Roach Race vs Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roach Race
Embark on an endless arcade journey across iconic Witcher locations in a 2D platformer. Dash, jump, and collect points to climb the global leaderboard. Experience a popular mini-game from Night City's arcades on your mobile device.
- Endless scrolling platformer
- Iconic Witcher locations
- Global leaderboard
- Collect points and magical carrots
- Dash and jump mechanics
- Power-up glitches
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Roach Race is a free-to-play arcade platform game from CD PROJEKT RED, developed in collaboration with Crunching Koalas. Embark on a never-ending journey across the Continent with Roach and discover iconic locations from The Witcher series of games — in a never-before-seen 2D version. Collect points and climb the ranks to the very top of the global leaderboard. Always on the go! The biggest hit from Night City’s arcades comes straight to your mobile device. The same mini-game available in Cyberpunk 2077 can now travel with you wherever you go! Gallop through the Continent! Together with Roach, race through an endlessly scrolling loop of the Continent. Dash through incredible landscapes and jump over obstacles in the form of deadly monsters and dangerous traps. You’ll traverse five picturesque regions straight from Geralt of Rivia’s travels: the mysterious fortress of Kaer Morhen, the vibrant Novigrad, the forested Flotsam, the majestic Skellige, and the magically enchanted Isle of Mists. Join the global leaderboard! Utilize Roach’s extraordinary abilities to collect points and compete against others for first place in the global rankings. Collect magical carrots and activate powerful glitches to collect even more points! You’ll need to keep your wits and reflexes about you — the further you travel, the faster you go and the more points you collect.
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
Design your own endless running experience by mixing powerful gameplay modifiers. Test your skills with altered speeds, gravity, and unique obstacles in this sandbox version of a popular game. Help shape its future by playing in early access.
- Mix and match gameplay modifiers
- Customize speed and gravity
- Dodge reimagined obstacles
- Design your own experience
- Early access testing
- Ad-free and in-app purchase-free gameplay
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Available exclusively for Halfbrick+ members - Jetpack Joyride Test Labs is in Early Access! From the same crazy lab that invented a jetpack propelled by a machine gun! Use Turbocharged vehicles! Dodge Giant Missiles! Avoid Exploding coins and tokens! Fly through the Jetpack Joyride Universe and design your own experience by mixing and matching powerful gameplay modifiers. Whether you travel at super-speed, spawn exploding coins or turn the floor into a bouncing castle - you design the fun in this sandbox version of Jetpack Joyride! Join Barry and test your skills at varied speeds, altered gravity and cross the path of the many reimagined obstacles. Play it now to help shape the future of the game! KEY FEATURES: ● Fly through the lab in slow motion or warp speed ● Uninterrupted gameplay without ads or in-app purchases ● Dodge giant missiles that travel in pairs and ricochet off walls ● The floor is lava, don’t get burned! ● Navigate your lab as invisible Barry ● Protect yourself from hazards with a recharging shield ● Turn the whole lab into a bouncing castle! ● And many, many more mods to mix, match and test! WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: ● Exclusive access to the highest-rated games ● No ads or in app purchases ● Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games ● Regular updates and new games ● Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Kick off your Guest Access with 60 minutes of gameplay! If you like what you see, start your One Month free trial and play all our games without ads, in app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 30 days, or save money with an annual membership! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com ***************************************** Terms of Use: https://www.halfbrick.com/subscription-agreement Privacy Policy: https://www.halfbrick.com/halfbrick-plus-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roach Race at none against Jetpack Joyride Test Labs's 9. Roach Race also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). Jetpack Joyride Test Labs's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Jetpack Joyride Test Labs sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Roach Race asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roach Race holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Roach Race's written reviews are positive against 86% of Jetpack Joyride Test Labs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Roach Race ships an update every 6 days, Jetpack Joyride Test Labs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roach Race | Jetpack Joyride Test Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (47 ratings) — better | 4.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | CD PROJEKT RED S.A. | Halfbrick Studios |
Customer experience
Roach Race
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
In-app purchases
Roach Race
No in-app purchases
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
- Halfbrick+6 Months trial$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+2 variants$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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- Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+$99.99
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