Comparison

Pumpkin Jack vs Mineblast!!

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

Head to head
About

Pumpkin Jack

Guide Pumpkin Jack through a dark, monster-filled path using a lantern. Control the light's size to avoid detection and attacks from lurking beasts. Navigate the dimly lit environment carefully to survive the night.

Highlights
  • Lantern-based light control
  • Stealth gameplay
  • Monster avoidance
  • Dark path navigation
  • Atmospheric horror
Features
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A dim light flicker in the dark Use it to assist Jack avoid the beasts Once upon a night, in a certain place Pumpkin-head Jack with a lantern in his hand Walking alone down the dark path through the endless night Within the darkness are monsters waiting to ambush Should the monsters notice the light They will approach and attack Control the size of the light Be careful walking on the dimly lit night path

About

Mineblast!!

Explore a dangerous mine and blast your way out using TNTs in this platformer destruction game. Utilize the fully destructible environments to create paths, uncover gems, and find hidden secrets. Enjoy hours of creative fun with pixel art graphics and chiptune music.

Highlights
  • Fully destructible environments and physics
  • Pixel art graphics and chiptune music
  • Hidden secrets and levels
  • Creative pathfinding with TNT
  • Gem collection
Features
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Explore a dangerous mine and blast your way out using TNTs. Mineblast!! is a platformer destruction game with fully destructible environments. Blast walls to open your way, blast soil and crates to find precious gems, blast wooden platforms to use them as a bridge, there is no limit to your creativity. Features: • Fully destructible environments and physics. • Quality pixel art graphics and chiptune music. • Lots of hidden secrets and levels. • Super Cat Tales characters. • Hours and hours of fun!

Screenshots

Pumpkin Jack4 screens
Mineblast!!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pumpkin Jack at 100% against Mineblast!!'s 56%. Pumpkin Jack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Mineblast!!'s advantage is ratings volume (153 vs 9). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mineblast!! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pumpkin Jack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pumpkin Jack holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mineblast!! has 153 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pumpkin Jack's written reviews are positive against 56% of Mineblast!!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pumpkin Jack ships an update every 5 days, Mineblast!! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pumpkin Jack versus Mineblast!!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPumpkin JackMineblast!!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9 ratings) — better4.0 (153 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings9153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHit-Point Co., Ltd.Gionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Pumpkin Jack

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mineblast!!

All ratings153 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Pumpkin Jack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mineblast!!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels freezing or not loading properly
  • Inability to progress past certain stages
  • Saved data being lost after updates
  • Ads causing the game to crash or become unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add checkpoint system to avoid restarting levels
  • Introduce more playable characters and customization options
  • Implement an option to remove ads for a one-time fee
  • Improve level design to reduce frustrating dead ends

In-app purchases

None

Pumpkin Jack

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mineblast!!

One-time2
  • Gate Ticket$0.99
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Pumpkin Jack free?
Pumpkin Jack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mineblast!! free?
Mineblast!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pumpkin Jack or Mineblast!!?
Pumpkin Jack is rated higher. Pumpkin Jack averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Mineblast!! averages 4.0 from 153 ratings.
Do Pumpkin Jack or Mineblast!! have ads?
Mineblast!! shows ads; Pumpkin Jack does not.
Which is updated more often, Pumpkin Jack or Mineblast!!?
Pumpkin Jack ships an update every 5 days, and Mineblast!! every 3 months. Most recently, Pumpkin Jack was updated on October 7, 2026 and Mineblast!! on October 21, 2026.

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