Comparison

Jumpgrid vs POINPY

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

Head to head
About

Jumpgrid

Master a cosmic obstacle course by teleporting through deadly hazards. This arcade game demands precision finger control and quick reflexes. Hone your muscle memory to conquer 100 challenging levels and unlock infinite and speedrun modes.

Highlights
  • Precision teleportation gameplay
  • 100 unique levels
  • Infinite and speedrun modes
  • Easy to learn controls
  • Original electronica soundtrack
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Deftly teleport your way through a deadly cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up! Success requires only a few seconds of precision finger ballet, but touch any of the pulsing hazards and the level instantly resets, ready for you to try again, and again, and again... This is a game about honing your muscle memory until you learn to dance with your fingers! Features: - Skin-of-your-teeth gameplay with easy to learn controls - 100 unique and challenging levels, plus infinite and speedrun modes - An original pulse-pounding electronica soundtrack - Options to adjust game speed and reduce flashing - iCloud sync: keep your progress when switching devices Awards: * Winner, Excellence in Design - Freeplay awards * Honorable mention, Excellence in Design - Independent Games Festival * Finalist - Play by Play awards * App of the Week - Stuff.tv Quotes: "Mobile’s best twitch arcade game" - Craig Grannell, Stuff.tv "A wonderful arcade mash-up that'll make your fingers dance" - Harry Slater, Pocket Gamer "The feeling of playing Jumpgrid is one of those things you won’t really understand until you’ve felt it." - AppUnwrapper "Jumpgrid is soooo goooood" - Zach Gage

About

POINPY

Bounce upwards, dodging enemies and collecting fruit to feed a hungry beast. Unlock new abilities and modes as you climb higher in this vertical action game. Explore randomly generated areas and master one-handed controls.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-handed controls
  • Bounce and flip mechanics
  • Collect fruit for beast's juice
  • Dodge adorable baddies
  • Unlockable puzzle and endless modes
  • Randomly generated areas
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Bounce up, dodge adorable baddies and feed the blue beast that's hot on your heels. A vertical climber from the creator of the award-winning Downwell. Keep going higher and higher because new and more challenging areas await. Earn and unlock abilities that will help you jump into your next run with a better shot at reaching the end. FEATURES Juice 'em up: Use intuitive, one-handed controls to bounce, flip around and grab fruit for the beast's juice. Climb & collect: Evade creatures lurking in randomly generated areas. Collect special abilities like the octobub, which sucks in fruit, and the handy snail clock, which stops time while you ready your next jump. Plus many others! Open new modes: Find a not-so-well-hidden area to unlock the tricky puzzle mode. Complete Poinpy to unlock an endless mode.

Screenshots

Jumpgrid4 screens
POINPY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: POINPY at Free against Jumpgrid's $2.99. Jumpgrid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

POINPY is free to download; Jumpgrid costs $2.99 up front. POINPY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Jumpgrid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Jumpgrid against 4.9 for POINPY. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 185 and 153 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Jumpgrid's written reviews are positive against 95% of POINPY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jumpgrid ships an update fortnightly, POINPY every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jumpgrid versus POINPY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJumpgridPOINPY
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (185 ratings)4.9 (153 ratings)
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews95.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings185 — better153
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB218 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperShape Shop Pty Ltd atf Shape Shop TrustDevolver

Customer experience

Jumpgrid

All ratings185 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%

POINPY

All ratings153 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%

In-app purchases

None

Jumpgrid

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

POINPY

One-time3
  • Standard Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Super Generous Tip!$9.99

Questions

Is Jumpgrid free?
Jumpgrid costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is POINPY free?
POINPY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jumpgrid or POINPY?
Jumpgrid and POINPY are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 185 and 153 ratings respectively.
Do Jumpgrid or POINPY have ads?
Neither Jumpgrid nor POINPY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jumpgrid or POINPY?
Jumpgrid ships an update fortnightly, and POINPY every 2 weeks. Most recently, Jumpgrid was updated on October 20, 2026 and POINPY on October 17, 2026.

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