Pixel Dash! vs Jump Drive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Dash!
Navigate a dynamic maze, evading pursuers and collecting power-ups. Survive as long as possible in this minimalist arcade experience, with features designed for accessibility and social sharing.
- Dynamic maze navigation
- Power-up collection
- Pursuer evasion
- Game Center integration
- Color blind modes
- Social media integration
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Dash around an ever changing maze while trying to avoid the pursuers. Avoid the chasing dots for as long as you can, collect power-ups to help you along the way and be careful not to get caught in a closing path. Features: • Supports all screen sizes • Game Center integration • Great sound effects • Colour blind modes • Facebook & Twitter integration • Minimalist design • Developed by one person (support Indie)
Jump Drive
Navigate a neon starship gauntlet in this one-tap arcade runner. Dodge lasers, falling debris, and closing gates while collecting energy cells. Unlock new ships and compete on leaderboards for the ultimate high-speed challenge.
- One-tap, high-speed space running
- Multiple zones with unique obstacles
- Collect energy cells and artifacts
- Unlock 20 customizable ships
- Boosters for survival and speed
- Challenges and Arcade modes
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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Race through a neon starship gauntlet in Jump Drive: Hyper Space Run, a fast one-tap arcade runner where every jump is a risk, every gap is a near miss, and every space portal blocks the way to the next zone. Tap to launch, dodge, drift and blast through a hostile hyperspace maze packed with laser grids, rotating arcs, falling debris, crushers, shields, traps and closing space portals. The controls are simple. The timing is not. One tap sends your ship forward. One mistake can end the run. Survive long enough and the space portal to the next zone appears: a multi-segment finale that closes fast and tests everything you have learned. Break through the portal to jump deeper into space and unlock the next of 5 intense zones, each with sharper hazards, tighter routes and faster decisions. Collect glowing energy cells, grab powerful boosters and upgrade your run. Use shields to survive a crash, multipliers to bank more rewards, and accelerators to rocket past brutal obstacle clusters. Unlock 20 unique ships, each tuned with different speed, acceleration and pickup radius, then find the ship that matches your reflexes. Play on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Jump Drive supports progress sync between iPhone and iPad, so your ships, progress and rewards follow you from pocket to tablet. Play quick runs on iPhone, enjoy the bigger screen on iPad, or sit back with Apple TV using a remote or controller. Why you will keep coming back • Fast one-tap arcade action • High-speed space runner gameplay • 5 zones with epic space portal finales • Lasers, arcs, debris, crushers and closing traps • Boosters: shield, multiplier and accelerator • 20 unlockable ships with different handling • Energy cells, rewards and rare artifacts • Challenges and Arcade objectives • Leaderboards • iPhone and iPad support • Apple TV support with remote/controller play • Progress sync between iPhone and iPad • 22 achievements to earn • Offline arcade gameplay Easy to start. Hard to master. Jump Drive is built for players who love arcade games, endless runners, space games, reflex challenges, one-touch controls and score chasing. Every run is short enough for a break, intense enough for another try, and precise enough to reward skill. Thread the gaps. Break through the portal. Unlock every ship. Push for the top of the leaderboard. Download Jump Drive: Hyper Space Run and start your next hyperspace run.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jump Drive at 4.6 against Pixel Dash!'s 2.5. Jump Drive also leads on ratings volume (380 vs 6) and review sentiment (68% vs 59%). Pixel Dash!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Pixel Dash! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Jump Drive sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jump Drive holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jump Drive has 380 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Pixel Dash!'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Jump Drive's.
Pixel Dash! ships an update every 5 days, Jump Drive every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Dash! | Jump Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (380 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 380 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stewart Thomson | No Six Five |
Customer experience
Pixel Dash!
Jump Drive
Bugs and requests
Pixel Dash!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Jump Drive
Reported bugs
2 issues- 🐛 Could not load resource
- 🐛 Cannot play after switching apps (no start button)
Requested features
2 requests- Add joystick option in settings
- Clarify in-app purchase details on game page
In-app purchases
Pixel Dash!
- Remove Ads$0.99
Jump Drive
- Delta Pack$0.99
- JDS Delta 01$0.99
- JDS Omega 05$0.99
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- JDS Omega 03$0.99
- JDS Omega 04$0.99
- JDS Sigma 04$0.99
- JDS Sigma 02$0.99
- Get 100 Lives$1.99
- Sigma Pack$2.99
- Omega Pack$3.99







