Comparison

The Mat Monster vs Rolls

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Mat Monster

Features
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Train smarter. Progress faster. The Mat Monster is your personal Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training companion β€” a journal, strategy builder, and game planner built specifically for how real BJJ athletes train. Whether you’re a beginner trying to make sense of the chaos or a competitor refining your game, The Mat Monster helps you: Track your training β€” Log rolls, class takeaways, competition results, and breakthroughs in one searchable journal. Build your game plan β€” Create custom flowcharts from position to submission. Explore and refine your go-to paths. Log detailed competition metrics including wins, losses, weight class, match count, and overall placement. Save techniques that matter β€” Stop forgetting what you learn. Save techniques, categorize them by position, and add your own notes. See the big picture β€” Follow a belt-specific roadmap to stay focused and motivated at every stage of your journey. Visualize your progress β€” See your growth over time and stay accountable to your personal goals. This app isn’t about collecting techniques you’ll forget next week. It’s about committing the ones that matter to heart. The Mat Monster is designed by BJJ practitioners, for BJJ practitioners. Whether you train in the gi or no-gi, for fun or for the podium, this app gives you the tools to build your game with purpose. Feedback from testers has shaped everything β€” and we’re just getting started. Join now and help shape the next generation of jiu-jitsu training tools. Privacy Policy: https://thematmonster.com/legal#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Rolls

Features
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You train three times a week. Ask yourself what you got caught with last month. Most of us can't answer. The rounds blur together, the same mistakes keep happening, and progress feels like luck. Rolls is a training log and technique library built for BJJ. Log your session in a minute after class. Over a few weeks your game shows up in plain numbers: what you finish, where you get tapped, which positions you win and which ones you lose. Pay once. No subscription. No account. Your training stays on your phone. LOG A SESSION IN A MINUTE - Time spent drilling, positional sparring and rolling - Submissions you finished and submissions you got caught in - Positions you won and positions you lost - Notes for the details you want to remember - Add your own positions if something is missing SEE YOUR GAME - A-Game: the submissions and positions that work for you - To Improve: where you keep getting tapped or losing position - Switch between this week, this month and this year - A calendar with every session and a weekly goal ring for your training days - Share a session card when you have a good week STUDY THE MOVE, NOT THE INTRO - 100 positions across guards, top control, leg entanglements, submissions and standing - Each one breaks down the key details, common setups, what goes wrong and how to fix it - Over 100 short videos walk through the transitions step by step, with no intros and no filler SHOW UP ON YOUR DAYS Pick the days you train and Rolls reminds you that evening to log the session while it's still fresh. YOURS FOR GOOD One price, every feature, every update. No subscription to cancel, no sign-in, no account to lose. Technique videos stream, so they need a connection. Everything else works offline. Built for every belt. White belts use it to see their first patterns. Blue and purple belts use it to find the holes that keep costing them rounds. Brown and black belts use it to keep the details sharp. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maxmln.github.io/rollbase-support/privacy/

Screenshots

The Mat Monster4 screens
Rolls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Mat Monster at Free against Rolls's $19.99. Rolls's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

The Mat Monster is free to download; Rolls costs $19.99 up front. The Mat Monster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Rolls sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Mat Monster ships an update every 8 days, Rolls every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
The Mat Monster versus Rolls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Mat MonsterRolls
PriceFree β€” better$19.99
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size77 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin GonzalesROLLBASE LTD EOOD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Mat Monster

Subscriptions2
  • Mat Monster Premium – Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Mat Monster Premium – Yearly$179.001 Year
2 purchases

Rolls

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is The Mat Monster free?
The Mat Monster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rolls free?
Rolls costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do The Mat Monster or Rolls have ads?
The Mat Monster shows ads; Rolls does not.
Which is updated more often, The Mat Monster or Rolls?
The Mat Monster ships an update every 8 days, and Rolls every 3 days. Most recently, The Mat Monster was updated on September 25, 2026 and Rolls on October 12, 2026.

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