Jailhouse Jack vs Drop Wizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jailhouse Jack
Direct your own jailbreak movie, controlling actors and rewinding time to fix mistakes. Experience the thrill of movie making with an innovative timeline feature that makes any error reversible.
- Direct your own jailbreak movie
- Control actors
- Roll back time to undo mistakes
- 70 scenes to direct
- 3-star ranking system
- Game Center support
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Love watching video clips? Love playing games? Now you can do both, SIMULTANEOUSLY! JAILHOUSE JACK is an all-new game innovation from Donut Games, where you get to DIRECT YOUR OWN JAILBREAK MOVIE, direct the actors and even ROLL BACK TIME to undo mistakes. Enjoy all the dynamite exploding fun of real movie making, with one big exception... Any mistake is reversible by a drag on the timeline. Because honestly, time traveling shouldn't be harder than hi-speed scrubbing an online video! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * App Store placements early 2012: ### Top 100 Games USA ### ### Top 100 Games Canada ### ### Top 100 Games Scandinavia ### - "Brilliant, inventive, addictive" - "You'll have a hard time putting your iDevice down" - "Donut Games has done it again" - "iOS Game of the Day" -- MacWorld SE Highlighted in "10 New App Store Games To Watch" by TouchMyApps * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - 70 Scenes to direct and perfect - Donut Games' famous 3-star ranking system: Increased replay value! - Collectors Icon #30 - Game Center support - Universal App (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch support) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Enjoy another Donut Games release!
Drop Wizard
Embark on an old-school arcade adventure as a wizard battling an evil warlock to rescue a friend. Clear over 60 levels, collect power-ups, and master combos in this action-packed quest.
- Original gameplay and controls
- Over 60 stages
- Vivid pixel art
- 16-bit soundtrack
- Epic boss battles
- Secret game modes
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Bring back the joy of arcade games! Drop Wizard is an action arcade game where you play as Teo, a wizard on a quest to save his friend turned into stone by an evil warlock. Clear all the levels, face dangerous bosses, collect power ups and score epic combos. Features: • Original gameplay and handy controls • More than 60 stages to complete • Vivid pixel art • Awesome 16 bit soundtrack • Epic boss battles • Secret game modes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drop Wizard at 4.6 against Jailhouse Jack's 4.3. Drop Wizard also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 17 months). Jailhouse Jack's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 68%) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, ads, 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
Jailhouse Jack costs $0.99 and Drop Wizard $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drop Wizard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Jailhouse Jack's written reviews are positive against 68% of Drop Wizard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Jailhouse Jack ships an update every 17 months, Drop Wizard every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jailhouse Jack | Drop Wizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews — better | 67.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donut Games | Gionathan Pesaresi |
Customer experience
Jailhouse Jack
Drop Wizard
User reviews
Jailhouse Jack
From 9 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 👍 Clever and unique gameplay
- 👍 Challenging puzzles
- 👍 Rewind feature is useful
Room to improve
- 🐛 Levels can be too difficult to get 3 stars
- 🐛 Some levels get boring after a while
- 🐛 Lack of a skip button for stuck levels
Drop Wizard
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Cute characters and visuals
- 🎶 Catchy retro-style music
- 🕹️ Unique and challenging gameplay
- 💰 Good value for the price
Room to improve
- 🎮 Frustrating controls and auto-run mechanic
- 🔁 Repetitive and limited level design
- 🕹️ Difficulty spike towards the end
- 🕰️ Short overall length
Bugs and requests
Jailhouse Jack
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game shrinking down on iPad Mini
- Incompatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and updates
- Free play mode
- Additional gameplay modes
Drop Wizard
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues on newer devices
- Occasional crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds
- Customizable controls
- Difficulty settings
- Icloud/save game support
In-app purchases
Jailhouse Jack
No in-app purchases
Drop Wizard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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