Jetpack Joyride+ vs Jetpack Joyride 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Jetpack Joyride 2
Embark on a frantic adventure with Barry as he battles new enemies using upgraded equipment and weapons. Navigate a laboratory to thwart scientists' experiments in this modern, HD-enhanced sequel.
- New equipment and weapons
- Fight new enemies
- HD graphics and animations
- New mechanics
- Modernized gameplay
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Barry returns in a frantic adventure! In this case, he will have new equipment and weapons to fight new enemies and make his way through the laboratory to stop the scientists' experiments before it is too late. The evolved adventure of Jetpack Joyride with new HD graphics, new animations, new mechanics and a new way of playing. Download now to play again this updated and modern adventure! *** View our terms of service at http://halfbrick.com/tos View our privacy policy at https://www.halfbrick.com/jj2-apple-arcade-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jetpack Joyride 2 at 4.8 against Jetpack Joyride+'s 4.5. Jetpack Joyride 2 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (31K vs 4.1K). Jetpack Joyride+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Jetpack Joyride 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jetpack Joyride 2 has 31K ratings behind it against 4.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Jetpack Joyride+'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Jetpack Joyride 2's.
Jetpack Joyride+ ships an update every 2 months, Jetpack Joyride 2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jetpack Joyride+ | Jetpack Joyride 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.1K ratings) | 4.8 (31K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 63.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K | 31K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 275 MB | 531 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Halfbrick Studios | Halfbrick |
Customer experience
Jetpack Joyride+
Jetpack Joyride 2
User reviews
Jetpack Joyride+
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Jetpack Joyride 2
From 31K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Improved graphics and gameplay
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 👍 Engaging story and characters
- 🚀 Responsive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- ⏱️ Levels too short
- 🔍 Lack of replayability after completing story
- 🔍 Missing endless mode
- 🔍 Limited vehicle and power-up options
Bugs and requests
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
Jetpack Joyride 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes when trying to enter certain levels
- Upgrade menu sometimes unresponsive
- Sticker album not functioning properly
- Inconsistent frame rate on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add endless mode
- More levels and content updates
- Ability to replay previous levels
- More vehicle and power-up variety
- Improved progression system
In-app purchases
Jetpack Joyride+
No in-app purchases
Jetpack Joyride 2
No in-app purchases
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