Comparison

Roller Polar vs Breakout Ninja

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • One-touch gameplay
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Dynamic day/night cycle
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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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.

About

Breakout Ninja

Engage in fast-paced action as a stealthy ninja, breaking out to destroy buildings and defeat enemies. Compete with friends in this stylish, one-button game.

Highlights
  • One-button gameplay
  • Destroy buildings
  • Beat bad guys
  • Compete with friends
  • Ninja theme
Features
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A Ninja cannot be seen. If you see it, it's not a Ninja. Break out in Breakout Ninja and be the number one out-breaking Ninja! Compete against friends, destroy buildings and beat the bad guys! REVIEWS "Be water, my friend." -Bruce Lee "Download it if you're looking for another super solid one-button action game." -Touch Arcade "A one-touch runner with a style of its own." -Pocket Gamer Before downloading, please be aware that this game is super awesome and you'll really like it. Follow on https://www.facebook.com/parttimemonkey https://twitter.com/terikoinen

Screenshots

Roller Polar4 screens
Breakout Ninja4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Breakout Ninja at none against Roller Polar's shown. Breakout Ninja also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 59%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Roller Polar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Breakout Ninja sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Breakout Ninja holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breakout Ninja has 1.3K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Roller Polar's written reviews are positive against 83% of Breakout Ninja's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roller Polar ships an update every 9 months, Breakout Ninja every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Roller Polar versus Breakout Ninja: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoller PolarBreakout Ninja
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (62 ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.0% of reviews83.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings621.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB157 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNitromePart Time Monkey Oy

Customer experience

Roller Polar

All ratings62 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral12.8%
Negative28.2%

Breakout Ninja

All ratings1,325 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews370 reviews
Positive83.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative11.9%

User reviews

Roller Polar

From 62 App Store ratings

What 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

Breakout Ninja

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🕹️ Simple and addictive gameplay
  • 🎵 Great soundtrack
  • 👍 Challenging yet fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Mute function doesn't work properly
  • 💢 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔇 No option to disable sound
  • 🤖 Laggy performance on some devices

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

Breakout Ninja

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Mute function not working
  • Ads reappearing after completing levels
  • Progress loss after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Pause button
  • Customization options for the ninja
  • Progression system with unlockables
  • Multiplayer mode

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roller Polar

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

Breakout Ninja

One-time2
  • Go Premium$1.99
  • Shuriken!$1.99

Questions

Is Roller Polar free?
Roller Polar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breakout Ninja free?
Breakout Ninja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roller Polar or Breakout Ninja?
Breakout Ninja is rated higher. Roller Polar averages 4.3 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Breakout Ninja averages 4.6 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Roller Polar or Breakout Ninja have ads?
Roller Polar shows ads; Breakout Ninja does not.
Which is updated more often, Roller Polar or Breakout Ninja?
Roller Polar ships an update every 9 months, and Breakout Ninja every 3 weeks. Most recently, Roller Polar was updated on November 6, 2026 and Breakout Ninja on November 6, 2026.

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