Comparison

Eden vs Junk Jack Retro

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

Head to head
About

Eden

Create and explore infinite worlds with a powerful block-based sandbox game. Unleash your creativity by building anything imaginable, from simple structures to complex contraptions, and share your creations with a vibrant community.

Highlights
  • Explore, build, and destroy huge worlds
  • Wide variety of building materials
  • Interactive elements like fire and explosives
  • Creative tools like fireworks and portals
  • Lovable and aggressive creatures
  • Share and explore user-created worlds
Features
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Explore a world of limitless possibility. Build your own personal Eden. Unleash your creative and adventurous spirit! Eden is a game that lets you do awesome things with blocks. The game engine enables crazy sandbox fun. Build, destroy and explore your way through endless worlds. What will you make? Nostalgic classic fun for all ages. Features: * Huge worlds to explore, build, and destroy * All kinds of materials to build with * Colors * Fire and explosives * Fireworks, portals, paint bombs, lights, doors and treasure cubes * Lovable creatures, including new aggressive ones * Community: share your builds with friends and explore new worlds * Millions of user created worlds

About

Junk Jack Retro

Explore, build, and survive in procedurally generated 2D worlds. This prequel offers retro pixel art, a dynamic day/night cycle, and a vast array of crafting and building options. Discover hidden secrets, fight monsters, and create unique homes.

Highlights
  • Retro style pixel art
  • Procedurally generated worlds
  • Dynamic day/night cycle
  • Advanced farming system
  • Extensive crafting recipes
  • Underground biomes
  • Combat with diverse mobs
Features
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*If you don't have Junk Jack we suggest you to first purchase it and then consider Junk Jack Retro to enjoy where all started!* Junk Jack is now called Junk Jack Retro, with widescreen support! Junk Jack Retro is the prequel of Junk Jack, a 2D sandbox game where you can explore, build your home and survive in random procedurally generated worlds full of monsters, treasures and hidden secrets! --------- What the press says: "A Wonderful Free-Roam Game with an Irresistible Pixel Aesthetic" -Iphonealley.com, 4.5/5 "It has charm in spades. While it isn't the first 2D sandbox building game out there, it is a particularly attractive one, sporting crisp pixel art and gorgeous lighting effects. " " -Toucharcade, 4/5 "Junk Jack is a hands-down, no questions asked must-own for any and all iOS users who love sandbox crafting games." -148apps, 4.5/5 "Junk Jack isn't Minecraft, nor does it feel like it needs to be as its 2D world provides the same level of novel exploration fun while presenting challenges of its own to overcome; a tightly balanced free form experience that's only going to get better with time." -Appspy, 5/5 --------- Join our forum (http://forum.pixbits.com) and help us to improve our game, and share your creations! Features: * retro style pixel art! * beautiful sound tracks from Bright Primate * intuitive controls: swipe to move and tap to interact with everything! * dynamic day/night cycle * never get lost with customizable signs * advanced farming system with more than 30 different plant types * 135+ recipes for cookable foods! * tint cloth blocks with 15 color dyes * underground biomes with unique graphic style and monsters. * placeable and throwable explosives that can destroy buildings, landscapes and monsters! * critters and enemies to fight (more than 60 different mobs!) * a fully featured lighting system together with many different sources of light and global lighting * 3 slots for infinite worlds that you can generate and explore, every world is different from any other! * procedural generation which creates beautiful worlds with plants, caves, different biomes all around the world * a double layered world which allows to customize background and foreground of your creations * many ores and shiny gems to help your adventure * many hidden containers full of treasures * more than 1000 treasures! * more than 600 crafts! * more than 380 block types * many elements to decorate your houses (like sofas, tables, wardrobes, paintings, statues and many others) * an in-game discoverable book to teach you how to play and the recipes available * shelfs to place items around just to make your buildings shine * minimap (with a really zoomed out feature to allow you to share your creations) * runs fine on older gen hardware We would like to thank Notch! He developed our bigger indie brother Minecraft, without which this game would not exist. If you need help, please contact us!

Screenshots

Eden4 screens
Junk Jack Retro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eden at none against Junk Jack Retro's 10. Eden also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 147). Junk Jack Retro's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 76%) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On rating, ads 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

Eden costs $1.99 and Junk Jack Retro $0.99 up front. Junk Jack Retro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Eden asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Eden against 4.3 for Junk Jack Retro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eden has 2.1K ratings behind it against 147, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Eden's written reviews are positive against 84% of Junk Jack Retro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eden ships an update every 2 days, Junk Jack Retro every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Eden versus Junk Jack Retro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEdenJunk Jack Retro
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.2 (2.1K ratings)4.3 (147 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews84.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better147
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.67.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB32 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKingly Software IncPixbits SRL

Customer experience

Eden

All ratings2,086 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews565 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative15.0%

Junk Jack Retro

All ratings147 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews888 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.5%

User reviews

Eden

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Nostalgic and memorable game
  • 🌟 Unique and creative sandbox experience
  • 🎨 Customizable blocks and colors
  • 🌐 Ability to share and download worlds

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🕹️ Outdated and clunky controls
  • 🌇 Limited block and feature set compared to competitors
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding and downloading user-created worlds

Junk Jack Retro

From 147 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Long-time fan
  • 💬 Multiplayer request
  • 🎮 Retro feel
  • 👍 Great game
  • 🔍 Lots of content to explore

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🔒 Needs more security
  • 🕹️ Clunky controls
  • 💰 Not worth the money
  • 🤔 Confusing

Bugs and requests

Eden

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Worlds not saving properly
  • Inconsistent performance on newer devices
  • Shared world search not functioning correctly
  • Lighting and texture issues after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer functionality
  • More block types and customization options
  • Improved world sharing and discovery
  • Flying/camera controls for easier building
  • Survival mode with day/night cycles and enemies

Junk Jack Retro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Inventory/crafting issues
  • Compatibility problems
  • Saving/loading issues

Requested features

9 requests
  • Multiplayer
  • Creative mode
  • More content updates
  • Armor and weapons
  • Customization options
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  • Larger worlds
  • Liquids and portals
  • Bosses and mobs
  • Quests and progression

In-app purchases

None

Eden

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Junk Jack Retro

One-time10
  • Complete CraftBook$0.99
  • Slime Hat$0.99
  • Botanist Hat$0.99
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  • Chef Hat$0.99
  • Robin Hood Hat$0.99
  • Breeding Hat$0.99
  • Jazon Hat$0.99
  • Frost Ninja Hat$0.99
  • Santa Hat$0.99
  • Golden Logo$2.99

Questions

Is Eden free?
Eden costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Junk Jack Retro free?
Junk Jack Retro costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eden or Junk Jack Retro?
Junk Jack Retro is rated higher. Eden averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Junk Jack Retro averages 4.3 from 147 ratings.
Do Eden or Junk Jack Retro have ads?
Neither Eden nor Junk Jack Retro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eden or Junk Jack Retro?
Eden ships an update every 2 days, and Junk Jack Retro every 5 weeks. Most recently, Eden was updated on November 1, 2026 and Junk Jack Retro on November 1, 2026.

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