Comparison

Jump Drive vs Forest Planner

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

Head to head
About

Jump Drive

Navigate a neon starship gauntlet in this one-tap arcade runner. Dodge lasers, falling debris, and closing gates while collecting energy cells. Unlock new ships and compete on leaderboards for the ultimate high-speed challenge.

Highlights
  • One-tap, high-speed space running
  • Multiple zones with unique obstacles
  • Collect energy cells and artifacts
  • Unlock 20 customizable ships
  • Boosters for survival and speed
  • Challenges and Arcade modes
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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Race through a neon starship gauntlet in Jump Drive: Hyper Space Run, a fast one-tap arcade runner where every jump is a risk, every gap is a near miss, and every space portal blocks the way to the next zone. Tap to launch, dodge, drift and blast through a hostile hyperspace maze packed with laser grids, rotating arcs, falling debris, crushers, shields, traps and closing space portals. The controls are simple. The timing is not. One tap sends your ship forward. One mistake can end the run. Survive long enough and the space portal to the next zone appears: a multi-segment finale that closes fast and tests everything you have learned. Break through the portal to jump deeper into space and unlock the next of 5 intense zones, each with sharper hazards, tighter routes and faster decisions. Collect glowing energy cells, grab powerful boosters and upgrade your run. Use shields to survive a crash, multipliers to bank more rewards, and accelerators to rocket past brutal obstacle clusters. Unlock 20 unique ships, each tuned with different speed, acceleration and pickup radius, then find the ship that matches your reflexes. Play on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Jump Drive supports progress sync between iPhone and iPad, so your ships, progress and rewards follow you from pocket to tablet. Play quick runs on iPhone, enjoy the bigger screen on iPad, or sit back with Apple TV using a remote or controller. Why you will keep coming back • Fast one-tap arcade action • High-speed space runner gameplay • 5 zones with epic space portal finales • Lasers, arcs, debris, crushers and closing traps • Boosters: shield, multiplier and accelerator • 20 unlockable ships with different handling • Energy cells, rewards and rare artifacts • Challenges and Arcade objectives • Leaderboards • iPhone and iPad support • Apple TV support with remote/controller play • Progress sync between iPhone and iPad • 22 achievements to earn • Offline arcade gameplay Easy to start. Hard to master. Jump Drive is built for players who love arcade games, endless runners, space games, reflex challenges, one-touch controls and score chasing. Every run is short enough for a break, intense enough for another try, and precise enough to reward skill. Thread the gaps. Break through the portal. Unlock every ship. Push for the top of the leaderboard. Download Jump Drive: Hyper Space Run and start your next hyperspace run.

About

Forest Planner

A charming puzzle game where players design a forest ecosystem. Balance housing, income, and pollution to satisfy the eccentric Mayor Bob.

Highlights
  • Forest ecosystem planning
  • Resource balancing (housing, income, pollution)
  • Appease Mayor Bob
  • Cute puzzle gameplay
  • Zone management
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Plan a forest in this cute puzzle game. Set zones to balance housing, income, and pollution and appease the crazy Mayor Bob!

Screenshots

Jump Drive4 screens
Forest Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forest Planner at none against Jump Drive's 10. Forest Planner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Jump Drive's advantage is ratings volume (380 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Jump Drive sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Forest Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forest Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jump Drive has 380 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Jump Drive's written reviews are positive against 100% of Forest Planner's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Jump Drive versus Forest Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJump DriveForest Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (380 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings380 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.011.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNo Six FiveJonathan Sharkey

Customer experience

Jump Drive

All ratings380 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.6%

Forest Planner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Jump Drive

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • 🐛 Could not load resource
  • 🐛 Cannot play after switching apps (no start button)

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add joystick option in settings
  • Clarify in-app purchase details on game page

Forest Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Jump Drive

One-time10
  • Delta Pack$0.99
  • JDS Delta 01$0.99
  • JDS Omega 05$0.99
Show 7 more
  • JDS Omega 03$0.99
  • JDS Omega 04$0.99
  • JDS Sigma 04$0.99
  • JDS Sigma 02$0.99
  • Get 100 Lives$1.99
  • Sigma Pack$2.99
  • Omega Pack$3.99
None

Forest Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jump Drive free?
Jump Drive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forest Planner free?
Forest Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jump Drive or Forest Planner?
Forest Planner is rated higher. Jump Drive averages 4.6 out of 5 from 380 ratings, while Forest Planner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jump Drive or Forest Planner have ads?
Jump Drive shows ads; Forest Planner does not.

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