Monster Dash vs JETPACK ATTACK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Run and gun gameplay
- Powerful weapons
- Diverse worlds
- Unique enemies
- Hidden awards
- Simple controls
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
JETPACK ATTACK
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Monster Dash | JETPACK ATTACK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 268 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Halfbrick | David 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
Monster Dash
- Halfbrick+$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+ (Trial)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+ (Early Adopter)6 Months trial$2.991 Month
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- Halfbrick+ (Yearly discount)$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- The Mega Magnet$0.99
- Special Ammo Gadget$0.99
- Small Gem Pack$1.99
Show 8 moreShow fewer
- 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
JETPACK ATTACK
- Starter pack$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Monster Dash free?
Is JETPACK ATTACK free?
Do Monster Dash or JETPACK ATTACK have ads?
Which is updated more often, Monster Dash or JETPACK ATTACK?
Other comparisons















