Comparison

Jetpack Joyride+ vs Helix Jump+

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

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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

Helix Jump+

Guide a bouncing ball through twisting helix towers in a physics-based arcade game. Master precision and momentum to break through platforms and descend to victory. Enjoy an ad-free, offline experience with enhanced visuals and haptics.

Highlights
  • Physics-based bouncing gameplay
  • Navigate twisting helix towers
  • Precision timing and momentum control
  • Enhanced visuals and haptics
  • Offline play
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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The iconic hyper-casual arcade sensation reimagined for Apple Arcade! Helix Jump+ brings the ultimate bouncing adventure to a whole new level. Get ready to dive into a hypnotic world of color, rhythm, and precision as you drop through twisting helix towers in this thrilling physics-based game. Your mission? Guide your ball through rotating platforms, avoiding traps and hazards as you descend toward victory. Sounds easy? You wish! Simple to pick up, endlessly fun, and surprisingly challenging — this is the definitive Helix Jump experience. Precision Meets Momentum Feel every bounce and smash with reworked haptics and enhanced visual effects. Time your drops perfectly, use momentum to your advantage, and unleash powerful speed boosts to break through multiple platforms in one go! Play Anytime, Anywhere No ads. No interruptions. Just pure arcade action. Helix Jump+ is fully playable offline, so the fun never stops — even when you’re on the go. A Classic, Reborn With millions of players around the world, Helix Jump became a genre-defining hit. Helix Jump+ takes everything you loved and enhances it for a premium experience — only on Apple Arcade. ENJOY!

Screenshots

Jetpack Joyride+4 screens
Helix Jump+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Helix Jump+ at 77% against Jetpack Joyride+'s 55%. Helix Jump+ also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (13K vs 3.7K). On price, update cadence, ads 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

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

Helix Jump+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.7K and 13K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Jetpack Joyride+'s written reviews are positive against 77% of Helix Jump+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jetpack Joyride+ ships an update every 2 months, Helix Jump+ monthly. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jetpack Joyride+ versus Helix Jump+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJetpack Joyride+Helix Jump+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.7K ratings)4.8 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews76.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K13K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB220 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHalfbrickVoodoo

Customer experience

Jetpack Joyride+

All ratings3,680 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews308 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative26.6%

Helix Jump+

All ratings12,765 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews348 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative12.6%

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

Helix Jump+

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and satisfying gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and fun experience
  • 💰 Earn coins by completing levels
  • 🎨 Variety of skins to unlock

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., disappearing start button, game freezing)
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 💰 Potential issues with in-app purchases/skins

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

Helix Jump+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Start button disappearing
  • Game freezing when rating prompt appears
  • Skins and coins disappearing after purchases

Requested features

2 requests
  • New game worlds or themes (e.g., dinosaur theme)
  • Improvements to boss battle mechanics

In-app purchases

None

Jetpack Joyride+

No in-app purchases

None

Helix Jump+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jetpack Joyride+ free?
Jetpack Joyride+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Helix Jump+ free?
Helix Jump+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jetpack Joyride+ or Helix Jump+?
Helix Jump+ is rated higher. Jetpack Joyride+ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Helix Jump+ averages 4.8 from 13K ratings.
Do Jetpack Joyride+ or Helix Jump+ have ads?
Neither Jetpack Joyride+ nor Helix Jump+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jetpack Joyride+ or Helix Jump+?
Jetpack Joyride+ ships an update every 2 months, and Helix Jump+ monthly. Most recently, Jetpack Joyride+ was updated on September 26, 2026 and Helix Jump+ on September 26, 2026.

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