Leap Day vs High Risers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leap Day
Experience a fast-paced action platformer with a unique level generated daily. Master new challenges, traps, and monsters each day to earn daily rewards. Enjoy simple one-touch controls and vibrant pixel art.
- New level every day
- Different locations daily
- Identical levels for all players
- Daily traps and monsters
- Daily gold trophy stamps
- One-touch gameplay
- Pixel art graphics
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Leap Day is a fast paced action platformer with a brand new level every day! ...no really EVERY DAY! ...like until the END OF TIME! **Top 10 Appstore game of the year 2016** Features: • A brand new level you can finish every day! • Set in a different location every day! • Everyone will have exactly the same level every day! • Different traps every day! • Different monsters every day! • Finish the day and get a gold trophy stamp on your calendar... every day! (As long as you're good enough!) • Did we get across there's a ton of new stuff every day? Also: • Simple one touch game play in portrait orientation. A perfect platformer on the go! • A colorful and stunning pixel art world. Retro nostalgia is a go! • A real labor of love from the whole Nitrome team! -Important information- This game contains third party advertising and cross promotion for other Nitrome games, both which can be removed via a one time In App Purchase. Subscription terms can be found at http://www.nitrome.com/eula/.
High Risers
This game challenges players to ascend as high as possible by bouncing off walls. Strategize your ascent and utilize a golden parachute for a strategic advantage. Aim for the highest score by mastering the art of vertical movement.
- Bounce off walls
- Ascend as high as possible
- Utilize a golden parachute
- Score-based gameplay
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How to succeed at work without really trying: Bounce off the walls. Get as high as you can. Always bring a golden parachute.
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Verdict
Leap Day and High Risers both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of High Risers's written reviews are positive against 60% of Leap Day's. Leap Day's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 946) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Leap Day sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days and High Risers sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Leap Day against 4.7 for High Risers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leap Day has 18K ratings behind it against 946, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Leap Day's written reviews are positive against 90% of High Risers's.
Leap Day ships an update every 3 weeks, High Risers every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Leap Day | High Risers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18K ratings) | 4.7 (946 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.3% of reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 946 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 391 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Kumobius |
Customer experience
Leap Day
High Risers
User reviews
Leap Day
From 18K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 New level every day
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Charming pixel art style
- 🏆 Satisfying trophy system
Room to improve
- 🔍 Repetitive level design
- 🔥 Frustratingly difficult
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
High Risers
From 946 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 💎 Cute pixel art graphics
- 🎨 Variety of characters and backgrounds
- 🕰️ Good time-killer for short breaks
Room to improve
- 💰 Paid content for new characters and levels
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after a while
- 🔧 Occasional glitches and unresponsiveness
Bugs and requests
Leap Day
Reported bugs
4 issues- Checkpoint save issues
- Wall jumping and cannon glitches
- Disappearing obstacles and enemies
- Sound cutting out
Requested features
4 requests- Custom level creator
- Multiplayer race mode
- More character variety and abilities
- Offline mode
High Risers
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes on older devices
- Coins not registering properly
Requested features
4 requests- More unique level designs and obstacles
- Ability to customize characters
- Leaderboards and social features
- Difficulty modes or challenges
In-app purchases
Leap Day
- Premium VIP (Weekly)3 Days trial$3.497 Days
- Premium VIP (Monthly)$9.491 Month
- Character Lick$0.99
- Character La Beef$0.99
- Character Solder 26$0.99
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- Character Rasbunny$0.99
- Character from Green Ninja$0.99
- Character from ReDungeon$0.99
- Character from Silly Sausage$0.99
- Character from Rust Bucket$0.99
- Premium unlock 50% Discount$1.99
- Premium unlock2 variants$3.99
High Risers
- Deter$0.99
- Rover$0.99
- Bones$0.99
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- Hanzō$0.99
- Night Life$0.99
- Down Under$0.99
- Lunar Base$0.99
- Small Coin Pack$0.99
- Space Pack$0.99
- City Pack$0.99
- Creatures Pack$0.99
- Mount Olympus$2.99
- Large Coin Pack$5.99
Questions
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