Penguin Roll vs Pocket Marble Runs
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
Pocket Marble Runs
Create interactive marble runs and chain reaction machines by simply tracing the screen. Design unique paths and experiment with different devices to watch your creations come to life. This app offers a fun and intuitive way to build complex contraptions with ease.
- Trace screen to create paths
- Draw lines to create devices
- Change devices after creation
- Adjust camera angle and zoom
- Toggle sound effects and music
- Enable/disable device shadows
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Simply trace the screen to create a Marble Runs! An easy-to-use app designed for everyone – it allows them to create fun devices similar to those featured on Marble Runs (Chain reaction machine). Use a dragging motion to draw a line and create a simple device that follows that path, and then try changing the device afterward! The longer the straight line, the more devices you can choose from. Have fun making your device move in many different ways! We plan to add many more devices in the future! *Method of operation: - Trace the screen with your finger to create a path. - Lift your finger to create a simple device. - Tap the device to swap it for another one. - Press the Start button to start. Have fun by changing the angle and the zoom on the camera. - Sound effects: turn them on/off from the options on the top right of the top screen. - Music: turn it on/off from the options on the top right of the top screen. - Device shadows: turn them on/off from the options on the top right of the top screen. *If your smartphone is showing low performance, we recommend turning the shadows off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pocket Marble Runs at Free against Penguin Roll's $0.99. Pocket Marble Runs also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 20). Penguin Roll's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
Pocket Marble Runs is free to download; Penguin Roll costs $0.99 up front. Pocket Marble Runs sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Penguin Roll asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Marble Runs holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Marble Runs has 2.1K ratings behind it against 20, 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 80% of Pocket Marble Runs's.
Penguin Roll ships an update every 3 months, Pocket Marble Runs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penguin Roll | Pocket Marble Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (20 ratings) | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lindsay Grace | monois Inc. |
Customer experience
Penguin Roll
Pocket Marble Runs
Bugs and requests
Penguin Roll
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pocket Marble Runs
Reported bugs
3 issues- Premature activation of modules
- Floating point errors
- Inconsistent English descriptions
Requested features
5 requests- More save file slots
- Ability to build custom tracks
- New tricks and modes
- Larger building area
- Online level sharing
In-app purchases
Penguin Roll
No in-app purchases
Pocket Marble Runs
- No Ads Pack$2.99
- Tricks Pack$2.99
- Save Slot Pack$2.99
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- Combo pack$4.99
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