Roll the Boulder vs Bits and Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roll the Boulder
Collaborate with friends to construct buildings and utilize upgrades. Your objective is to push a payload to the finish line in this cooperative game.
- Build houses
- Work with allies
- Use upgrades
- Push the payload
- Cooperative gameplay
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Build houses, work with your allies, use upgrades, and push the payload to the end!
Bits and Blocks
Engage in a tech-forward base-building action game. Power up a dark grid with resources, construct and upgrade various block types, and defend against relentless waves. Play solo or join others in a persistent online world.
- Build and upgrade 11 block types
- Route Energy, Light, and Mass
- Research upgrades
- 85+ guided objectives
- World, alliance, and direct chat
- Create or join alliances
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Bits and Blocks is a tech-forward base-building action game where you power up a dark grid with Energy, Light, and Mass. Build blocks, route resources, and survive relentless waves as your world comes online. Play solo or alongside other players in a persistent online world. BUILD THE GRID - Build and upgrade 11 block types, from Barrier Blocks and Auto-Turrets to missile platforms, shock coils, stasis nodes, and repair nodes. - Route Energy, Light, and Mass to expand your base and unlock new build options. - Research upgrades that boost damage, durability, range, and production. PROGRESS YOUR WAY - 85+ guided objectives with clear rewards and direction. - Earn Bits and Bytes for upgrades and cosmetics. - Daily rewards and long-term progression. - Customize your look with skins and faces. SOCIAL AND ONLINE - World chat, alliance chat, and direct messages. - Friends list and join friends in their world. - Create or join alliances to coordinate builds. FAIR, OPTIONAL MONETIZATION - Free to play. - Optional ads for research speedups and daily bonuses. - In-app purchases for currency and cosmetics. - All players will always have access to the exact same items and opportunities, free or paid. Internet connection required for online features. Download Bits and Blocks and bring the grid to life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bits and Blocks at 5.0 against Roll the Boulder's 4.5. Roll the Boulder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Bits and Blocks sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Roll the Boulder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bits and Blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roll the Boulder has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Roll the Boulder ships an update every 5 days, Bits and Blocks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roll the Boulder | Bits and Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 259 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FUBU GAMES OYUN YAZILIM VE BILGI TEKNOLOJILERI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI | Corey Duplantis |
Customer experience
Roll the Boulder
Bits and Blocks
In-app purchases
Roll the Boulder
No in-app purchases
Bits and Blocks
- First Starter$0.99
- Starter Spark$2.99
- Builder's Cache$4.99
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Questions
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