Comparison

High Risers vs Jumping Joe!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bounce off walls
  • Ascend as high as possible
  • Utilize a golden parachute
  • Score-based gameplay
Features
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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.

About

Jumping Joe!

Guide a square character on an endless vertical climb, navigating treacherous platforms and obstacles. Compete for highscores and customize your character's appearance.

Highlights
  • Endless vertical platforming
  • Highscore chasing and sharing
  • Tap or swipe controls
  • Dynamic shifting colors
  • Unlockable power-ups
  • Character customization
Features
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It’s a long way to the top (if you wanna hop ‘n’ bolt)! Fly high in Jumping Joe, a vertical non-stop platformer so addictive that it will make you jump right outta the stratosphere! # # # HIP TO BE SQUARE # # # Meet Joe. He is a square. Literally speaking, not figuratively. But he is not just any kind of square. He is a square with ambition. Help this jumpy fella on his upwards journey through a wild world full of gaps, traps and obstacles. Dodge roaring cannonballs, flic-flac over pointy spikes and leap across bottomless pits as you go higher and higher – slamming your friends’ highscores and leaving the other jumpers in the dust! # # # JUMPING JOE’S GO-GETTING FEATURES # # # ■ ONE DIRECTION: Reach for new heights and go up high… waayyy up high! ■ SUPER-ADDICTIVE: Chase highscores and share them with your friends! ■ MIGHT AS WELL JUMP: Leap from platform to platform via tap or swipe controls! ■ SHIFTING COLORS: Enter Joe’s ever-changing world – are you up for it? ■ LIL’ HELPERS: Rocket [x]… helmet [x]… magnet [x]… bomb [x] ■ DRESS TO IMPRESS: Customize Joe with dozens of new helmets, trails and faces!

Screenshots

High Risers4 screens
Jumping Joe!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: High Risers at 946 against Jumping Joe!'s 61. High Risers also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Jumping Joe!'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. High Risers sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Jumping Joe! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

High Risers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: High Risers has 946 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of High Risers's written reviews are positive against 95% of Jumping Joe!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
High Risers versus Jumping Joe!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHigh RisersJumping Joe!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (946 ratings) — better4.5 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews94.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings946 — better61
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB424 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKumobiusMOBASO

Customer experience

High Risers

All ratings946 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews739 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.0%

Jumping Joe!

All ratings61 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral0.6%
Negative4.8%

User reviews

High Risers

From 946 App Store ratings

What 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

Jumping Joe!

From 61 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and easy to learn mechanics
  • 🎨 Cute and colorful graphics
  • 🧩 Multiple game modes and customization options
  • ⚡ Fast-paced and challenging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💰 Ad removal purchase doesn't work
  • 🐛 Game crashes and fails to load
  • 📞 Unresponsive developer support
  • ⚠️ Incompatible with older devices
  • 🎯 Difficult mission requirements

Bugs and requests

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

Jumping Joe!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ad removal purchase not functioning
  • Game freezes on startup
  • Incompatibility with iPad 3 and older devices
  • Occasional game crashes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Gesture controls for power-ups instead of touch icons
  • Improved mission balance and difficulty tuning
  • Better power-up drop rate mechanics

In-app purchases

13 purchases

High Risers

One-time13
  • 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
9 purchases

Jumping Joe!

One-time9
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Humble Pack2 variants$1.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
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  • Cats character pack$1.99
  • Politicians character pack$1.99
  • Piggy Bank (+ no ads)$4.99
  • Piggy Bank$4.99
  • Treasure Chest (+ no ads)$9.99
  • Bank Heist (+ no ads)$19.99

Questions

Is High Risers free?
High Risers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jumping Joe! free?
Jumping Joe! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, High Risers or Jumping Joe!?
High Risers is rated higher. High Risers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 946 ratings, while Jumping Joe! averages 4.5 from 61 ratings.
Do High Risers or Jumping Joe! have ads?
Both High Risers and Jumping Joe! show ads.
Which is updated more often, High Risers or Jumping Joe!?
High Risers ships an update every 2 months, and Jumping Joe! every 2 months. Most recently, High Risers was updated on October 1, 2026 and Jumping Joe! on September 29, 2026.

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