Comparison

Roll vs Stack & Merge

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

Head to head
About

Roll

Engage in a relaxing dice-rolling experience where you aim to collect points by rolling dice and strategically upgrading them. This game blends elements of strategy, clicker, and roguelike deckbuilders for a unique dice-building system with deep strategic choices. Enjoy a meditative escape with its minimalistic design and peaceful atmosphere.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling for points
  • Dice upgrading system
  • Strategy and critical thinking
  • Relaxing and meditative experience
  • Unique dicebuilding synergies
  • 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. :)

About

Stack & Merge

Features
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A clean, fast take on the merge puzzle. Tap to place tiles, chain combos, climb the global leaderboard. Stack & Merge is the puzzle game I wanted to exist — minimal, immediate, no ads, no in-app purchases. Just you, a 4×4 board, and the chase for a bigger tile. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Classic — reach 2048 with special Wild and Bomb tiles • Zen — drift forever, no game over, end your run whenever • Race — 60 seconds, max score, all reflex GLOBAL LEADERBOARD Every completed game auto-posts. Pick a handle or stay anonymous as "#42" — your number is permanent, yours from day one. Tap a leaderboard row to peek at any player's number. UNLOCK AS YOU CLIMB Hit 1024 points to unlock Forest. 4096 unlocks Ocean. 16384 unlocks Midnight. Twelve achievements track your milestones. DESIGNED TO FEEL GREAT • Custom haptic feedback on every merge • Hand-tuned sound on every tap • Sub-100ms screen response • Tile animations that don't waste your time • Built for one-handed play NO ADS. NO IN-APP PURCHASES. NO TRACKING. Stack & Merge is free to download and free to play. No paywalls, no rewarded ads, no upgrades. Anonymous device-level analytics help me improve the game; nothing is sold or shared. Made with care by a solo developer.

Screenshots

Roll4 screens
Stack & Merge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stack & Merge at none against Roll's 1. Roll's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Roll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stack & Merge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Roll versus Stack & Merge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRollStack & Merge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (439 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings439 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size370 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph Anthony DistlerConnor Jonathan Rydel

Bugs and 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

Stack & Merge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roll

One-time1
  • Roll Premium$3.99
None

Stack & Merge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roll free?
Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stack & Merge free?
Stack & Merge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roll or Stack & Merge have ads?
Neither Roll nor Stack & Merge shows ads.

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