Leap Day vs Jump Jerboa
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/.
Jump Jerboa
Embark on a challenging minimalist platforming adventure as a desert rodent escaping a facility. Master one-touch controls across numerous handcrafted levels filled with deadly obstacles. Experience retro pixel art and chip-tune music in this unforgiving yet rewarding game.
- One-touch controls
- Minimalist presentation
- Handcrafted challenging levels
- 99 levels
- Portals and jump pads
- Chip-tune music
- Pixel art
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What are jerboas? Why, they're desert rodents that can REALLY jump! Trapped in a cage for much of your life, it's time to bust out and face adversity in Jump Jerboa, an unforgiving, minimalist one-button micro platformer! You will fail over and over, but in the end the freedom will be well worth the pain... right? Jump Jerboa is packed with challenging micro-levels. Play as a jerboa who must escape a facility filled with countless death traps. Jump Jerboa features: • One touch controls. Great for gaming on the go! • Minimalist presentation and gameplay! • Tough as nails, handcrafted levels! • 99 levels and more to come! • Several obstacle types including portals and jump pads! • Fancy chip-tune music! • Retro-induced pixel art! Jump Jerboa is a labor of love from a mostly solo game developer.
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Verdict
Leap Day and Jump Jerboa both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Jump Jerboa's written reviews are positive against 59% of Leap Day's. Leap Day's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 480) 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 Jump Jerboa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jump Jerboa holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leap Day has 18K ratings behind it against 480, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Leap Day's written reviews are positive against 92% of Jump Jerboa's.
Leap Day ships an update every 3 weeks, Jump Jerboa every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Leap Day | Jump Jerboa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18K ratings) | 4.8 (480 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 480 |
| 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 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 391 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Yong Kian Chin |
Customer experience
Leap Day
Jump Jerboa
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
Jump Jerboa
From 480 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive gameplay
- 💎 Charming pixel art and aesthetics
- 🔒 Minimal ads that don't interrupt gameplay
- 👍 Challenging yet fair difficulty curve
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or progress loss
- 🔍 Lack of tutorial or in-game guidance
- 🕹️ Controls can feel imprecise at times
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
Jump Jerboa
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels sometimes reset progress unexpectedly
- Difficulty spikes in certain world transitions
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds to explore
- Ability to customize the character
- Leaderboards or achievements system
- Level editor or community-created content
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
Jump Jerboa
- Ad Removal + Tiny companion$1.99
