Comparison

Monster Dash vs JETPACK ATTACK

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

Head to head
About

Monster Dash

Embark on an action-packed adventure running and gunning through monster hordes. Master simple controls to blast enemies with powerful weapons across diverse worlds. Discover hidden awards and enjoy uninterrupted gameplay.

Highlights
  • Run and gun gameplay
  • Powerful weapons
  • Diverse worlds
  • Unique enemies
  • Hidden awards
  • Simple controls
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Sprint, Jump and Blast your way through Monster Dash, an action-packed game by the creators of Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja. Experience the classic game resurrected from the dead! With simple controls, just two buttons, making it easy-to-learn but hard to master. Join Barry Steakfries and his iconic Machine Gun Jetpack in a world full of menacing monster mayhem, as you run and gun your way through hordes of zombies, vampires and more with the most explosive and powerful weapons you can find! UNIQUE FEATURES: • Clear your path with punchy and powerful Weapons! • Uninterrupted gameplay without ads or in-app purchases • 5 different exotic worlds to survive • Unique enemies to defeat in each world • 62 Hidden Awards and Accolades to discover Download Monster Dash now and embark on an action-packed, monster-slaying, adventure… with a dash of nostalgia. Do the dash, do the Monster Dash! 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 **************************************** View our privacy policy at https://halfbrick.com/hbpprivacy View our terms of service at https://www.halfbrick.com/terms-of-service

About

JETPACK ATTACK

Features
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Most runners never end. This one does. You are JETT, the last skyrunner — stranded across a galaxy of twenty hostile worlds with a jetpack that runs dangerously hot and a voice on the radio pointing you toward home. THE HEAT IS THE GAME Hold thrust to climb. Hold it too long and the pack redlines, cuts out, and drops you. Knowing when to burn and when to back off is the whole game. Kills cool you down, so flying aggressively is also flying safely - press the advantage and the pack forgives. TWENTY WORLDS, TWENTY SKIES Eighty levels across four acts, designed and built by one person. Every world rewrites the rules, teaches you the new skill, then demands you master it. • EMBERFALL — ash squalls, a rising lava tide, thermals that fling you skyward • THE DROWNED WORLD — flooded ruins and shrinking pockets of air • STORMSPIRE — wind tunnels, lightning rods, rain across the whole sky • HOLLOW MOON — low gravity that flips over whenever it feels like it • MIRRORSANDS — mirage platforms that may not be there at all • THE AETHER HEART — the way home, if you can reach it NINETEEN WARDENS Every world is guarded. The Dredge drags you into its conveyors. The Rootmind buries the arena in vines. The Broodmother fills the dark with her young. The Dreadnought simply fills the sky. Each fight is built around the skill its world spent four levels teaching you. AND AN ENDING A real one. Reach the Aether Heart, face what is waiting there, and fly home. ASSAULT MODE When the campaign is done, the endless mode begins. Escalating sectors, boon gates that let you gamble on a build, ranks to climb, and a daily gauntlet on a shared seed; everyone flies the same run, every day. BUILT FOR ONE THUMB Hold a side of the screen to fly. Drag to move. Auto-fire is on by default, so you can play the whole game with a single thumb on a train. Prefer the other hand? There's a full left-handed mirror. Also: reduced motion, high-contrast threat outlines, and separate music and effects volumes. MAKE IT YOURS Earn energy cells and Aether Shards as you fly. Spend them on pilots, thruster trails, bolt colours and extraction flourishes; cosmetics that change how your run looks, never how hard it is. No paid power. No timers on your progress. PLAYS ANYWHERE No account. No sign-up. No internet required; the whole campaign works offline, including on a flight. Your progress lives on your device.

Screenshots

Monster Dash4 screens
JETPACK ATTACK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Monster Dash at none against JETPACK ATTACK's shown. Monster Dash also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). JETPACK ATTACK's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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. Monster Dash sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and JETPACK ATTACK sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Dash ships an update every 3 weeks, JETPACK ATTACK weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Monster Dash versus JETPACK ATTACK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster DashJETPACK ATTACK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB268 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHalfbrickDavid Tanner

Bugs and requests

Monster Dash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress and purchases disappearing after updates
  • Game Center integration not working properly
  • Spawning enemies too close to the player

Requested features

3 requests
  • Bring back the original pixel art style
  • Add more unlockable weapons and gadgets
  • Implement a classic mode without energy/stamina system

JETPACK ATTACK

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Monster Dash

Subscriptions6
  • Halfbrick+$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+ (Trial)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+ (Early Adopter)6 Months trial$2.991 Month
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  • Halfbrick+ (Yearly discount)$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
  • Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time11
  • The Mega Magnet$0.99
  • Special Ammo Gadget$0.99
  • Small Gem Pack$1.99
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  • Fruit Ninja Blade$1.99
  • Weapon Bundle 1$1.99
  • Weapon Bundle 2$1.99
  • Apocalypse Starter Pack$2.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$3.99
  • Incredibubble$3.99
  • Large Gem Pack$8.99
  • Halfbrick+$99.99
2 purchases

JETPACK ATTACK

One-time2
  • Starter pack$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Monster Dash free?
Monster Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JETPACK ATTACK free?
JETPACK ATTACK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Monster Dash or JETPACK ATTACK have ads?
JETPACK ATTACK shows ads; Monster Dash does not.
Which is updated more often, Monster Dash or JETPACK ATTACK?
Monster Dash ships an update every 3 weeks, and JETPACK ATTACK weekly. Most recently, Monster Dash was updated on October 12, 2026 and JETPACK ATTACK on September 25, 2026.

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