orthoplay vs The Jerks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
orthoplay
This app serves as the official companion for teenage engineering speakers, offering enhanced control and functionality. It allows users to manage their audio devices and explore various audio settings.
- Official companion app
- Speaker control
- Audio settings management
- Enhanced functionality
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the official companion app for teenage engineering speakers
The Jerks
Experience a live motion capture experiment with quirky characters. Watch as they hilariously attempt to replicate human movements in entertaining ways.
- Live motion capture
- Jerky character animations
- Mimics human movements
- Entertaining experiments
- Suitable for all ages
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Here come The Jerks, a live motion capture experiment for everyone! A selection of jerky characters try their best to mimic the movements of real humans in surprising and entertaining ways.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Jerks at every 2 days against orthoplay's every 4 months. The Jerks also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.9). orthoplay's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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.
The Jerks holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 5 respectively.
orthoplay ships an update every 4 months, The Jerks every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | orthoplay | The Jerks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (19 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teenage Engineering | IORAMA AB |
Customer experience
orthoplay
The Jerks
In-app purchases
orthoplay
No in-app purchases
The Jerks
No in-app purchases
