PILE vs Jump Jerboa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PILE
A fast-paced puzzle game that challenges players to think quickly and strategize to survive as long as possible. It's easy to learn but offers deep strategic gameplay for high scores.
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Strategic thinking
- High score challenges
- Easy to learn
- Deep subtleties
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PILE is a fast-paced puzzle game that you won’t be able to put down! Easy to learn but full of subtleties, PILE will require you to think fast and elaborate strategies to survive as long as possible while scoring a maximum of points!
Jump Jerboa
Embark on a challenging minimalist platforming adventure as a desert rodent escaping a facility. Master one-touch controls across numerous handcrafted levels filled with deadly obstacles. Experience retro pixel art and chip-tune music in this unforgiving yet rewarding game.
- One-touch controls
- Minimalist presentation
- Handcrafted challenging levels
- 99 levels
- Portals and jump pads
- Chip-tune music
- Pixel art
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What are jerboas? Why, they're desert rodents that can REALLY jump! Trapped in a cage for much of your life, it's time to bust out and face adversity in Jump Jerboa, an unforgiving, minimalist one-button micro platformer! You will fail over and over, but in the end the freedom will be well worth the pain... right? Jump Jerboa is packed with challenging micro-levels. Play as a jerboa who must escape a facility filled with countless death traps. Jump Jerboa features: • One touch controls. Great for gaming on the go! • Minimalist presentation and gameplay! • Tough as nails, handcrafted levels! • 99 levels and more to come! • Several obstacle types including portals and jump pads! • Fancy chip-tune music! • Retro-induced pixel art! Jump Jerboa is a labor of love from a mostly solo game developer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jump Jerboa at 4.8 against PILE's 4.3. Jump Jerboa also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 77%) and ratings volume (476 vs 75). PILE's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. PILE sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Jump Jerboa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jump Jerboa holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jump Jerboa has 476 ratings behind it against 75, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of PILE's written reviews are positive against 92% of Jump Jerboa's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | PILE | Jump Jerboa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (75 ratings) | 4.8 (476 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 92.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 | 476 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1Button SARL | Yong Kian Chin |
Customer experience
PILE
Jump Jerboa
User reviews
PILE
From 75 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Awesome game. Been playing 10 years almost.
- ⭐ Good game
- ⭐ Very nice
- ⭐ Solid
- ⭐ Simple yet addictive.
Room to improve
- 🔧 Not enough variety
- 🔧 Old version please!!!
- 🔧 Delete my achievements
Jump Jerboa
From 476 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive gameplay
- 💎 Charming pixel art and aesthetics
- 🔒 Minimal ads that don't interrupt gameplay
- 👍 Challenging yet fair difficulty curve
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or progress loss
- 🔍 Lack of tutorial or in-game guidance
- 🕹️ Controls can feel imprecise at times
Bugs and requests
PILE
Reported bugs
2 issues- Some of the challenge missions seem impossible
- Crashes when trying to delete the app
Requested features
2 requests- Untimed mode
- Better mission descriptions
Jump Jerboa
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels sometimes reset progress unexpectedly
- Difficulty spikes in certain world transitions
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds to explore
- Ability to customize the character
- Leaderboards or achievements system
- Level editor or community-created content
In-app purchases
PILE
- SUPER DYNAMITE$0.99
- EXPLOSION+$0.99
- POWER-UP+$0.99
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- PACK OF 5 SECOND CHANCES$0.99
- PACK OF 10 SECOND CHANCES$0.99
- LUCK+$1.99
- PROMO PACK OF 10,000 COINS$1.99
- COIN+$2.99
- COIN MULTIPLIER$2.99
- PACK OF 10,000 COINS$3.99
Jump Jerboa
- Ad Removal + Tiny companion$1.99
