave. Merge the beach balls! Welcome aboard, sailor! The sea is full of beach balls, curious creatures, hidden islands, and all sorts of watery surprises. Your job is simple: make a ripple, send the balls swimming, and bring matching ones together. Press and hold the water to make a ripple grow. The longer you hold, the bigger and stronger your wake becomes. When matching beach balls bump into each other, POP! They merge into a bigger ball and keep sailing along with their momentum. Sometimes one clever ripple is all it takes to start a wonderful chain reaction. Can you merge them all? SET SAIL! Join Ella the Otter on a grand voyage across a magical sea. Island by island, you'll follow a dotted trail across a living map, discovering many hand-crafted puzzles, each with its own special place to explore. Start with sunny little beaches and sleepy coves. Before long, you'll be sailing past volcanoes, icebergs, jungles, and mysterious islands, where the sea becomes much more mischievous! WATCH OUT: THE SEA IS ALIVE! The farther you sail, the more creatures and surprises you'll discover. Friendly frogs might get in the way. Fish can swim through your plans. Currents carry balls where they please. Kelp tangles things up. Whirlpools suck everything toward them. And then there are mines, lightning storms, nets, geysers, eels, and crocodiles... Oh, watch out, I think I saw a Kraken. Ella says they're probably friendly. Probably. LOOK UP: THE SKY HAS OPINIONS TOO! Every board rolls its own weather, and it can change while you're playing — so the same island never feels quite the same twice. SUN — Flat calm. The water behaves exactly as you expect. RAIN — Heavy water. Shots fall short of where they would in the sun. SNOW — Cold and slick. Balls run on further than they should. WIND — Gusts cross the board in patches. Watch where the water streaks before you commit. Weather changes the water, never the rules. It will not break a ball, nor will it shove one onto a mine. ELLA'S MAGIC TRAY When the sea gets tricky, Ella has a few tricks tucked away in her boat. +1 RIPPLE Need another splash? No problem! SLIDE Pick up a beach ball and put it somewhere more helpful. JET Squeeze a ripple into a narrow beam. Aim it, and shove a whole line of balls the same way — perfect for gathering what a wide splash would scatter. BLAST Kaboom! Clear a mine without losing a ball. SHOO! Give a pesky frog a little push in the right direction. Complete special missions on each island to earn more goodies for Ella's tray. OH NO! A FRIEND NEEDS YOUR HELP! Along the way, you'll spot SOS rafts bobbing in the water. These are special little detours where you'll get to help rescue Ella's friends from all sorts of watery trouble. Meet Seb the Lobster, Grace the Seahorse, Juno the Frog and lots of other friends waiting to be rescued. Every rescue brings a reward, and once you've met a friend, they'll join your Friend Album. And don't worry. You can sail back and play the rescue adventures again whenever you like! A LITTLE SEA. A BIG ADVENTURE. Ripple is made especially for iPhone, with simple controls that anyone can pick up and play. No accounts. No complicated menus. No clutter. Just water, waves, wonderful characters, and lots of beach balls. So take a deep breath... Press the water. Ride the wave. And see where it takes you.

Screenshots

Roblox4 screens
Ripple Voyage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ripple Voyage at 100% against Roblox's 60%. Ripple Voyage also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Roblox's advantage is ratings volume (20M vs 2) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Roblox sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Ripple Voyage sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ripple Voyage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roblox has 20M ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Roblox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ripple Voyage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roblox ships an update every 6 days, Ripple Voyage weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Roblox versus Ripple Voyage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRobloxRipple Voyage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20M ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20M — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB75 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRoblox CorporationJason Limberis

Customer experience

Roblox

All ratings20,465,337 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews38,625 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative32.2%

Ripple Voyage

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Roblox

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent disconnections and server issues
  • Glitches that delete purchased items
  • Inconsistent chat filtering and tagging

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to earn Robux through gameplay
  • Improved search and discovery for games
  • More free avatar customization options
  • Better parental controls and monitoring
  • Faster response to reports of inappropriate content

Ripple Voyage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Roblox

Subscriptions1
  • Roblox Premium 450$4.991 Month
One-time15
  • 80 ROBUX$0.99
  • Premium 80 Robux$0.99
  • Premium 88 Subscribed$0.99
Show 12 more
  • Premium 160 Robux$1.99
  • Premium 240 Robux$2.99
  • Premium 320 Robux$3.99
  • 400 Robux Premium$4.99
  • 440 Robux Subscribed$4.99
  • Roblox Premium 450 One Month$4.99
  • 800 ROBUX$9.99
  • 800 Robux Premium$9.99
  • 880 Robux Subscribed$9.99
  • Roblox Premium 1000 One Month$9.99
  • 1700 Robux Premium$19.99
  • Roblox Premium 2200 One Month$19.99
2 purchases

Ripple Voyage

One-time2
  • A full locker$2.99
  • Voyage One$6.99

Questions

Is Roblox free?
Roblox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ripple Voyage free?
Ripple Voyage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roblox or Ripple Voyage?
Ripple Voyage is rated higher. Roblox averages 4.5 out of 5 from 20M ratings, while Ripple Voyage averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Roblox or Ripple Voyage have ads?
Neither Roblox nor Ripple Voyage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roblox or Ripple Voyage?
Roblox ships an update every 6 days, and Ripple Voyage weekly. Most recently, Roblox was updated on October 27, 2026 and Ripple Voyage on October 26, 2026.

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