Van Pershing vs Notebook Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Van Pershing
Embark on new adventures with a character who battles zombies with a large gun. Explore diverse levels and utilize various weapons and power-ups. Test your skills and compete with friends.
- Survival and endless modes
- 20 unique levels
- 4 different weapons
- Flying backpack
- Motorbike
- Monsters freezer
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..Any idea of what Van Pershing does early morning? Eat a bowl of cereal? ... or maybe he is jogging with his huge gun killing zombies? Check out yourself and enjoy New Adwentures of Van Pershing. GET the full version for: -two modes : survival and endless -20 unique levels -10 unique scenes -7 enemies -4 different weapons -flying back pack -motorbike -monsters freezer and many more... Check out " More Games" to see other games from THE OAK TEAM garage. Enjoy outstanding graphics adjusted to retina display and some great sound effects that amplify your feelings. Find boundries of your skills and share on Open Feint or Game Center with your friends.
Notebook Jam
A unique puzzle game where you flip through notebook pages to alter the level and reach the end of each stage. Discover hidden paperclips for bonus levels and avoid the eager eraser. Conquer the notebooks, one sheet at a time.
- Flip pages to change the level
- Discover hidden paperclips
- Unlock bonus stages
- Avoid the eraser character
- Conquer sheet by sheet
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Flip through the pages of a notebook with one tap to change the level around you and get to the end of the stage. Find hidden paperclips to unlock devious bonus stages. And watch out for the eraser, who seems to be a bit too excited to do their job. Get out your pencil and conquer the notebooks, sheet by sheet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notebook Jam at 4.8 against Van Pershing's 4.0. Notebook Jam also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Van Pershing's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (109 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Notebook Jam holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Van Pershing has 109 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Van Pershing's written reviews are positive against 100% of Notebook Jam's.
Van Pershing ships an update every 5 months, Notebook Jam every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Van Pershing | Notebook Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (109 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ECO Pawel Jarosz | Andrew Rears |
Customer experience
Van Pershing
Notebook Jam
Bugs and requests
Van Pershing
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads really get in the way on the main menu
- Ads really get in the way on the main menu
Requested features
3 requests- Keep updates for new sections
- iPhone 5 support
- iPhone 5 optimisation
Notebook Jam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Van Pershing
No in-app purchases
Notebook Jam
No in-app purchases
Questions
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