Comparison

Sherlock PRO vs Roll

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

Head to head
About

Sherlock PRO

Engage your deductive reasoning skills with this logic puzzle game. Solve intricate puzzles by deciphering clues to determine the exact placement of images within a grid. Offers hundreds of unique challenges across multiple grid sizes.

Highlights
  • Logic puzzle gameplay
  • Deductive reasoning challenges
  • Multiple grid sizes (4x4, 5x5, 6x6)
  • Hundreds of unique puzzles
  • Graphical clue system
Features
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Sherlock is a computerized version of logic puzzles, where you're presented with a series of clues that help you to determine the exact locations of all the images in the puzzle. The puzzles are 4x4, 5x5 or 6x6. Each row of the puzzle contains images of the same type (faces, houses, numbers, fruit, street signs, letters, etc). The game scrambles the locations of the items in each row (without showing you their locations) and then presents to you a set of graphical clues that describe the positional relationships of different images. You use the clues to deduce where things can't be (and where they HAVE to be) until you know where all of the images are located. There are 200 puzzles in each size for a total of 600 puzzles! The puzzles in the FREE, PRO, ULTRA, and ZEN versions of the game are all unique, the four versions share NO common puzzles.

About

Roll

This game challenges you to collect points by rolling dice and upgrading them. It blends strategy, clicker, and deckbuilder elements for a relaxing yet mentally engaging experience with a unique dice-building system. Enjoy a meditative escape with satisfying sounds and a peaceful zen environment.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling for points
  • Dice upgrade system
  • Strategy and critical thinking
  • Relaxing and meditative gameplay
  • Unique dicebuilding mechanics
  • Highscore chasing
Features
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In Roll, you have 2500 rolls to collect as many points as possible. Roll your dice to gain points, spend your points to upgrade your dice, and repeat. Borrowing gameplay elements from strategy, clicker, and roguelike deckbuilder genres, Roll creates a perfect balance of relaxation with critical thinking. While the "Clicker"/"Incremental" genre is not known for its variety or depth of game mechanics, Roll offers a unique dicebuilding system which allows you to explore different strategies and synergies between upgrades. Each run will present you with new and interesting decisions creating a huge depth of strategy and keeping the game feeling always fresh. Roll is designed to be a relaxing and meditative experience. Get lost in the satisfying sounds and effects as all your worries melt away. From the minimalistic UI to the slow peaceful music, everything was designed to create the perfect zen environment. If you enjoy building an engine and watching it grow, chasing down highscores, or just need to escape from your own thoughts, then I really hope you'll enjoy my game, Roll. :)

Screenshots

Sherlock PRO3 screens
Roll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Roll at Free against Sherlock PRO's $0.99. Roll also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (463 vs 17). Sherlock PRO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On review sentiment, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sherlock PRO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roll has 463 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Sherlock PRO's written reviews are positive against 79% of Roll's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sherlock PRO ships an update every 12 months, Roll every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sherlock PRO versus Roll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSherlock PRORoll
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (17 ratings) — better4.6 (463 ratings)
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better78.5% of reviews
Number of ratings17463 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB283 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEverett Kaser SoftwareJoseph Anthony Distler

Customer experience

Sherlock PRO

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%

Roll

All ratings463 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative13.2%

Bugs and requests

Sherlock PRO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Roll

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Upgrade shop issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Swiping/tapping issues
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More dice skins and customization
  • Sandbox mode with unlimited rolls
  • Improved dice management UI
  • More detailed stats and analytics

In-app purchases

None

Sherlock PRO

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Roll

One-time1
  • Roll Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Sherlock PRO free?
Sherlock PRO costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roll free?
Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sherlock PRO or Roll?
Sherlock PRO is rated higher. Sherlock PRO averages 5.0 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Roll averages 4.6 from 463 ratings.
Do Sherlock PRO or Roll have ads?
Neither Sherlock PRO nor Roll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sherlock PRO or Roll?
Sherlock PRO ships an update every 12 months, and Roll every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sherlock PRO was updated on November 2, 2026 and Roll on November 4, 2026.

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