Balance The Hat vs Jump Jerboa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balance The Hat
Tilt your device to balance various hats on a character's head. Avoid bombs and collect a wide variety of unique hats to keep the game interesting. See how long you can maintain your balance.
- Tilt controls
- Hat balancing gameplay
- Bomb avoidance
- Collectible hats
- High score tracking
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Tilt heads and balance hats! See how long you can keep your hat on, and watch out for bombs! Lots of playable hats to collect—including a top hat, chicken, boombox, beanie, birdcage, cat, rocking horse, fish bowl, soccer ball, cactus, and many more.
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
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jump Jerboa at 92% against Balance The Hat's 49%. Jump Jerboa also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Balance The Hat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Jump Jerboa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Balance The Hat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jump Jerboa holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 591 and 480 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Balance The Hat's written reviews are positive against 92% of Jump Jerboa's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balance The Hat | Jump Jerboa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (591 ratings) | 4.8 (480 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | 91.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 591 — better | 480 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Korigame Ltd | Yong Kian Chin |
Customer experience
Balance The Hat
Jump Jerboa
User reviews
Balance The Hat
From 591 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Unique and creative design
- 🕹️ Challenging and competitive
Room to improve
- 🔍 Excessive ads and monetization
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable performance
- 🤯 Extremely difficult and frustrating
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
Balance The Hat
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound issues and muted audio
- Clipboard access concerns
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Difficulty settings or tutorial
- More variety in gameplay and objects
- Improved controls and responsiveness
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
Balance The Hat
No in-app purchases
Jump Jerboa
- Ad Removal + Tiny companion$1.99
