Jetscout vs Max
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jetscout
Navigate challenging levels using a jetpack with limited fuel. Avoid various hazards to reach the end of each mission and master flight basics. Explore a distant solar system and uncover secrets in a related adventure.
- Jetpack-based platforming
- Limited fuel mechanic
- Hazard avoidance (spikes, lasers, plants)
- 3 unique training missions
- Exploration of a distant solar system
- Uncover secrets of an alien race
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Welcome to Jetscout: Boot Camp, a completely free jetpack-based platformer featuring the Jetscout Essential Training Simulation (JETS) for all new Jetscout recruits! Your goal is to reach the end of each mission using only a jetpack with limited fuel. Avoid deadly spikes, plants, lasers and more as you complete 3 unique missions to master the basics of Jetscout flight! When you're ready, you can tackle your first real mission of exploring a distant solar system and uncovering the secrets behind the strange Valunian race in the game Jetscout: Mystery of the Valunians.
Max
A 2D pixel-art top-down shooter where you play as a retired agent fighting a ruthless regime. Experience intense action, strategic combat, and a gripping narrative with an instant-death system that requires precision and speed.
- 2D pixel-art graphics
- Top-down shooter gameplay
- Strategic combat
- Gripping narrative
- Instant-death system
- Challenging levels
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Max: Countercoup is a 2D pixel-art top-down shooter that delivers intense action, strategic combat, and a gripping narrative. Step into the shoes of a retired special operations agent, pulled back into the shadows by a thirst for justice as he faces a ruthless regime. Set against the backdrop of a brutal late 20th-century conflict, you’ll go up against a militarized dictatorship that seized power through a coup d'état, aiming to crush freedom and impose total control. Unravel their true motives and lead the fight to take back the nation in a high-stakes counter-coup! The gameplay is designed to test reflexes and strategic thinking, featuring a brutal instant-death system that demands precision and speed. Players must navigate challenging levels filled with ruthless enemies, adapting their tactics to engage in intense, full-scale firefights!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jetscout at 4.0 against Max's 3.0. Max's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 30 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jetscout holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Jetscout ships an update every 30 months, Max every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jetscout | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dustin Auxier | Vladyslav Omelechko |
Customer experience
Jetscout
Max
In-app purchases
Jetscout
No in-app purchases
Max
No in-app purchases
