Roller Polar vs Shadow Trick
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.
Shadow Trick
Transform into a shadow to navigate a castle filled with challenges. Solve puzzles, overcome enemies, and defeat bosses in this unique platformer. Master your shadow form to progress through over 20 levels.
- Shadow transformation gameplay
- Castle-themed levels
- Enemy encounters
- Boss battles
- 20+ challenging levels
- Charming music
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Turn into a shadow to solve the puzzles and clear the level. This platformer game is taking place in a castle full of enemies, traps, and boss fights. Keep an eye on your shadow and don't let your eyes trick you! Features: • Clever gameplay • 20+ levels • Boss fights • Charming music tracks Important information: • This game comes with no ads and features a paywall to unlock the full game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shadow Trick at none against Roller Polar's shown. Shadow Trick also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 59%). Roller Polar's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, 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 Shadow Trick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Roller Polar holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 32 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Roller Polar's written reviews are positive against 70% of Shadow Trick's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Roller Polar | Shadow Trick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (62 ratings) — better | 4.0 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | 70.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Gionathan Pesaresi |
Customer experience
Roller Polar
Shadow Trick
User reviews
Roller Polar
From 62 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Shadow Trick
From 32 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Unique shadow transformation mechanic
- 👍 Visually charming 16-bit aesthetic
- 🚀 Clever puzzle platforming challenges
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Control issues with the controller getting stuck
- 🐛 Bugs in specific levels causing screen shaking
- 🐛 Bugs with boss battles not triggering rewards
- 🐛 Lag spikes on iOS
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
Shadow Trick
No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.
In-app purchases
Roller Polar
- Remove Ads$1.99
Shadow Trick
- Premium$3.99









