Jinks! vs POINPY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jinks!
A highly addictive, fast-paced arcade game with simple one-touch controls. Dodge incoming objects and strategically use shields to survive as long as possible. Offers unlimited playtime with various themes.
- One-touch gameplay
- Unlimited playtime
- Fast-paced action
- Strategic movement
- Collectible shields
- Variety of themes
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Jinks! - A highly addictive game. Simple one touch game play with unlimited playing time. * Fast paced game play, can you keep up? * Develop strategies to stay in control! * Predict movement to plan your next step! No levels, no limits, keeps you entertained for hours. Jinks! comes in a variety of beautiful and fun themes. Contact: hello@jinks.app --- Leahland: "This game reminds me of so many other classic games, but with its own unique style. It’s easy to pick up and play, but gets challenging pretty quickly." walkernyranger: "First game I’ve found in a while that’s super simple, yet addictive. Great if you need to burn just a minute or two!" rminerick: "Addictive and easy to pick up when you have a few idle minutes." --- How to play: Dodge objects to stay alive. Just tap to move to a new position. A new object is generated every few seconds when staying in place. But every time you move, a new one is created immediately! Moving creates a black hole, absorbing everything it touches. Time your movement wisely! Collect shield items to gain extra protection. When you get hit, your shield gets destroyed in an explosion. This explosion will destroy every object it reaches. Maintain control over the board by timing your movement and using your shields. Have fun!
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: POINPY at Free against Jinks!'s $1.99. POINPY also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (153 vs 26). Jinks!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
POINPY is free to download; Jinks! costs $1.99 up front. POINPY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Jinks! asks for nothing beyond the download.
POINPY holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POINPY has 153 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Jinks!'s written reviews are positive against 95% of POINPY's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Jinks! ships an update every 5 days, POINPY every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jinks! | POINPY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (26 ratings) | 4.9 (153 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 95.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 153 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Simon Nickel | Devolver |
Customer experience
Jinks!
POINPY
In-app purchases
Jinks!
No in-app purchases
POINPY
- Standard Tip$1.99
- Generous Tip$4.99
- Super Generous Tip!$9.99









