Comparison

Loose Nozzles vs Jinks!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Loose Nozzles

Pilot a rickety rocket through 25 levels of slapstick arcade flight and rescue. Master simple controls to save colonists while avoiding collisions that damage your ship. Compete on leaderboards with unlockable upgrades and alternate play modes.

Highlights
  • 25 levels of increasing challenge
  • Simple two-button controls
  • Rocket damage mechanics
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Unlockable rocket upgrades
  • Alternate play modes
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Built by a veteran game developer around his young son’s artwork, Loose Nozzles is a slapstick arcade game of flight and rescue. Use simple, two-button controls to pilot your rickety rocket and save endangered colonists over 25 levels of increasing intricacy and menace. The child-like look masks a grown-up challenge; each collision risks losing a piece of your rocket, turning a mission of precision flight into a chaotic struggle to survive. Master the controls and learn to fly “smooth” – fast, close, and free of injury – to make your way up the leaderboards. Loose Nozzles is free to play with rocket upgrades, skins that look and fly differently, and alternate play modes for even greater challenge. Loose Nozzles is a labor of love from Foster and Family Games. We hope you like it!

About

Jinks!

A highly addictive, fast-paced arcade game with simple one-touch controls. Dodge incoming objects and strategically use shields to survive as long as possible. Offers unlimited playtime with various themes.

Highlights
  • One-touch gameplay
  • Unlimited playtime
  • Fast-paced action
  • Strategic movement
  • Collectible shields
  • Variety of themes
Features
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Jinks! - A highly addictive game. Simple one touch game play with unlimited playing time. * Fast paced game play, can you keep up? * Develop strategies to stay in control! * Predict movement to plan your next step! No levels, no limits, keeps you entertained for hours. Jinks! comes in a variety of beautiful and fun themes. Contact: hello@jinks.app --- Leahland: "This game re­minds me of so many oth­er clas­sic games, but with its own unique style. It’s easy to pick up and play, but gets chal­leng­ing pret­ty quick­ly." walkernyranger: "First game I’ve found in a while that’s su­per sim­ple, yet ad­dic­tive. Great if you need to burn just a minute or two!" rminerick: "Ad­dic­tive and easy to pick up when you have a few idle min­utes." --- How to play: Dodge objects to stay alive. Just tap to move to a new position. A new object is generated every few seconds when staying in place. But every time you move, a new one is created immediately! Moving creates a black hole, absorbing everything it touches. Time your movement wisely! Collect shield items to gain extra protection. When you get hit, your shield gets destroyed in an explosion. This explosion will destroy every object it reaches. Maintain control over the board by timing your movement and using your shields. Have fun!

Screenshots

Loose Nozzles4 screens
Jinks!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Loose Nozzles at Free against Jinks!'s $1.99. Loose Nozzles also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Jinks!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On review sentiment, ads 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

Loose Nozzles is free to download; Jinks! costs $1.99 up front. Loose Nozzles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jinks! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loose Nozzles holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 26 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loose Nozzles ships an update every 3 months, Jinks! every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Loose Nozzles versus Jinks!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoose NozzlesJinks!
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better4.2 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings826 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size395 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChristopher FosterSimon Nickel

Customer experience

Loose Nozzles

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Jinks!

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Loose Nozzles

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$1.99
None

Jinks!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loose Nozzles free?
Loose Nozzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jinks! free?
Jinks! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loose Nozzles or Jinks!?
Loose Nozzles is rated higher. Loose Nozzles averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Jinks! averages 4.2 from 26 ratings.
Do Loose Nozzles or Jinks! have ads?
Neither Loose Nozzles nor Jinks! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loose Nozzles or Jinks!?
Loose Nozzles ships an update every 3 months, and Jinks! every 5 days. Most recently, Loose Nozzles was updated on October 7, 2026 and Jinks! on October 12, 2026.

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