Roller Polar vs Polybear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roller Polar
Guide a polar bear down a mountain on a giant snowball. Dodge obstacles like trees and boulders while collecting points. Experience dynamic day and night cycles and unlock achievements in this fast-paced arcade game.
- One-touch gameplay
- Pixel art graphics
- Dynamic day/night cycle
- Unlockable achievements
- Addictive gameplay
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Take control of your Polar Bear and ride the snowball down the mountain. Watch out for the boulders, trees and wildlife! Day and night the ball keeps rolling, faster and faster it goes, what's the highest score? Nobody knows! Features: • Addictive one touch gameplay that is easy to pick up but difficult to master! • Awesome pixel art from the award winning studio Nitrome. • Real-time dynamic day and night gameplay. So if it's day outside, it's day in the game! If it's night... oh you get the idea! • Music by Dave Cowen(Creator of Icebreaker - A Viking Voyage) • Unlockable Achievements • It's a Polar Bear running on a giant snowball down a mountain! What more do you want! Important Message for Parents This game may include: - Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. - Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page. - Advertising of Nitrome products.
Polybear
Jump between melting ice floes to escape a rising sea in this addictive one-button endless runner. Collect crystals to unlock unique characters and compete globally for high scores.
- One-button gameplay
- Endless runner mechanics
- Jump between ice drifts
- Collect crystals
- Unlock special characters
- Global leaderboards
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Flee the rising sea in this ultra addictive one-button endless runner! Jump between melting ice drifts to stay afloat. Challenge yourself, or compete against players around the globe for world records. Collect Crystals to unlock special characters like Zombies, Dragons, and many more! • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polybear at 86% against Roller Polar's 59%. Polybear also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Roller Polar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Polybear sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Polybear holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 68 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Roller Polar's written reviews are positive against 86% of Polybear's.
Roller Polar ships an update every 9 months, Polybear every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roller Polar | Polybear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (62 ratings) | 4.5 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Naquatic |
Customer experience
Roller Polar
Polybear
User reviews
Roller Polar
From 62 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Great graphics and art style
- 🎶 Catchy music and sound effects
- 🕹️ Simple, one-touch controls
- 🏆 Addictive high-score chasing
Room to improve
- anúncios Intrusive and problematic ads
- 🐛 Glitchy gameplay and obstacles
- 🥱 Repetitive and gets old quickly
- ❓ Unclear controls or mechanics for some
- 🌃 Night mode makes obstacles hard to see
Polybear
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 🤩 Addictive and engaging
- ✨ Cute animal characters
- 🎶 Good background music
- 💡 Simple and neat concept
Room to improve
- ⚠️ Difficult and challenging
- 🐌 Laggy or slow performance
- 😩 Repetitive gameplay
- 😵 Motion sickness inducing
- ❌ Too many ads (contradictory feedback)
Bugs and requests
Roller Polar
Reported bugs
10 issues- Ads are impossible to remove
- Blank ads prevent game return
- Achievements are broken
- Ads don't display properly
- Game freezes or glitches
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- Obstacles repeat without points
- Game freezes visually but audio continues
- Bear turns to another player
- Double jump issues
- Paid ad removal not working
Requested features
6 requests- More characters and unlockables
- New game modes or maps
- Customization options
- Bring web games to mobile
- Fix ad removal issues
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- Improve obstacle visibility at night
Polybear
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game lags and crashes
- Graphics are a little lagged
- Reaction times are lagged
Requested features
4 requests- Add more gameplay variety
- More characters to unlock
- Remove ads entirely
- Free gems
In-app purchases
Roller Polar
- Remove Ads$1.99
Polybear
- Pile of Crystals$1.99
- Doubler$3.99
- Barrel of Crystals$4.99
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- Chest of Crystals$19.99
Questions
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