JOUST. vs Knight Lancer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JOUST.
Relive the classic 1980s arcade experience with this faithful recreation of the original Joust game. Enjoy the iconic gameplay and challenge yourself with this retro title.
- Original Joust gameplay
- 1980s arcade experience
- Retro gaming
- Arcade classic
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play the original game of joust from the 1980s
Knight Lancer
Engage in thrilling arcade jousting battles with ragdoll physics. Regain your honor by mastering skillful jousting mechanics, delivering critical hits, and customizing your knight. Compete in missions or online multiplayer.
- 18 Mission Story Mode
- Skillful Jousting Mechanics
- Ragdoll Physics
- Character Customization
- Online Multiplayer
- Daily Winning Spree Challenge
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Welcome to KNIGHT LANCER, an arcade jousting game where your skill is rewarded with epic ragdoll physics! Your lands have been taken, your family name bismirched. But you have your lance and a horse - what more does a knight need? Set off on a journey to regain your honour! Toss caution (and your ragdoll enemies) to the wind and become: a Knight! Features: - 18 Mission Story mode, and Free Play - Skillful and satisfying jousting mechanics - Bone-crunching Critical Hits - Ragdoll physics - Character customization - Online multiplayer - Daily winning spree challenge
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Knight Lancer at 83% against JOUST.'s 35%. Knight Lancer also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.0). JOUST.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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
Knight Lancer is free to download; JOUST. costs $4.99 up front. Knight Lancer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. JOUST. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Knight Lancer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knight Lancer has 11K ratings behind it against 146, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of JOUST.'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Knight Lancer's.
JOUST. ships an update every 3 months, Knight Lancer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JOUST. | Knight Lancer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (146 ratings) | 4.7 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.1% of reviews | 83.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 146 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #196 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 414 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Matthew Reiner | BABAR SAEED JANJUA |
Customer experience
JOUST.
Knight Lancer
User reviews
JOUST.
From 146 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Nostalgic classic gameplay
- 👍 Faithful to original arcade
- ✨ Graphics faithful to game
- 🆓 No ads displayed
- 💯 Real deal classic Joust
Room to improve
- 💥 Crashes on load screen
- ❌ Does not run on iPhone/iPad
- 🎮 Clunky/bad on-screen controls
- 📉 Controls are janky
- 🚫 Leaderboard and forum broken
Knight Lancer
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🚀 Immensely enjoyable
- 👍 Great game, has lots of potential
- 👍 Very well made game
- 👍 Amazing game!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Zero reward
- 💰 Paywall!!!
- 🐛 Bad hitboxes
- 🐛 Inconsistent
- 🐛 more luck than skill
Bugs and requests
JOUST.
Reported bugs
24 issues- Crashes on load screen
- App crashes on opening
- Sound doesn't work
- Leaderboard and forum are broken
- Crashes randomly
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- App does not run on iPhone
- App doesn't boot up past loading screen
- Game won't open beyond loading screen
- Game crashes on load
- Cannot joust the teradactyl in the mouth to kill it
- Cannot bounce off the cliff
- Cannot escape lava by flapping hard
- Teradactyl occasionally hangs around on the next level
- Game crashes a bit more than desired
- Tries to place name on leaderboard, crashes
- Onscreen controls are very difficult to use
- Controls are clunky
- Mechanics are clunky
- Controls don't work well
- Demands initials entry EVERY game
- Controls that have been implemented are bad
- Difficult to control
- Controls are swapped from arcade game
- Game only supports a tiny screen
Requested features
13 requests- Add controller support
- Add Bluetooth controller support
- Add Magic Keyboard support
- Add MacOS Version
- Add directional buttons for facing left or right
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- Add virtual joystick
- Add option to swap controls (direction left/right, flap)
- Add two player mode
- Add ability to adjust screen size
- Add option for slightly visible buttons
- Add Patreon or campaign for controller support
- Add more controller options
- Add swipe direction for controls
Knight Lancer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Home screen bug where knight falls off the map
- Armor and shield purchases not working
- Difficulty progressing to Duke rank in certain castles
- Opponents not moving at times, causing player to leave the arena
Requested features
7 requests- More customization options for armor, helmets, shields, and horses
- Ability to customize character during campaign
- Different horses with unique stats
- Skill mechanic to reduce lance bounce
- Ability to rematch after a draw
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- Royalty opponents should have larger hitboxes
- Offline tournaments, PvP duels, and other gameplay modes beyond just jousting
In-app purchases
JOUST.
No in-app purchases
Knight Lancer
- Unlock Full Game$2.99
Questions
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