Comparison

Roll vs VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version

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

VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version

Features
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The floor is your weapon. Every move rewrites the fight. Vellumwake Pocket is a deterministic, turn-based tactical roguelite played on a living grid. The rune beneath your feet defines your next attack, making every step a choice between position, power, and survival. Collect stars to heal, gather persistent Ink, and unfold the page from a tight 4x4 arena into a sprawling 7x7 battlefield. Each star opens the Forge without stopping the run. Imprint a new rune, upgrade the floor, choose a final mastery, reroll your options, or keep moving while enemies close in. Between runs, return to the Archive. Spend Ink on permanent inscriptions, unlock new weapons and supplies, equip armor and relics, then challenge five increasingly dangerous Volumes. Higher Volumes introduce threats earlier and reward greater risks.

Screenshots

Roll4 screens
VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version at none against Roll's 1. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Roll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roll ships an update weekly, VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Roll versus VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRollVELLUMWAKE Pocket Version
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (460 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings460 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size283 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph Anthony DistlerMartin Edmaier

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

VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roll

One-time1
  • Roll Premium$3.99
None

VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roll free?
Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version free?
VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roll or VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version have ads?
Neither Roll nor VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roll or VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version?
Roll ships an update weekly, and VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version every 10 days. Most recently, Roll was updated on October 25, 2026 and VELLUMWAKE Pocket Version on October 25, 2026.

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