Jinks! vs Notebook Artillery
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!
Notebook Artillery
Engage in strategic cannon combat with this arcade-simulation-action game. Adjust firing angle and powder to hit targets or opponents, accounting for wind and random stage layouts. Features hand-drawn art and multiple game modes.
- Adjust firing angle and powder
- Account for wind and stage layouts
- Solo target practice mode
- CPU opponent
- Local multiplayer vs mode
- Hand-drawn game art
- Unlockable stickers
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Apple called it "sketchy — in a good way." Multiple-time Game of the Day in 80+ countries. Nintendo Force gave it 8.5/10. And it started as a doodle. Once upon a time in a middle school computer lab, a student ignored every assignment for an entire semester to fire cannons at a friend. That student grew up, spent 20 years making games professionally, and eventually decided the world needed a proper love letter to that wasted time. This is it. Notebook Artillery is a hand-drawn artillery game inspired by the classic Mac game that got confiscated off school computers everywhere. Set your angle. Load your powder. Fire. Account for the wind. Try not to hit your own tower. Play your way: Solo target practice — break floating targets across randomly generated stages VS CPU — take on a computer opponent Local multiplayer — challenge someone in the same room What makes it feel different: Every frame hand-drawn in Procreate — ruled lines, coil binding, pencil textures, the whole notebook aesthetic Trees splinter. Towers explode. Cannonballs collide mid-air. Wind changes everything. Read the flag. Use your shot trails. Unlock stickers by pulling off feats — first-shot eliminations, mid-air collisions, and yes, accidentally destroying your own tower Randomly generated stages mean no two games play the same Made by one person, with audio by Kevin Samuels and Switch/console ports by PolyCrunch Games. No AI tools were used in making this game. All art hand-drawn. Developed in GameMaker Studio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Jinks! at none against Notebook Artillery's shown. Jinks! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Notebook Artillery's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and chart position (#58 vs unranked). On in-app purchases 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
Jinks! costs $1.99 and Notebook Artillery $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Notebook Artillery holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook Artillery has 148 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 82% of Notebook Artillery'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, Notebook Artillery every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jinks! | Notebook Artillery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (26 ratings) | 4.5 (148 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 81.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 148 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #58 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Nickel | Austin Ivansmith |
Customer experience
Jinks!
Notebook Artillery
Bugs and requests
Jinks!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Notebook Artillery
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on iOS 12 and 13 on iPad Pro
- Inconsistent animation speeds
Requested features
7 requests- Online multiplayer
- Campaign mode with objectives
- Weapon/tower upgrades
- Customization options
- Special game modes (speed run, boss battles, etc.)
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- Ability to save and continue games
- Detailed badge/achievement system
In-app purchases
Jinks!
No in-app purchases
Notebook Artillery
No in-app purchases









