Comparison

Roller Polar vs Bumballon

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

Bumballon

Embark on a cute yet frantic adventure across a world full of dangers. Explore unique worlds with retro-inspired graphics, overcome perils, and save a magical kingdom. Learn from mistakes to navigate a rewarding journey.

Highlights
  • Cute and frantic adventure
  • 7 unique worlds
  • Beautifully animated graphics
  • Retro game nostalgia
  • Overcome various perils
  • Save the magical kingdom
  • Rescue Princess Moon
Features
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Join Bumballon on this cute but frantic adventure spanning across an incredible world full of dangers! Explore 7 unique worlds overflowing with beautifully animated graphics and retro game nostalgia. Overcome various perils to save Bumballon's magical kingdom and rescue the beautiful Princess Moon. Each mistake becomes a lesson to overcome future obstacles in Bumballon’s tough but fun and rewarding journey.

Screenshots

Roller Polar4 screens
Bumballon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bumballon at fortnightly against Roller Polar's every 9 months. Bumballon also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Roller Polar's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Bumballon 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

Bumballon holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 163 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Roller Polar's written reviews are positive against 40% of Bumballon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roller Polar ships an update every 9 months, Bumballon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Roller Polar versus Bumballon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoller PolarBumballon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (62 ratings)4.6 (163 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings62163 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNitromeCrescent Moon Games LLC

Customer experience

Roller Polar

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

Bumballon

All ratings163 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Bumballon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roller Polar

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Bumballon

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Roller Polar free?
Roller Polar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bumballon free?
Bumballon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roller Polar or Bumballon?
Bumballon is rated higher. Roller Polar averages 4.3 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Bumballon averages 4.6 from 163 ratings.
Do Roller Polar or Bumballon have ads?
Both Roller Polar and Bumballon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Roller Polar or Bumballon?
Roller Polar ships an update every 9 months, and Bumballon fortnightly. Most recently, Roller Polar was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bumballon on November 5, 2026.

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