Loose Nozzles vs Jinks!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
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.
- One-touch gameplay
- Unlimited playtime
- Fast-paced action
- Strategic movement
- Collectible shields
- Variety of themes
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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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Loose Nozzles | Jinks! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | 4.2 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 395 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Foster | Simon Nickel |
Customer experience
Loose Nozzles
Jinks!
In-app purchases
Loose Nozzles
- Unlock Full Game$1.99
Jinks!
No in-app purchases









