Comparison

SP!NG vs Jetpack Joyride+

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

Head to head
About

SP!NG

Engage in a relaxing yet skillful puzzle game with hundreds of handcrafted levels. Discover new themes, unlock unique characters, and overcome daily challenges. Master levels to access more difficult game modes.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of hand-crafted levels
  • Unlockable themes and soundtracks
  • Earnable characters
  • Daily challenges
  • Achievements
Features
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Experience the zen and skillful world of SP!NG. With only one touch, flow through hundreds of hand-crafted levels. Unlock new themes that change the look and feel of your experience. Earn new characters and perfect levels to unlock new challenging modes. Features: * 500+ levels (and more to come) * Daily challenges & new ways to play * 7 themes with unique soundtracks by award-winning composer Stafford Bawler * 75 unique characters to unlock * Lots of Achievements From the team that brought you No Way Home, Moving Out, Thumb Drift and One More Line. About the name: SPiNG? NO, it's SP!NG!! not SPING or SPIN... or SLING. Combining the words Spin and Swing and then throwing a ! in the middle because we thought it'd be cool! But pro-tip don't use ! in your games name.

About

Jetpack Joyride+

Embark on an exhilarating endless running adventure with Barry Steakfries, utilizing bullet-powered jetpacks and riding in crazy vehicles. Complete daring missions, collect coins, and customize your character while dodging dangerous obstacles in this action-packed game.

Highlights
  • Fly unique jetpacks
  • Ride the wave-rider
  • Complete daring missions
  • Customize outfits
  • Dodge lasers and missiles
  • Collect coins and earn money
  • Pilot giant mechs and vehicles
Features
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Bullet-powered jetpacks! Giant mechanical dragons! Birds that shoot money! From the makers of the global hit game, Fruit Ninja comes this insane, high flying endless runner that will keep you on the edge of your seat! It's time to join Barry Steakfries and equip the coolest jetpacks, suit up in stylish costumes and ride crazy vehicles in his endless running quest to beat the scientists to the end of the lab. FEATURES: ● Fly the coolest jetpacks in gaming history ● Surf the wave-rider in all its glory ● Complete daring missions to boost your rank ● Customise your look with ridiculous outfits ● Dodge lasers, zappers, and guided missiles ● Collect coins and make millions of dollars ● Storm the lab in giant mechs and crazy vehicles ● Equip high-tech gadgets and power-ups ● Earn achievements and battle it out against friends ● Test your reflexes with simple one-touch controls

Screenshots

SP!NG4 screens
Jetpack Joyride+4 screens

Verdict

The call

SP!NG and Jetpack Joyride+ both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of SP!NG's written reviews are positive against 56% of Jetpack Joyride+'s. SP!NG also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Jetpack Joyride+'s advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 1K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for SP!NG against 4.5 for Jetpack Joyride+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 4.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of SP!NG's written reviews are positive against 56% of Jetpack Joyride+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SP!NG ships an update monthly, Jetpack Joyride+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SP!NG versus Jetpack Joyride+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSP!NGJetpack Joyride+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1K ratings) — better4.5 (4.1K ratings)
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1K4.1K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size874 MB275 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSMG StudioHalfbrick Studios

Customer experience

SP!NG

All ratings1,040 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews382 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral8.4%
Negative12.8%

Jetpack Joyride+

All ratings3,680 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews311 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral18.0%
Negative26.4%

User reviews

SP!NG

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Smooth controls
  • 💎 Satisfying challenge
  • 🎨 Beautiful visuals
  • 🎶 Great soundtrack

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Leaderboard issues
  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Difficult to progress past certain levels
  • 🕹️ Lack of landscape mode support
  • 🔋 Performance issues on some devices

Jetpack Joyride+

From 4.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best game!
  • 👍 Fun game to grind on long car rides
  • 👍 Very Good Game
  • 👍 Definitive Version
  • 👍 Classic, and super fun!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitch
  • 🐛 Crashes after EVERY BLING GAME!!!!
  • 🐛 Random unexpected crashes
  • 🐛 Buggy and unbalanced, odd for such a vintage game
  • 🐛 Unavoidable crashes

Bugs and requests

SP!NG

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels resetting progress
  • Impossible to complete certain levels
  • Startup crashes on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Level editor and community features
  • Replay functionality for daily challenges
  • Improved haptic feedback

Jetpack Joyride+

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Flash is broken on the sleigh of awesomeness
  • Stats broken
  • Cloud saves don't work
  • Crashes after EVERY BLING GAME!!!!
  • Random unexpected crashes
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  • Gamecenter achievements not working!
  • SAM broken
  • Glitches
  • Crashes
  • Crashes constantly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add SAM skins, extra backgrounds and more jetpacks
  • Implement VR Mode!
  • Add crossover events
  • Bring back missing vehicles and features from original
  • Add more areas and sectors with different designs

In-app purchases

None

SP!NG

No in-app purchases

None

Jetpack Joyride+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SP!NG free?
SP!NG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jetpack Joyride+ free?
Jetpack Joyride+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SP!NG or Jetpack Joyride+?
SP!NG is rated higher. SP!NG averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Jetpack Joyride+ averages 4.5 from 4.1K ratings.
Do SP!NG or Jetpack Joyride+ have ads?
Neither SP!NG nor Jetpack Joyride+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SP!NG or Jetpack Joyride+?
SP!NG ships an update monthly, and Jetpack Joyride+ every 2 months. Most recently, SP!NG was updated on October 21, 2026 and Jetpack Joyride+ on October 20, 2026.

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