Pengrun vs Jumpin' Jack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pengrun
Control a penguin and navigate a world to survive for as long as possible. Experience endless running gameplay with a charming arctic theme. Test your reflexes and see how far you can go.
- Penguin character control
- Survival gameplay
- Endless running mechanics
- Arctic environment
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Welcome to Pengrun! Run around as a Penguin and survive as long as you can!
Jumpin' Jack
Experience a fast-paced 2D platformer where you guide a character through challenging levels. Test your precision and reflexes across multiple worlds, with different game modes to suit your playstyle. Track your progress and aim for new high scores.
- Fast-paced 2D platforming
- Three challenging worlds
- Normal, Hardcore, and Practice modes
- High score tracking
- Expanding worlds with future updates
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Jumpin' Jack is a fast-paced 2D platformer that will test your precision, speed, and reflexes! Guide Jack through three exciting worlds, each with 10 challenging levels, as you jump, dodge, and race to set your best times. Game Modes: • Normal Mode – Progress through all 30 levels, perfecting your speed and timing to beat your high scores. • Hardcore Mode – The ultimate test! Complete the game with just one life—no mistakes allowed. • Practice Mode – Sharpen your skills and master tricky jumps to improve your Normal and Hardcore runs. Features: • High Scores & Stats – Track your best times and push for faster runs! • Expanding Worlds – Three worlds are ready to challenge you, with Worlds 4 & 5 coming soon! Think you have what it takes to conquer Jumpin' Jack? Get ready to jump, race, and prove your skills!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pengrun at none against Jumpin' Jack's shown. Pengrun also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Jumpin' Jack's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pengrun against 5.0 for Jumpin' Jack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Pengrun ships an update every 3 weeks, Jumpin' Jack every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pengrun | Jumpin' Jack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Calen McCann | Werf Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Pengrun
Jumpin' Jack
In-app purchases
Pengrun
No in-app purchases
Jumpin' Jack
No in-app purchases
