Roly vs Mr.shape's WorkWork
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roly
Tap on rolling creatures to transform them into balls and collect them in cups. Once they escape, catch them again! Explore vibrant mazes with your collected creatures. Designed for young children with a safe, ad-free environment.
- Catch rolling creatures
- Collect creatures in cups
- Play in mazes
- Simple operation for kids
- Catching Mode
- Maze Mode
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Touch the Roly-polys to turn them into balls. Collect them in the cups. When the Roly-polys run out of the cup, catch them again! Can you catch all 20? Collect lots and play with them in the mazes! Features - Simple operation for kids - Catching Mode and Maze Mode - Fun experience of the Roly-poly World at close range For safety play, we use parental gate. Kids will not see: - Third-party advertising - Links to social networks - Personal data request Spoke Co., Ltd. will continue to release apps with communication elements that can be enjoyed by small children and their families.
Mr.shape's WorkWork
Experience various professions through interactive play. This app allows parents and children to engage in fun, simple gameplay, exploring roles like firefighters and florists. It's designed for shared enjoyment and learning.
- Pilot work simulation
- Firefighter role-play
- Florist experience
- Parent-child interactive play
- Simple operation
- Funny gimmicks
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[English localized version is being got ready now.] Let`s enjoy the pilot work, the firefighters work, the florist work! The Second educational app of Mr.shape is experience of Work! By simple operation & funny gimmick, parent and child can play together!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Mr.shape's WorkWork at free against Roly's free with in-app purchases. Mr.shape's WorkWork also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Roly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mr.shape's WorkWork sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Roly against 5.0 for Mr.shape's WorkWork. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Roly's written reviews are positive against 83% of Mr.shape's WorkWork's.
Roly ships an update every 6 months, Mr.shape's WorkWork every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roly | Mr.shape's WorkWork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better | 82.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spoke Inc. | KOO-KI |
Customer experience
Roly
Mr.shape's WorkWork
In-app purchases
Roly
- New kind of roly-poly$2.99
Mr.shape's WorkWork
- Pack 1$1.99
- Pack2$1.99
