Basement Bump vs PaperSkies
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!
PaperSkies
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Basement Bump | PaperSkies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adknown | 兵瑞 陈 |
In-app purchases
Basement Bump
No in-app purchases
PaperSkies
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Basement Bump free?
Is PaperSkies free?
Do Basement Bump or PaperSkies have ads?
Which is updated more often, Basement Bump or PaperSkies?
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