Climbing Flail vs Jump Jerboa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Climbing Flail
Launch your floppy character upwards by pulling down and releasing. Navigate treacherous obstacles like spinning saws and snakes while maintaining your grip. Enjoy randomized characters and levels for endless climbing challenges.
- Physics-based flinging mechanic
- Obstacle avoidance (saws, snakes)
- Limb loss mechanic
- Rising balloon rides
- Character randomization
- Level generation
- Progress saving
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Pull down and release to fling your floppy body upwards, grab onto something and don't lose your grip. Avoid spinning saws and pesky snakes. Lose your limbs and keep on climbing. Catch a helping ride on a rising balloon. Randomize your character. Save your progress up the mountain. Reach the top and take a photo. Generate a new level and start the climb all over again!
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 Climbing Flail's 69%. Jump Jerboa also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Climbing Flail's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2K vs 480). On price, ads, 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. Climbing Flail 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 480 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Climbing Flail's written reviews are positive against 92% of Jump Jerboa's.
Climbing Flail ships an update every 2 weeks, Jump Jerboa every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Climbing Flail | Jump Jerboa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2K ratings) | 4.8 (480 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 480 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Korigame Ltd | Yong Kian Chin |
Customer experience
Climbing Flail
Jump Jerboa
User reviews
Climbing Flail
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Charming art style
- 🕹️ Smooth and responsive controls
- 🤸♂️ Challenging yet fun gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing and addictive experience
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay loop
- 🎟️ Excessive use of ads
- 🔒 Limited character/skin customization
- 🤔 Unclear objectives and progression
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
Climbing Flail
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent rock grabbing mechanics
- Difficulty spikes at certain points
- Occasional crashes or freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save progress and checkpoints
- More varied levels and challenges
- Unlockable characters and skins
- In-game currency or rewards system
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
Climbing Flail
- Remove Ads$1.99
Jump Jerboa
- Ad Removal + Tiny companion$1.99
