Turn vs Jump Jerboa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Turn
Navigate treacherous walls by tapping at the precise moment to make perfect turns. Shrink the dungeon to tackle tighter spaces as you collect gold and unlock new characters. Test your reflexes as the speed increases.
- Perfect turn timing
- Shrinking dungeon mechanic
- Gold collection
- Unlockable characters
- Increasing speed
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Those walls are very dangerous: they may cut you! Try to make perfect turns by tapping at the right moment. The more you shrink the tighter the dungeon. Collect gold and unlock new characters. And remember – the speed is growing! How far can you go?
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 rating: Jump Jerboa at 4.8 against Turn's 4.2. Jump Jerboa also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 71%). Turn's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Turn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 168 and 476 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Turn's written reviews are positive against 92% of Jump Jerboa's.
| Parameter | Turn | Jump Jerboa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (168 ratings) | 4.8 (476 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 168 | 476 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 7.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Yong Kian Chin |
Customer experience
Turn
Jump Jerboa
Bugs and requests
Turn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Turn
- Remove Ads$1.99
Jump Jerboa
- Ad Removal + Tiny companion$1.99
