Borderline! vs Jump Kid Retro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Borderline!
Guide an orb by jumping between screen borders to avoid obstacles in this endless scroller. It features a clean design, challenging gameplay requiring quick reflexes, and randomly generated stages for endless replayability.
- Jump between screen borders
- Avoid numerous obstacles
- Randomly generated stages
- High score tracking
- Flat and clean design
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This is the free version of Borderline! With BorderLine!, Hot Totem breaks free from the boundaries of the endless scroller genre. Instead of floating around the centre, or moving along the bottom, you must guide the Orb by jumping between one Border of your screen and the other. This really puts YOU in control all the time. But don’t think that will make it any easier, you will need quick reflexes to avoid all the Obstacles you can encounter! With a flat and clean design, BorderLine! offers the perfect balance between visual beauty and gameplay focus. With a big list of different Obstacles and randomly created stages, you will never know what to expect. Make sure you stay focused, or this game might just get you on edge! Increase your score by avoiding the Obstacles and getting Higher and Higher. Can you beat your highscore ?
Jump Kid Retro
Embark on a retro platforming adventure to rescue a child and win a heart. Jump on enemies, defeat bosses, and master challenging star collection mechanics. Experience classic 8-bit graphics and chiptune music.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Chiptune music soundtrack
- Jump on enemies to defeat them
- Boss battles at the end of each world
- 3-star rating system per level
- All worlds unlocked
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This is the full version of the classic Jump Kid game, all worlds are unlocked and no ads!! Help the girl get her kid back, maybe you can win her heart? Jump on enemies to kill them. Beat the boss at the end of each world. On every level you start with 2 stars. Loose a life, and you are down to 1 star. Collect the star that appears in the end of each level. Try to get and keep all 3 stars, it's friggin hard!! Jump Kid is a retro platformer inspired by old school platform games. 8-bit retro graphics and fantastic chiptune music.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Borderline! at Free against Jump Kid Retro's $0.99. Borderline! also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Jump Kid Retro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Borderline! is free to download; Jump Kid Retro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jump Kid Retro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Borderline! ships an update every 35 months, Jump Kid Retro every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Borderline! | Jump Kid Retro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 24 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HMT Engineering SARL | Tommy Hass |
Customer experience
Borderline!
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In-app purchases
Borderline!
No in-app purchases
Jump Kid Retro
No in-app purchases
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