Comparison

PickleJar Classic vs Alone @ Home

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

Head to head
About

PickleJar Classic

A simple and fun game where you toss pickles into jars using a spoon. Earn in-game currency to unlock new cosmetic items for your spoons, jars, and pickles.

Highlights
  • Pickle tossing gameplay
  • Unlockable skins
  • In-game currency
  • Simple controls
  • Casual time-killer
Features
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Bored at school? Work? Maybe you're just waiting in between loading screens or for those delicious leftovers to finish heating up? PickleJar Classic is here to make sure you pass the time... In no time ;) Quite possibly the best pickle tosser to date. (Maybe even the only one to date idk tho lol). The game is simple. You literally fling a pickle into a jar using a spoon. Pretty silly but loads of fun. With the store feature, you can spend your hard earn PickleCoins to earn new skins! New updates coming soon to bring in new skins for your Spoon, Jar, and Pickles!!

About

Alone @ Home

Defend your home from intruders using various traps and weapons. Outsmart thieves and ensure they have a terrible experience. Utilize the ingredients available to set up your defenses.

Highlights
  • Ingredient-based trap setting
  • Weapon usage
  • Thief deterrence gameplay
  • Home defense strategy
  • Multiple defense sections
Features
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Use the ingredients found in each section. Set traps or use your weapons. The thieves will have their worst days ever.

Screenshots

PickleJar Classic1 screens
Alone @ Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PickleJar Classic at none against Alone @ Home's 8. PickleJar Classic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Alone @ Home's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 15). On price 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

Both are free to download. Alone @ Home sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. PickleJar Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PickleJar Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PickleJar Classic's written reviews are positive against 67% of Alone @ Home's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PickleJar Classic versus Alone @ Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickleJar ClassicAlone @ Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15 ratings) — better4.4 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1553 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomislav Vuckovicomer cetin

Customer experience

PickleJar Classic

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Alone @ Home

All ratings40 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PickleJar Classic

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Alone @ Home

One-time8
  • Coin Buy 1000x$1.99
  • Coin Buy 2500x$2.99
  • No Ads Buy$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Coin Buy 5000x$4.99
  • Beginner Bundle Buy$9.99
  • Master Bundle Buy$19.99
  • Coin Buy 10000x$19.99
  • Coin Buy 25000x$29.99

Questions

Is PickleJar Classic free?
PickleJar Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alone @ Home free?
Alone @ Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PickleJar Classic or Alone @ Home?
PickleJar Classic is rated higher. PickleJar Classic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Alone @ Home averages 4.4 from 53 ratings.
Do PickleJar Classic or Alone @ Home have ads?
Alone @ Home shows ads; PickleJar Classic does not.

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