Comparison

Jetpack Joyride+ vs TIME LOCKER+

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

TIME LOCKER+

Control the flow of time in this minimalist shooter. Slow down or speed up time with a single touch to evade enemies and enhance your abilities. Survive relentless waves of diverse foes in a race against a persistent threat.

Highlights
  • Control time speed with movement
  • Minimalist shooter gameplay
  • Diverse enemy types
  • Character and equipment enhancement
  • High score pursuit
Features
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"Freezes Time When You Stop Moving" You can control the speed of time with only one finger! Move slowly, and time slows down. Move quickly, and it speeds up. But the looming darkness behind you never stops. You must keep going — sometimes with calm precision, sometimes with bold aggression. Time Locker is a minimalist shooter. Many foes will attack you, including animals, mammoths, soldiers, and even a giant T-Rex. But you have one great advantage. Control the speed of time and enhance your character and equipment without limit to get a high score. [ Features of the Apple Arcade Version ] - Special characters only available in the Arcade version - New enemies will appear - Some weapons have been enhanced - Redesigned game difficulty

Screenshots

Jetpack Joyride+4 screens
TIME LOCKER+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TIME LOCKER+ at 88% against Jetpack Joyride+'s 55%. TIME LOCKER+ also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Jetpack Joyride+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TIME LOCKER+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.7K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Jetpack Joyride+'s written reviews are positive against 88% of TIME LOCKER+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jetpack Joyride+ ships an update every 2 months, TIME LOCKER+ every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jetpack Joyride+ versus TIME LOCKER+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJetpack Joyride+TIME LOCKER+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.7K ratings)4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better1.8K
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB64 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperHalfbricksotaro otsuka

Customer experience

Jetpack Joyride+

All ratings3,680 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral18.1%
Negative26.5%

TIME LOCKER+

All ratings1,839 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.3%

User reviews

Jetpack Joyride+

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What 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

TIME LOCKER+

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Smooth and satisfying controls
  • 💡 Unique time-based mechanics
  • 🎨 Appealing visual style
  • 🕹️ Challenging but not too difficult

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔁 Temporary character/weapon unlocks
  • 🔍 Difficulty seeing enemies due to visual effects
  • 🎮 Lack of controller support

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

TIME LOCKER+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes or fails to launch
  • Saved progress/records being lost
  • Issues with in-app purchases and unlocks

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Permanent character/weapon unlocks
  • Customizable visual effects
  • Controller support
  • More game modes and content

In-app purchases

None

Jetpack Joyride+

No in-app purchases

None

TIME LOCKER+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jetpack Joyride+ free?
Jetpack Joyride+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TIME LOCKER+ free?
TIME LOCKER+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jetpack Joyride+ or TIME LOCKER+?
TIME LOCKER+ is rated higher. Jetpack Joyride+ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while TIME LOCKER+ averages 4.8 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Jetpack Joyride+ or TIME LOCKER+ have ads?
Neither Jetpack Joyride+ nor TIME LOCKER+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jetpack Joyride+ or TIME LOCKER+?
Jetpack Joyride+ ships an update every 2 months, and TIME LOCKER+ every 3 months. Most recently, Jetpack Joyride+ was updated on October 15, 2026 and TIME LOCKER+ on October 15, 2026.

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