Comparison

Tricky Pipes vs Jumping Mari

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

Head to head
About

Tricky Pipes

Navigate a challenging world filled with randomly generated traps. Control your character with simple arrow keys to move and jump through 30 perilous pipes. Your goal is to reach Princess Bird and escape the treacherous environment.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated traps
  • 30 challenging pipes
  • Simple arrow controls
  • Jump and move mechanics
  • Reach Princess Bird
Features
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The world of Tricky Pipes is full of traps! Each time you die new traps are randomly generated. You need to pass 30 pipes to reach princess Bird! Can you do it? [Controls] Use left and right arrows to move. Use up arrow to jump.

About

Jumping Mari

Embark on a pixelated adventure in this challenging, top-level leisure game. Enjoy unlimited video access and earn gold coins for free. Remove advertisements to enhance your gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Pixelated adventure gameplay
  • Leisure and adventure types
  • Challenging levels
  • Unlimited video access
  • Free gold coins
  • Advertisement removal
Features
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You can adventure in pixel form of the game world Top-level leisure type of game Top-level adventure type of game The game is quite challenging In the game, you can have unlimited access to videos, obtain gold coins for free and remove advertisements.

Screenshots

Tricky Pipes3 screens
Jumping Mari3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tricky Pipes at none against Jumping Mari's 7. Tricky Pipes also leads on ratings volume (313 vs 27). Jumping Mari's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 63%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Jumping Mari sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Tricky Pipes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tricky Pipes against 4.7 for Jumping Mari. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tricky Pipes has 313 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Tricky Pipes's written reviews are positive against 71% of Jumping Mari's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricky Pipes ships an update every 4 months, Jumping Mari every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tricky Pipes versus Jumping Mari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricky PipesJumping Mari
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (313 ratings)4.7 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings313 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB50 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDan-ionut Chis飞 滕

Customer experience

Tricky Pipes

All ratings301 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative30.0%

Jumping Mari

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Tricky Pipes

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Controls are not right
  • Random stages can make progress impossible
  • Textures block movement at level start
  • Levels are impossible to beat
  • Game has innumerable bugs
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  • Glitch skips throughout every level

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a timer for speedruns
  • Way to save last game for speedruns
  • Add a scoreboard for competition
  • Create an easier mode
  • Make more games like this, maybe with a dog

Jumping Mari

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tricky Pipes

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Jumping Mari

One-time7
  • nextlevel$0.99
  • life3$1.99
  • role 3$14.99
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  • alllevels$19.99
  • role 1$39.99
  • life99$49.99
  • all$99.99

Questions

Is Tricky Pipes free?
Tricky Pipes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jumping Mari free?
Jumping Mari is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tricky Pipes or Jumping Mari?
Jumping Mari is rated higher. Tricky Pipes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 313 ratings, while Jumping Mari averages 4.7 from 27 ratings.
Do Tricky Pipes or Jumping Mari have ads?
Tricky Pipes shows ads; Jumping Mari does not.
Which is updated more often, Tricky Pipes or Jumping Mari?
Tricky Pipes ships an update every 4 months, and Jumping Mari every 2 months. Most recently, Tricky Pipes was updated on November 1, 2026 and Jumping Mari on November 2, 2026.

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