Comparison

Basement Bump vs PaperSkies

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Keep balloon afloat
  • Avoid paper planes
  • Avoid falling books
  • Player customization
  • Jump to boost balloon
Features
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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!

About

PaperSkies

Features
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Take a gentle flight through the spring sky. In Sakura Fly, you guide a paper airplane by tapping to rise and dragging to steer. Catch falling sakura petals, avoid drifting clouds, ride through changing winds, and build streaks to trigger Hanami Rush for higher scores. Every run is quick, focused, and easy to replay. Collect blessed petals to gain a one-hit shield, survive stormy boss encounters, unlock achievements, and keep improving your best score. Features: Simple tap-and-drag flight controls Sakura petal collecting and cloud dodging Combo streaks and Hanami Rush score bursts Blessed petals with shield protection Changing sky chapters and storm encounters Daily flight missions and achievement progress Multiple paper plane styles Portrait play designed for iPhone

Screenshots

Basement Bump4 screens
PaperSkies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PaperSkies at none against Basement Bump's shown. PaperSkies also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Basement Bump's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basement Bump ships an update every 4 months, PaperSkies every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Basement Bump versus PaperSkies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasement BumpPaperSkies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdknown兵瑞 陈

In-app purchases

None

Basement Bump

No in-app purchases

None

PaperSkies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basement Bump free?
Basement Bump is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaperSkies free?
PaperSkies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Basement Bump or PaperSkies have ads?
Basement Bump shows ads; PaperSkies does not.
Which is updated more often, Basement Bump or PaperSkies?
Basement Bump ships an update every 4 months, and PaperSkies every 2 months. Most recently, Basement Bump was updated on October 19, 2026 and PaperSkies on October 2, 2026.

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