Comparison

Roller Polar vs Ava Airborne

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

Ava Airborne

Experience a thrilling journey as you guide Ava through a hazardous skyline, defying gravity. Master the skies with various unique flying contraptions and collect trinkets to customize your character. Progress through fifteen pilot levels and discover flying companions.

Highlights
  • Endless flying gameplay
  • Fifteen pilot progression levels
  • Collectible trinkets and companions
  • Unique flying contraptions
  • Hazardous skyline navigation
Features
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Ava believes she can fly. Immerse yourself in this thrilling journey across a beautiful yet hazardous skyline. Weave between giant bomb-balloons, dive into turbo-charged catapults, bounce off trampolines and launch up into the clouds. Just never touch the floor. Defy gravity. With style. Lovingly crafted by the multi-award winning British indie studio Laserdog, Ava Airborne lets you master the sky with anything you can find: cardboard wings, rocket-propelled boots, an old umbrella, or even a jet-fuelled trombone. ==================== TAKE TO THE SKIES: Glide Ava as far as you can without touching the floor - the further you fly, the bigger the reward! JOIN THE ELITE: Progress Ava through fifteen levels of pilot, from the beginner’s Leaf rank to the ultra-exclusive Ace class! BIRD BUDDIES: Get a little boost from Ava’s flying companions, from Steven the Seagull to Duckington McDuckFace! FALLING BEAUTY: Customise your very own Ava by collecting your very own trinkets, charms and companions! Follow Ava as she flies on Social: - https://www.facebook.com/AvaAirborne/ - https://www.instagram.com/avaairborne/ - https://www.snapchat.com/add/avaairborne © 2018 PlayStack LTD.

Screenshots

Roller Polar4 screens
Ava Airborne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ava Airborne at none against Roller Polar's shown. Ava Airborne also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (255 vs 62). Roller Polar's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (59% vs 50%). 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 Ava Airborne sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roller Polar holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 255 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Roller Polar's written reviews are positive against 50% of Ava Airborne's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roller Polar ships an update every 9 months, Ava Airborne every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Roller Polar versus Ava Airborne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoller PolarAva Airborne
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (62 ratings) — better3.9 (255 ratings)
Positive reviews59.0% of reviews — better49.5% of reviews
Number of ratings62255 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNitromePlaystack Ltd

Customer experience

Roller Polar

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

Ava Airborne

All ratings255 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral10.6%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews636 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral16.5%
Negative34.0%

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

Ava Airborne

From 255 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and art style
  • 🎶 Relaxing and enjoyable background music
  • 🕹️ Smooth and intuitive gameplay
  • 💎 Unique and fun flying contraptions
  • 🎁 Generous free content and no forced ads

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive obstacles and hazards
  • 🤯 Difficulty spike as progress is made
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for new contraptions
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Long wait times between runs

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

Ava Airborne

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Contraption menu getting stuck or unresponsive
  • Inconsistent candy/mileage tracking and rewards
  • Crashes when attempting to watch rewarded videos

Requested features

4 requests
  • More varied environments and level designs
  • Ability to permanently unlock contraptions
  • Option to disable hazards for a relaxing mode
  • Clearer explanations of contraption abilities

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roller Polar

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
10 purchases

Ava Airborne

One-time10
  • Handful of Sweets$1.99
  • Rocket Chair$1.99
  • Sweet-O-Tron 9000$2.99
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  • Sweet-O-Tron 9000$3.99
  • Bag of Sweets$4.99
  • Rupooza$4.99
  • Jar of Sweets$9.99
  • Bleep Bloop$9.99
  • Shoebox of Sweets$19.99
  • Barrel of Sweets$54.99

Questions

Is Roller Polar free?
Roller Polar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ava Airborne free?
Ava Airborne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roller Polar or Ava Airborne?
Roller Polar is rated higher. Roller Polar averages 4.3 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Ava Airborne averages 3.9 from 255 ratings.
Do Roller Polar or Ava Airborne have ads?
Roller Polar shows ads; Ava Airborne does not.
Which is updated more often, Roller Polar or Ava Airborne?
Roller Polar ships an update every 9 months, and Ava Airborne every 10 days. Most recently, Roller Polar was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ava Airborne on November 8, 2026.

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