Jail Run vs Build Up!!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jail Run
Escape a prison after years of confinement by navigating challenging levels and outsmarting obstacles. Compete for the fastest times, discover hidden routes, and aim to become the world's top speedrunner.
- Prison escape gameplay
- Challenging levels
- Speedrun challenges
- Hidden paths and loopholes
- Beat friends' times
- Final boss battle
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After being stuck in prison years your are finally given the chance to escape. One day when you wake up your cell door is open. Now is your chance to escape. Move through challenging levels and beat the final boss. See what you can get as your best time and beat your friends. Find hidden paths and unsuspecting loopholes to cut down your time. Can you be the fastest in the world?
Build Up!!
Construct your tower as tall as possible by strategically placing building nodes. Collect more nodes as you ascend to reach crucial checkpoints and achieve new heights.
- Build structures high
- Gather building nodes
- Reach checkpoints
- Ascend to new heights
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Build your structure as high as you can! Gather additional building nodes along the way and reach the checkpoints!
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Verdict
Jail Run and Build Up!! both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Jail Run's written reviews are positive against 34% of Build Up!!'s. Jail Run also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Build Up!!'s advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 26) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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. Jail Run sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Build Up!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Jail Run against 4.5 for Build Up!!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Build Up!! has 16K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Jail Run's written reviews are positive against 34% of Build Up!!'s.
Jail Run ships an update every 6 weeks, Build Up!! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jail Run | Build Up!! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (26 ratings) | 4.5 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 34.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 266 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Square Lion LLC | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Jail Run
Build Up!!
Bugs and requests
Jail Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Build Up!!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rivet counter malfunction
- Levels regenerating incorrectly
- Tower physics issues
Requested features
3 requests- More level variety
- Ability to create custom maps
- Removal of perfect triangle requirement
In-app purchases
Jail Run
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 5 Items$0.99
Build Up!!
- Remove Ads.$2.99
