Comparison

Penguin Roll vs Doodle Rabbit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Doodle Rabbit

Embark on a side-scrolling adventure as a hopping rabbit. Navigate through 80 levels across four seasons, using simple tap controls to jump and avoid obstacles. Collect friends and compete on leaderboards in this charming, doodle-style game.

Highlights
  • Side-scrolling adventure
  • 80 levels across 4 seasons
  • Simple one-touch controls
  • Japanese "kawaii" style graphics
  • Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements
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AppAdvice : "Hippity hop through the seasons as a Doodle Rabbit.Become an adorable, somersaulting, hopping Doodle Rabbit in this new side-scrolling adventure." One of the hardest high-speed, auto-running platform games, Doodle Rabbit follows a jumping, somersaulting rabbit who sets out to meet his friend in an epic adventure packed with cute “kawaii” doodles. The controls are simple: just tap the screen to jump and avoid obstacles, such as rocks, ponds, and spikes. With a total of 80 levels over four stages (spring, summer, fall, and winter), the obstacles change with the season, keeping the gameplay fresh and interesting. Each level lasts between 20 and 50 seconds and can be enjoyed casually in short periods of free time. Features: 1.Simple One-Touch Controls. 3 types of Jump: 1.Tap once : Jump 2.Tap twice quickly : High Jump 3.Tap twice slowly : Long Jump 2.80 levels in 4 stages(spring, summer, fall, and winter). 3.Japanese “kawaii” style graphics. 4.16 friends are waiting for you. 5.Game Center Leaderboards, Achievements.

Screenshots

Penguin Roll4 screens
Doodle Rabbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Doodle Rabbit at Free against Penguin Roll's $0.99. Doodle Rabbit also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (3.5 vs 3.1). Penguin Roll's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Doodle Rabbit is free to download; Penguin Roll costs $0.99 up front. Doodle Rabbit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Penguin Roll asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doodle Rabbit holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penguin Roll has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Penguin Roll's written reviews are positive against 100% of Doodle Rabbit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Penguin Roll ships an update every 3 months, Doodle Rabbit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Penguin Roll versus Doodle Rabbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenguin RollDoodle Rabbit
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (20 ratings)3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.26.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB74 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCritical GameplayIyoda

Customer experience

Penguin Roll

All ratings20 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative45.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Doodle Rabbit

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Penguin Roll

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Doodle Rabbit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Penguin Roll free?
Penguin Roll costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Doodle Rabbit free?
Doodle Rabbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Penguin Roll or Doodle Rabbit?
Doodle Rabbit is rated higher. Penguin Roll averages 3.1 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Doodle Rabbit averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Penguin Roll or Doodle Rabbit have ads?
Neither Penguin Roll nor Doodle Rabbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Penguin Roll or Doodle Rabbit?
Penguin Roll ships an update every 3 months, and Doodle Rabbit fortnightly. Most recently, Penguin Roll was updated on October 2, 2026 and Doodle Rabbit on October 10, 2026.

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