Penguin Roll vs Dizzy Dodo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Penguin Roll
Guide a rolling penguin home through icy challenges. Tilt your device to steer, shake to hop, and navigate obstacles like icicles and seals. Enjoy 25 levels of cartoon casual fun for all ages.
- 25 challenging levels
- Tilt and shake controls
- Slide, jump, and bounce mechanics
- Avoid obstacles like seals and icicles
- Collect rings for higher scores
- Play with your own music
- Offline play supported
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Enjoy crazy penguin velocity. Turn your screen to get the penguin to his friends, but be careful this penguin can’t swim. Shake your device to help him hop. Slide across the ice, bounce on springs, avoid the icicles and sleepy seals to get your penguin to safety. 25 levels to unlock. The most fun this side of the arctic. Help a penguin get home and have fun doing it. Slide, jump, slip, flip and wobble in this cartoon casual game. Collect rings as you go to increase your score. Simple fun for all ages. Game supports listening to your own music while playing. A great game for kids. Features: -25 levels of sliding, slipping, icy, penguin rolling fun -Fun, phone and iPad tilting and shaking action for the whole family (turn your device to control) -Listen to your own music while you play -Break ice, bounce on springs, and outsmart the sleeping seals. -25 levels to unlock -No ads, no in-app purchases -No wifi game, no wifi needed to play after download
Dizzy Dodo
Guide a dodo bird through obstacles on its journey to the afterlife. Control its movement with simple left and right turns. Collect and unlock a variety of costumes to customize its appearance.
- Simple one-touch controls
- Navigate through obstacles
- Unlockable costumes
- Wardrobe customization
- High score sharing
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The last dodo has died :( now he's off to heaven. Help him get there by avoiding all of life's obstacles in his way. Did the dodo go to hell or heaven? You decide. Guide the Dizzy Dodo... Simple controls - Hold left to turn left Hold right to turn right Before he died, the dodo collected a vast number of costumes because he really liked dressing up. Unlock all of his costumes in the wardrobe to send him away in style. Thank you for playing our games! We love making these. If you want us to make more, share our games with your friends, that really helps us. Share them even if you just want to show off your high score (because you know they will never beat it!)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dizzy Dodo at Free against Penguin Roll's $0.99. Dizzy Dodo also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (96% vs 67%). Penguin Roll's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (20 vs 5). On update cadence, ads 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
Dizzy Dodo is free to download; Penguin Roll costs $0.99 up front. Dizzy Dodo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Penguin Roll asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dizzy Dodo holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Penguin Roll's written reviews are positive against 96% of Dizzy Dodo's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penguin Roll | Dizzy Dodo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (20 ratings) | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 95.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Critical Gameplay | Nerd Agency |
Customer experience
Penguin Roll
Dizzy Dodo
In-app purchases
Penguin Roll
No in-app purchases
Dizzy Dodo
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Impossible Mode$1.99
- EggCellent mode$2.99
Questions
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