Comparison

Roller Polar vs Hoppenhelm

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

Hoppenhelm

Navigate a perilous dungeon by jumping, blocking, and slashing your way through traps and enemies. Collect coins to unlock new characters and weapons to aid your escape from rising lava. Enjoy challenging arcade platform action with one-handed controls and randomly generated levels.

Highlights
  • Arcade platform action
  • One-handed controls
  • Randomly generated levels
  • Unlockable characters and weapons
  • Leaderboards
  • Challenging gameplay
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Jump over pitfalls, razor-sharp spikes and crumbling blocks. Deflect flying fireballs, enemy attacks and axe swings. Bust open doors to secret rooms full of lava and gather shiny coins. Sir Hoppenhelm is lost down in the dungeon of his castle Dunkelburg and must jump, block and slash his way back to safety before the rising lava gets him. Collect coins to unlock allies with unique abilities or expand your armory with new neat weapons. Hoppenhelm is: • Arcade platform action • One handed controls • Randomly generated levels with progression • Challenging gameplay • Unlockable characters and weapons • Leaderboards • Fancy sprites and juicy animations • Bouncy chiptune soundtrack • In-app purchase to remove ads • Made with love :D Thank you for playing <3

Screenshots

Roller Polar4 screens
Hoppenhelm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hoppenhelm at none against Roller Polar's shown. Hoppenhelm also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (81% 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 Hoppenhelm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hoppenhelm holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoppenhelm has 706 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 81% of Hoppenhelm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roller Polar ships an update every 9 months, Hoppenhelm weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Roller Polar versus Hoppenhelm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoller PolarHoppenhelm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (62 ratings)4.6 (706 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.0% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62706 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB29 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNitromeBUN GUN AB

Customer experience

Roller Polar

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

Hoppenhelm

All ratings706 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative8.6%

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

Hoppenhelm

From 706 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Charming retro visuals
  • 🎶 Catchy soundtrack
  • 👍 Simple and responsive controls
  • 🕹️ Fun time-waster game

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🧱 Lack of enemy/level variety
  • 💰 Grindy to unlock new content
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🕰️ Performance issues at higher scores

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

Hoppenhelm

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent TNT block behavior
  • Freezing when switching between app and menu
  • Coins disappearing after watching ads

Requested features

5 requests
  • More unique weapon abilities
  • Ability to customize controls
  • Additional game modes or worlds
  • Randomized enemy/obstacle placements
  • Boss battles or other challenges

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roller Polar

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Hoppenhelm

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99

Questions

Is Roller Polar free?
Roller Polar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoppenhelm free?
Hoppenhelm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roller Polar or Hoppenhelm?
Hoppenhelm is rated higher. Roller Polar averages 4.3 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Hoppenhelm averages 4.6 from 706 ratings.
Do Roller Polar or Hoppenhelm have ads?
Roller Polar shows ads; Hoppenhelm does not.
Which is updated more often, Roller Polar or Hoppenhelm?
Roller Polar ships an update every 9 months, and Hoppenhelm weekly. Most recently, Roller Polar was updated on October 9, 2026 and Hoppenhelm on October 8, 2026.

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