Basement Bump vs Gear Town
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basement Bump
Keep a balloon airborne by tapping to jump and push it upwards. Avoid obstacles like paper planes and falling books to prevent the balloon from popping or touching the ground. Customize your player with various outfits.
- Keep balloon afloat
- Avoid paper planes
- Avoid falling books
- Player customization
- Jump to boost balloon
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Keep the balloon afloat in Basement Bump, a simple game built around the idea that the balloon can't touch the ground! Avoid paper planes, and falling books while trying to prevent the balloon from popping! - Jump before hitting the balloon to give it an extra push - Be careful where you jump, paper planes are always in the air - Bump into a hazard and be slowed - Several outfits for the player to choose from Install Basement Bump and see how long you can keep the balloon up!
Gear Town
Restore a dark, abandoned town by helping industrious mice power up an underground powerhouse. Guide these tiny critters to bring light back to the mysterious settlement and immerse yourself in a tranquil fantasy world.
- Restore abandoned town
- Help industrious mice
- Power underground powerhouse
- Immerse in fantasy world
- Tranquil gameplay
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A seemingly abandoned town. Not a soul to be found, except for the little mice living among the darkness. It is up to you and these industrious rodents to work together to bring light back to the town! There is an underground powerhouse which the mice call home. Tirelessly working to turn the gears of the powerhouse, the little critters need your help to light up this mysterious town. So come join some friendly little mice and immerse yourself in this quiet, tranquil fantasy world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basement Bump at 4.0 against Gear Town's 3.0. Basement Bump also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Gear Town's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 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.
Basement Bump holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Basement Bump ships an update every 4 months, Gear Town every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basement Bump | Gear Town |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Adknown | GlobalGear Co. Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Basement Bump
No in-app purchases
Gear Town
No in-app purchases
