Hurdle Hell vs MindStep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hurdle Hell
Control two runners simultaneously to clear an endless stream of hurdles. If either runner trips, the game ends. Collect Hell Bottlecaps as a reward for your progress and earn special bottlecaps through a daily stamp system.
- Dual character control
- Endless hurdle jumping
- Collectable in-game rewards
- Daily stamp system
- Simple tap controls
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The two runners' hearts beat as one! If just one of the runners trips, it's game over! Control both runners and clear an endless hell of oncoming hurdles! How to Play * Jump the endless onslaught of hurdles. * Press L to make the bottom runner jump and R to make the upper right runner jump. * Keep playing to collect your reward: Hell Bottlecaps! Daily Stamp You can collect one stamp per day. Collect six to receive a special bottlecap.
MindStep
A simple yet challenging jumping game where players time their jumps from moving logs to reach a goal. Avoid falling into the sea with precise timing and aim for high scores.
- Log-to-log jumping
- Precise jump timing
- Avoid falling into the sea
- Goal-oriented gameplay
- Aim for 100 jumps
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It’s a jump game that’ll make you hum “boing, boing!” without even realizing it! Jump from log to log, keep jumping toward the goal! But be careful — one wrong move and you’ll fall right into the sea! Aim for the legendary 100 jumps! ■ How to Play ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Just press the Jump button — it’s that simple! Time your jumps carefully to land on the moving logs. Let your guard down, and you’ll plunge straight into the ocean! You’ll be shouting “Aaaah!!” before you know it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MindStep at 5.0 against Hurdle Hell's 4.3. Hurdle Hell's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 51 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MindStep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hurdle Hell has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Hurdle Hell's written reviews are positive against 77% of MindStep's.
Hurdle Hell ships an update every 3 months, MindStep every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hurdle Hell | MindStep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 76.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 51 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Yonehara | OMOSHIRO KAKUMEI CAPSULE PLUS, K.K. |
Customer experience
Hurdle Hell
MindStep
In-app purchases
Hurdle Hell
No in-app purchases
MindStep
No in-app purchases
