Roller Polar vs Invaders... From Space!
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.
Invaders... From Space!
Engage in intergalactic geography battles with this retro-inspired arcade game. Master geography and arcade skills across over 750 target locations in a unique 8-bit 3D environment. Experience intuitive touch controls and a nostalgic aesthetic.
- Intergalactic geography wars
- 80's CRT screen aesthetic
- Over 750 target locations
- 8-bit-like 3D environment
- Intuitive touch controls
- 3D Touch support
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“Invaders…From Space!” pays homage to 80’s CRT screens, P20 Pocket Operators, and the infamous (and much loved) Pico-8 colour palette. Offering an intuitive touch control system, 3D Touch, and over 750 target locations wrapped in an 8-bit-like 3D environment, you'll need to couple your mad geography skills with your mad arcade skills to excel at this genre mash-up. Kitschy, irreverent, retro-inspired, prepare for annihilation with a set of nimble fingers, only on the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Invaders... From Space! at none against Roller Polar's shown. Invaders... From Space! also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Roller Polar's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 20). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Invaders... From Space! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Invaders... From Space! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Roller Polar's written reviews are positive against 66% of Invaders... From Space!'s.
Roller Polar ships an update every 9 months, Invaders... From Space! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roller Polar | Invaders... From Space! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (62 ratings) | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | 65.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Frosty Pop |
Customer experience
Roller Polar
Invaders... From Space!
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
Invaders... From Space!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Roller Polar
- Remove Ads$1.99
Invaders... From Space!
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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