Comparison

Roll vs Cards Boards

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

Cards Boards

Features
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CardsBoard is a strategic card puzzle that turns a standard deck into a board of possibilities. Select neighboring cards—including diagonally—to create poker hands and earn points. Each play removes cards, shifts the board, and opens new combinations. Plan carefully and score as much as possible before no valid hands remain. Features: • Build poker hands from connected cards • Plan around falling cards and shifting columns • Play the same daily challenge as everyone else • Compare scores on daily leaderboards • Challenge 2–4 players in turn-based matches • Choose optional turn timers • Replay boards to improve your score • Enjoy colorful celebrations and responsive sound effects CardsBoard combines familiar poker hands with thoughtful puzzle strategy. No betting or real-money gambling—just cards, planning, and competition.

Screenshots

Roll4 screens
Cards Boards3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cards Boards at none against Roll's 1. Roll's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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. Cards Boards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roll ships an update weekly, Cards Boards every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Roll versus Cards Boards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRollCards Boards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (439 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings439 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size370 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJoseph Anthony DistlerTaehyuk Kwon

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

Cards Boards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roll

One-time1
  • Roll Premium$3.99
None

Cards Boards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roll free?
Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cards Boards free?
Cards Boards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roll or Cards Boards have ads?
Neither Roll nor Cards Boards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roll or Cards Boards?
Roll ships an update weekly, and Cards Boards every 6 days. Most recently, Roll was updated on October 14, 2026 and Cards Boards on September 28, 2026.

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