METBOY! vs Jump Jerboa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
METBOY!
Embark on an adventure as a "METBOY" in "Metland"! Enhance your abilities with collectible chips and upgrade your blades in a shop system. Compete for high scores on regional and individual leaderboards.
- Character enhancement with collectible chips
- Blade upgrade shop system
- Score rankings (individual and regional)
- Multi-language support
- Adventure through "Metland"
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Take control of a "METBOY" wearing a "Blade Met" and adventure through "Metland"! Function. This is a shop system that allows you to enhance your blades. You can collect & equip chips to enhance the player's abilities. There is a score ranking that can be compared by individual or region. Supported languages: English, français, Español, 简体中文, 日本語 What's new: Twitter: @rebuildgames
Jump Jerboa
Embark on a challenging minimalist platforming adventure as a desert rodent escaping a facility. Master one-touch controls across numerous handcrafted levels filled with deadly obstacles. Experience retro pixel art and chip-tune music in this unforgiving yet rewarding game.
- One-touch controls
- Minimalist presentation
- Handcrafted challenging levels
- 99 levels
- Portals and jump pads
- Chip-tune music
- Pixel art
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What are jerboas? Why, they're desert rodents that can REALLY jump! Trapped in a cage for much of your life, it's time to bust out and face adversity in Jump Jerboa, an unforgiving, minimalist one-button micro platformer! You will fail over and over, but in the end the freedom will be well worth the pain... right? Jump Jerboa is packed with challenging micro-levels. Play as a jerboa who must escape a facility filled with countless death traps. Jump Jerboa features: • One touch controls. Great for gaming on the go! • Minimalist presentation and gameplay! • Tough as nails, handcrafted levels! • 99 levels and more to come! • Several obstacle types including portals and jump pads! • Fancy chip-tune music! • Retro-induced pixel art! Jump Jerboa is a labor of love from a mostly solo game developer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Jump Jerboa at 476 against METBOY!'s 18. Jump Jerboa also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (92% vs 79%). On price, update cadence, 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. METBOY! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Jump Jerboa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jump Jerboa holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jump Jerboa has 476 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of METBOY!'s written reviews are positive against 92% of Jump Jerboa's.
METBOY! ships an update every 5 weeks, Jump Jerboa every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | METBOY! | Jump Jerboa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) | 4.8 (476 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 476 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rebuild Games LLC. | Yong Kian Chin |
Customer experience
METBOY!
Jump Jerboa
Bugs and requests
METBOY!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Jump Jerboa
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels sometimes reset progress unexpectedly
- Difficulty spikes in certain world transitions
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds to explore
- Ability to customize the character
- Leaderboards or achievements system
- Level editor or community-created content
In-app purchases
METBOY!
- BRONZE SUPPORTER$0.99
- SILVER SUPPORTER$2.99
- RAINBOW NAME$3.99
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- GOLD SUPPORTER$7.99
- VIP SUPPORTER$74.99
Jump Jerboa
- Ad Removal + Tiny companion$1.99
Questions
Is METBOY! free?
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