Nightgate vs Jumpgrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nightgate
Navigate a dark, digital world in the year 2398 as the last remaining life form on Earth. Explore 50 handcrafted levels, avoid enemies, and uncover the mysteries of this futuristic landscape. Enjoy an immersive experience with a stunning minimalist design and original soundtrack.
- 50 handcrafted levels
- Avoid enemies
- Immersive digital environments
- Original soundtrack
- Minimalist design
- Discover achievements
- iCloud progress sync
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In the year 2398, a network of intelligent computers known as Nightgate, is the last remaining life form on Earth. "Stunning" - The Daily Dot "A Neon-Soaked Art Installation" - Stuff TV "One of the best soundtracks I've heard in a while" - MacStories "A Gorgeous Minimalist Experience" - TouchArcade "Top 10 Indie Mobile Games of 2016" - Indie Game Reviewer "10 Best Video Game Soundtracks of 2016" - FACT Magazine "A pretty cool mixture of laid back and frantic" - Gamezebo "Wide range of challenges and mechanics" - Pocket Gamer "Feels right at home on the Apple TV" - iLounge "Wonderfully Intuitive Controls" - Cult of Mac "A Triumph in Design" - TapSmart "Immersive and Captivating" - AppAdvice –– Step into the computer and make your way through 50 handcrafted levels. Avoid enemies as you interact with a dark digital world and explore what lies beyond the futuristic landscapes of Nightgate. Features: • Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV • No ads, no in-app purchases • Immersive digital environments • Over 40 minutes of original soundtrack (also available on iTunes Music Store) • Minimalist design featuring vibrant colors and complex geometries • Discover achievements scattered throughout the game • In-game camera to capture beautiful screenshots • Sync your progress using iCloud • Fully localized for English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese and Russian
Jumpgrid
Master a cosmic obstacle course by teleporting through deadly hazards. This arcade game demands precision finger control and quick reflexes. Hone your muscle memory to conquer 100 challenging levels and unlock infinite and speedrun modes.
- Precision teleportation gameplay
- 100 unique levels
- Infinite and speedrun modes
- Easy to learn controls
- Original electronica soundtrack
- iCloud sync
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Deftly teleport your way through a deadly cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up! Success requires only a few seconds of precision finger ballet, but touch any of the pulsing hazards and the level instantly resets, ready for you to try again, and again, and again... This is a game about honing your muscle memory until you learn to dance with your fingers! Features: - Skin-of-your-teeth gameplay with easy to learn controls - 100 unique and challenging levels, plus infinite and speedrun modes - An original pulse-pounding electronica soundtrack - Options to adjust game speed and reduce flashing - iCloud sync: keep your progress when switching devices Awards: * Winner, Excellence in Design - Freeplay awards * Honorable mention, Excellence in Design - Independent Games Festival * Finalist - Play by Play awards * App of the Week - Stuff.tv Quotes: "Mobile’s best twitch arcade game" - Craig Grannell, Stuff.tv "A wonderful arcade mash-up that'll make your fingers dance" - Harry Slater, Pocket Gamer "The feeling of playing Jumpgrid is one of those things you won’t really understand until you’ve felt it." - AppUnwrapper "Jumpgrid is soooo goooood" - Zach Gage
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Jumpgrid at fortnightly against Nightgate's every 5 months. Jumpgrid also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Nightgate's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 185). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Nightgate costs $3.99 and Jumpgrid $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jumpgrid holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nightgate has 1.3K ratings behind it against 185, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of Nightgate's written reviews are positive against 91% of Jumpgrid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nightgate ships an update every 5 months, Jumpgrid fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nightgate | Jumpgrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) | 4.9 (185 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews — better | 91.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 185 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Semidome Inc. | Shape Shop Pty Ltd atf Shape Shop Trust |
Customer experience
Nightgate
Jumpgrid
Bugs and requests
Nightgate
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes when switching apps
- Levels sometimes reset unexpectedly
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to reset progress
- Multiplayer or online features
Jumpgrid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nightgate
No in-app purchases
Jumpgrid
No in-app purchases
