Comparison

Jump Jerboa vs Tower Stack

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

Head to head
About

Jump Jerboa

Embark on a challenging minimalist platforming adventure as a desert rodent escaping a facility. Master one-touch controls across numerous handcrafted levels filled with deadly obstacles. Experience retro pixel art and chip-tune music in this unforgiving yet rewarding game.

Highlights
  • One-touch controls
  • Minimalist presentation
  • Handcrafted challenging levels
  • 99 levels
  • Portals and jump pads
  • Chip-tune music
  • Pixel art
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What are jerboas? Why, they're desert rodents that can REALLY jump! Trapped in a cage for much of your life, it's time to bust out and face adversity in Jump Jerboa, an unforgiving, minimalist one-button micro platformer! You will fail over and over, but in the end the freedom will be well worth the pain... right? Jump Jerboa is packed with challenging micro-levels. Play as a jerboa who must escape a facility filled with countless death traps. Jump Jerboa features: • One touch controls. Great for gaming on the go! • Minimalist presentation and gameplay! • Tough as nails, handcrafted levels! • 99 levels and more to come! • Several obstacle types including portals and jump pads! • Fancy chip-tune music! • Retro-induced pixel art! Jump Jerboa is a labor of love from a mostly solo game developer.

About

Tower Stack

Build an increasingly tall tower by stacking blocks. As gameplay progresses, blocks shrink, making it harder to reach new heights. Unlock new skins and enjoy colorful, infinite 3D gameplay.

Highlights
  • Infinite gameplay
  • Unlockable skins
  • Colorful 3D graphics
  • Challenging stacking mechanics
  • Progressively smaller blocks
Features
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Try to build your tower higher and higher into the sky. As time goes by, it will become more and more difficult to stack the ultimate skyscraper, as your blocks will probably get smaller and smaller. • Challenge • Unlockable skins • Colorful • 3D • Infinite gameplay

Screenshots

Jump Jerboa4 screens
Tower Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Jump Jerboa at 4.8 against Tower Stack's 4.0. Jump Jerboa also leads on ratings volume (480 vs 1). Tower Stack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, monetization model and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Jump Jerboa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tower Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jump Jerboa holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jump Jerboa has 480 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Jump Jerboa's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tower Stack's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jump Jerboa ships an update every 2 months, Tower Stack every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jump Jerboa versus Tower Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJump JerboaTower Stack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (480 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings480 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYong Kian ChinStefan Krauss

Customer experience

Jump Jerboa

All ratings476 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews278 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative7.2%

Tower Stack

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Jump Jerboa

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Levels sometimes reset progress unexpectedly
  • Difficulty spikes in certain world transitions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and worlds to explore
  • Ability to customize the character
  • Leaderboards or achievements system
  • Level editor or community-created content

Tower Stack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Jump Jerboa

One-time1
  • Ad Removal + Tiny companion$1.99
None

Tower Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jump Jerboa free?
Jump Jerboa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tower Stack free?
Tower Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jump Jerboa or Tower Stack?
Jump Jerboa is rated higher. Jump Jerboa averages 4.8 out of 5 from 480 ratings, while Tower Stack averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jump Jerboa or Tower Stack have ads?
Both Jump Jerboa and Tower Stack show ads.
Which is updated more often, Jump Jerboa or Tower Stack?
Jump Jerboa ships an update every 2 months, and Tower Stack every 6 days. Most recently, Jump Jerboa was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tower Stack on October 24, 2026.

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