Comparison

Apple Catching vs Helix Jump+

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

Head to head
About

Apple Catching

Features
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Exciting New Update! Dive into our fast-paced, challenging touch game that's more addictive than ever! Can you beat the high score and master the new features? Apple Drop Challenge: Don't let those apples fall! Test your reflexes and strategy to keep every apple in place. Ice Wall Defense: Build and fortify your ice wall to stop the apples from tumbling down. But watch out! Fiery fireballs can melt your defences in an instant! Dynamic Viewing: Gain the upper hand by rotating and zooming with intuitive swipe and pinch controls. Discover hidden apples buried within piles of pineapples! Enhanced Compatibility: Now optimised for iPhone 6 and up, ensuring a smooth and thrilling experience on all devices. Get ready for an exhilarating gaming adventure! Update now and see if you have what it takes to conquer the leaderboards. Happy gaming!

About

Helix Jump+

Guide a bouncing ball through twisting helix towers, avoiding traps and hazards. This physics-based arcade game offers a hypnotic world of color and rhythm. Enjoy precision gameplay with enhanced visuals and haptics, playable offline without ads.

Highlights
  • Physics-based bouncing gameplay
  • Twisting helix tower descent
  • Precision timing and momentum
  • Enhanced visuals and haptics
  • Offline play
  • No ads or interruptions
Features
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The iconic hyper-casual arcade sensation reimagined for Apple Arcade! Helix Jump+ brings the ultimate bouncing adventure to a whole new level. Get ready to dive into a hypnotic world of color, rhythm, and precision as you drop through twisting helix towers in this thrilling physics-based game. Your mission? Guide your ball through rotating platforms, avoiding traps and hazards as you descend toward victory. Sounds easy? You wish! Simple to pick up, endlessly fun, and surprisingly challenging — this is the definitive Helix Jump experience. Precision Meets Momentum Feel every bounce and smash with reworked haptics and enhanced visual effects. Time your drops perfectly, use momentum to your advantage, and unleash powerful speed boosts to break through multiple platforms in one go! Play Anytime, Anywhere No ads. No interruptions. Just pure arcade action. Helix Jump+ is fully playable offline, so the fun never stops — even when you’re on the go. A Classic, Reborn With millions of players around the world, Helix Jump became a genre-defining hit. Helix Jump+ takes everything you loved and enhances it for a premium experience — only on Apple Arcade. ENJOY!

Screenshots

Apple Catching4 screens
Helix Jump+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Helix Jump+ at Free against Apple Catching's $1.99. Helix Jump+ also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 67 months). Apple Catching's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Helix Jump+ is free to download; Apple Catching costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apple Catching ships an update every 67 months, Helix Jump+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Apple Catching versus Helix Jump+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApple CatchingHelix Jump+
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—13K — better
Update frequencyEvery 67 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB246 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerry SidiropoulosVoodoo

Bugs and requests

Apple Catching

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Helix Jump+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Start button disappearing
  • Game freezing when rating prompt appears
  • Skins and coins disappearing after purchases

Requested features

2 requests
  • New game worlds or themes (e.g., dinosaur theme)
  • Improvements to boss battle mechanics

In-app purchases

None

Apple Catching

No in-app purchases

None

Helix Jump+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apple Catching free?
Apple Catching costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Helix Jump+ free?
Helix Jump+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Apple Catching or Helix Jump+ have ads?
Neither Apple Catching nor Helix Jump+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apple Catching or Helix Jump+?
Apple Catching ships an update every 67 months, and Helix Jump+ monthly. Most recently, Apple Catching was updated on November 9, 2026 and Helix Jump+ on November 12, 2026.

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