Planet Squirrel vs Jetscout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planet Squirrel
Embark on a challenging platforming adventure as a flying squirrel. Navigate through levels with unique mechanics, all set to an intense soundtrack and presented in a distinctive monochrome pixel art style.
- Flying squirrel protagonist
- Challenging platformer gameplay
- Unique monochrome pixel art style
- Intense soundtrack
- Levels with unique mechanics
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A challenging platformer about a flying squirrel. - Features a unique monochrome pixel art style - An intense soundtrack - Challenging levels with unique mechanics
Jetscout
Navigate challenging levels using a jetpack with limited fuel. Avoid various hazards to reach the end of each mission and master flight basics. Explore a distant solar system and uncover secrets in a related adventure.
- Jetpack-based platforming
- Limited fuel mechanic
- Hazard avoidance (spikes, lasers, plants)
- 3 unique training missions
- Exploration of a distant solar system
- Uncover secrets of an alien race
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Welcome to Jetscout: Boot Camp, a completely free jetpack-based platformer featuring the Jetscout Essential Training Simulation (JETS) for all new Jetscout recruits! Your goal is to reach the end of each mission using only a jetpack with limited fuel. Avoid deadly spikes, plants, lasers and more as you complete 3 unique missions to master the basics of Jetscout flight! When you're ready, you can tackle your first real mission of exploring a distant solar system and uncovering the secrets behind the strange Valunian race in the game Jetscout: Mystery of the Valunians.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Jetscout at none against Planet Squirrel's shown. Jetscout also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Planet Squirrel's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jetscout holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Planet Squirrel's written reviews are positive against 67% of Jetscout's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Planet Squirrel ships an update every 22 months, Jetscout every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet Squirrel | Jetscout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tommy Soereide Kjaer | Dustin Auxier |
Customer experience
Planet Squirrel
Jetscout
In-app purchases
Planet Squirrel
No in-app purchases
Jetscout
No in-app purchases
