Comparison

Jump Jerboa vs Needle Gap

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

Needle Gap

Features
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Needle Gap is a clean one-tap arcade puzzle about timing, focus, and tiny openings. Tap to launch each pin into the rotating core. Every level asks you to read the motion, find the gap, and thread the needle without touching the pins already fixed to the circle. The rules are simple, but each stage adds more pressure through tighter spaces, faster motion, direction changes, and shifting rhythms. Play through 50 offline levels designed to grow steadily harder. Early stages teach the timing. Later stages test patience, precision, and quick decisions. Features: - 50 progressively harder single-player levels - One-tap controls built for quick sessions - Level select with local progress storage - Star ratings for clean clears - Minimal black-and-white visual style - Original built-in music and sound effects - Music and sound toggles - Fully offline: no login, no network, no ads, no in-app purchases Needle Gap is made for players who enjoy small, focused challenges where one clean tap can make the difference.

Screenshots

Jump Jerboa4 screens
Needle Gap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Needle Gap at none against Jump Jerboa's 1. Needle Gap also leads on ads (none vs shown). Jump Jerboa's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price 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. Needle Gap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jump Jerboa versus Needle Gap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJump JerboaNeedle Gap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (480 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings480 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYong Kian Chin俊灏 洪

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

Needle Gap

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

Needle Gap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jump Jerboa free?
Jump Jerboa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Needle Gap free?
Needle Gap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jump Jerboa or Needle Gap have ads?
Jump Jerboa shows ads; Needle Gap does not.

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