Comparison

Clutter · sketchbook puzzle vs Gate Roller

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

Head to head
About

Clutter · sketchbook puzzle

Features
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~ ~ ~ Take a break and unwind with a calm daily puzzle you can draw on and keep. Connect matching icons to clear the clutter. Then use the finished puzzle as a place to doodle, sketch, or just mess around. ~ ~ ~ ○ Puzzle → A new puzzle every day → Join matching icons to clear the board → Plan your moves to unlock longer chains → A satisfying challenge at your own pace → Share your stats, compare progress, or keep it all to yourself → Play in Playground, choose your icons, and tweak the difficulty ○ Creative → Use each finished puzzle as inspiration for a doodle or sketch → Browse your sketchbook, revisit past doodles, or draw on old boards → Keep a weekly log of your puzzles and doodles → Export games, logs, and collections as printable zines to fold, keep, or share ○ Calm → Stress-free gameplay → A little playful, a little thoughtful, with just enough whimsy → Works offline → No timer. No pressure. No ads. ○ Studio → Unlock unlimited Playground games and an additional daily puzzle → One simple, permanent unlock, with Family Sharing ○ iPad → With more space, play side by side or move freely between solving and drawing. Solve it. Doodle on it. Keep it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gate Roller

Navigate a neon-lit arcade world, guiding a ball through challenging arenas. Master speed and timing to dodge obstacles, defeat enemies, and reach the gate before the environment turns against you. Experience increasingly difficult levels with unique hazards and boosters.

Highlights
  • Fast arcade gameplay
  • Touch controls
  • Neon grid visuals
  • Pixel bug enemies and hazards
  • Moving gates and traps
  • Boosters and power-ups
  • 80 challenging levels
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GATEROLLER is a fast, neon-soaked arcade survival game built for players who miss the days when games were simple to learn, difficult to master and impossible to put down. Strap on your rollers, enter the grid and survive. Play as Chaz, Daisy, Leroy or The Ball, each with their own arcade personality, then race through glowing arenas packed with pixel bugs, moving gates, lasers, teleporters, bumpers, boosters and traps. Every level changes the rules, forcing you to react faster, choose smarter routes and keep your score alive long enough to escape. THE GATE IS OPEN. CAN YOU REACH IT? Your goal sounds simple: survive the arena, build enough score to unlock the gate and get out. But once the gate opens, the pressure rises. Your score can begin to drain, your trail shifts behind you and the safest route can disappear in seconds. Hesitate and the arena wins. Move too aggressively and you may trap yourself. GATEROLLER rewards quick reactions, risk-taking and learning the perfect route. 120 LEVELS OF ESCALATING ARCADE CHAOS Start with a guided training level, then face increasingly unpredictable arenas. Early stages introduce the core movement, chasing bugs and projectiles. Later levels bring moving gates, teleport portals, pinball-style bumpers, sweeping lasers, aggressive enemies, wraparound walls and huge scrolling arenas with off-screen threats. Just when you think you understand the grid, GATEROLLER changes it. CHOOSE YOUR ROLLER Take control of Chaz, Daisy or Leroy and hit the arena in classic neon arcade style. Each character brings their own personality to the world of GATEROLLER, surrounded by glowing grids, explosive effects, retro-inspired sound and pixel enemies that refuse to leave you alone. BOOST YOUR CHANCES Grab powerful boosters when the arena turns against you. Change speed. Gain an extra life. Take control of your direction. Trigger Smash Mode and turn the tables on the bugs. Knowing when to grab a booster can be the difference between escaping and becoming part of the grid. BUILT FOR QUICK RUNS — AND “ONE MORE TRY” Swipe to launch. Tap or swipe to turn. Avoid the walls, enemies, projectiles and your own trail. The controls are immediate, but mastering the arena takes timing, planning and nerve. Chase a higher score, replay levels, improve your route and enter your initials when you set a new personal best. RETRO ARCADE ENERGY GATEROLLER combines modern mobile controls with the feel of classic 80s arcade games: • Neon grid arenas • Pixel-art enemies and effects • Original arcade-inspired soundtrack • Explosions and haptic feedback • Classic initials entry • Personal high scores • Saved progress and level selection • Music, sound-effect and haptic controls • Game Center support PLAY FREE, THEN UNLOCK THE FULL GAME Levels 0–14 are free to play with ads. Free players may see occasional ads, including optional rewarded ads that can help you keep a run alive. If GATEROLLER gets its hooks into you, unlock Level 15 and beyond with one permanent in-app purchase. The Full Game purchase removes GATEROLLER ads. No subscription. No recurring payment. Just the game. WHY YOU’LL KEEP COMING BACK Every level is designed around a new pressure, hazard or combination of mechanics. Some demand precision. Some reward aggression. Some make you survive long enough to find the opening. Others turn the entire arena into a moving puzzle. The result is a game that is easy to pick up for a few minutes but gives you plenty to master. Can you survive all 120 levels? Can you beat your best score? Can you make it through the gate before the arena closes in? There is only one rule: DON’T STOP. Download GATEROLLER, enter the grid and hit the gate.

Screenshots

Clutter · sketchbook puzzle4 screens
Gate Roller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Clutter · sketchbook puzzle at none against Gate Roller's shown. Gate Roller's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Clutter · sketchbook puzzle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Gate Roller sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clutter · sketchbook puzzle ships an update weekly, Gate Roller daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Clutter · sketchbook puzzle versus Gate Roller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClutter · sketchbook puzzleGate Roller
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREW PHILIP GALLETLYSpacivity LTD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Clutter · sketchbook puzzle

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$6.99
1 purchases

Gate Roller

One-time1
  • Unlock the Full Game$2.99

Questions

Is Clutter · sketchbook puzzle free?
Clutter · sketchbook puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gate Roller free?
Gate Roller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clutter · sketchbook puzzle or Gate Roller have ads?
Gate Roller shows ads; Clutter · sketchbook puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, Clutter · sketchbook puzzle or Gate Roller?
Clutter · sketchbook puzzle ships an update weekly, and Gate Roller daily. Most recently, Clutter · sketchbook puzzle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gate Roller on October 9, 2026.

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