Comparison

Jetpack Joyride+ vs PAC

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

PAC

Navigate a classic maze, outsmarting ghosts and avoiding a deadly glitch. This revamped endless runner offers new goals, upgrades, and power-ups for a fresh experience. Explore diverse worlds from iconic PAC-MAN games.

Highlights
  • Endless maze navigation
  • Avoid ghosts and the Glitch
  • New goals and permanent upgrades
  • Unlockable power-ups
  • Worlds from classic PAC-MAN games
  • Over 15 power-ups
  • Controller support
Features
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Welcome this classic hit to Apple Arcade! Brought to you by Bandai Namco Entertainment and Hipster Whale, the creators of Crossy Road+ and Crossy Road Castle. PAC-MAN256 was selected as among Apple’s Best Games 2015 and is recognized as: « The Game Awards 2015 Nominated Best Mobile/Handheld Game » « 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Nominated Mobile Game of the Year » PAC-MAN 256+ is a revamped and remastered return of the classic endless runner. Navigate the maze and avoid the ghosts in classic PAC-MAN fashion, but look out for the dreaded Glitch consuming the maze behind you! • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • • Find a fresh experience with these new features - exclusive on Apple Arcade: ● Dive into exciting new goals and upgrades, plan your progression and unlock powerful permanent boosts ● Earn experience points through play and unlock crazy new power-ups, turning each maze run into a brand new experience ● Enjoy a selection of worlds from famous PAC-MAN games such as the classic retro version, PAC-MANIA, PAC-MAN CEDX and many more. Each world presents special objectives and unique alternative gameplay. • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • • Enjoy everything that made PAC-MAN 256 a modern classic: ● A PAC-MAN experience perfectly reinvented for your mobile phone or tablet ● Outsmart ghosts with over 15 different power ups: Laser, Tornado, Giant and much more ● Stay ahead of the super-villain lurking in PAC-MAN since the beginning: The Glitch ● Take on a new gang of revived retro-ghosts, and learn how to avoid their moves ● Waka waka on PAC-DOTS and string a 256 combo for a super special surprise ● Support for playing with external game controllers • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • •

Screenshots

Jetpack Joyride+4 screens
PAC4 screens

Verdict

The call

Jetpack Joyride+ and PAC both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of PAC's written reviews are positive against 56% of Jetpack Joyride+'s. PAC also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 4.1K). On price, rating, 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

PAC holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.1K and 13K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Jetpack Joyride+'s written reviews are positive against 66% of PAC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jetpack Joyride+ ships an update every 2 months, PAC every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Jetpack Joyride+ versus PAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJetpack Joyride+PAC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4.1K ratings)4.6 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews65.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K13K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB182 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHalfbrick StudiosBandai Namco Entertainment Inc.

Customer experience

Jetpack Joyride+

All ratings3,680 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews311 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral18.0%
Negative26.4%

PAC

All ratings12,621 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews393 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative22.1%

User reviews

Jetpack Joyride+

From 4.1K 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

PAC

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique take on Pac-Man
  • 🎮 Fun with power-ups and upgrades
  • 🎉 Improved over original Pac-Man 256

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Broken/non-functioning goals
  • 🐛 Unresponsive/buggy controls
  • 🐛 Daily quests not resetting
  • 🐛 Achievements in wrong language

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

PAC

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Objectives not progressing
  • Bomb radius upgrade not working
  • Pac-Man movement issues
  • Pricing/purchase bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add arrow key controls
  • Allow disabling of power-ups
  • Implement local multiplayer
  • Add more worlds/levels

In-app purchases

None

Jetpack Joyride+

No in-app purchases

None

PAC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jetpack Joyride+ free?
Jetpack Joyride+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PAC free?
PAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jetpack Joyride+ or PAC?
PAC is rated higher. Jetpack Joyride+ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while PAC averages 4.6 from 13K ratings.
Do Jetpack Joyride+ or PAC have ads?
Neither Jetpack Joyride+ nor PAC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jetpack Joyride+ or PAC?
Jetpack Joyride+ ships an update every 2 months, and PAC every 6 weeks. Most recently, Jetpack Joyride+ was updated on October 27, 2026 and PAC on October 28, 2026.

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