Comparison

Junk Jack vs Plug for Terraria

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Junk Jack

Explore, build, and survive in procedurally generated 2D worlds. This sandbox adventure offers creative building, combat, and exploration across multiple planets, with options for both single-player and multiplayer experiences.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated worlds
  • Multiplayer support
  • Creative mode
  • Extensive equipment system
  • Adventure mode across multiple planets
  • Electronics engine for complex creations
  • Farming system
Features
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Welcome to Junk Jack! It is a 2D sandbox where you can explore, build and survive in randomly generated procedural worlds, full of monsters, hidden treasures and beautiful landscapes, now even in multiplayer with friends! * Chosen by the AppStore as one of the #BestOf2013 crafting games in 9 countries! * We are glad to deliver you the best Junk Jack experience ever imagined! A sequel which brings the game to a whole new level with multiplayer, multiple planets, creative mode, liquids, plenty of equipment to customize your character and much more! Plus all the features you loved from Junk Jack Retro (and, we hope, less features you hated!) This is not a freemium game, buy it once and enjoy the full game experience! Features: - local multiplayer up to 4 players and online multiplayer up to 2 players - a creative mode to unleash your creativity and build everything you can imagine - a fully featured equip system with more than 400 different wearable items to enhance your adventures or just to make your friends envy! - polished pixel graphics, full retina support - combat Uber Mobs and obtain their loot by destroying rare world altars! - a fully fledged electronics engine allows the creation of complex widgets, even complete CPUs! - tenths of wonderful music tracks by Bright Primate - intuitive controls: swipe to move and tap to interact with everything - an adventure mode that will let you travel between 12 multiple planets with different and intriguing environments - liquids to enhance or impede your explorations: avoid dangerous lava or go for a swim in a surface lake! - infinite procedurally generated worlds to make every adventure always different - a dynamic day/night cycle that blends with wonderful skies in parallax - a vibrant coloured lighting engine that will make you enjoy every minute spent in Junk Jack worlds - character customization, you can play also as a female! - a rewarding exploration thanks to treasure chests full of cool things - tamable dogs, cats and many other animals that will follow you around - more than 1000 crafts to be built - more than 2000 treasures - more than 440 placeable items - more than 270 different creatures and monsters - explosives, shelves, signs, dyes and all the features you liked in Junk Jack Retro - a complete farming system with more than 70 plants, even many alien and exotic plants - an in game guide that will teach you how to play - two ways of crafting to accommodate even needs of casual users This is just the beginning, we already have many ideas for the next updates! For every issue just contact us on our forum at forum.pixbits.com

About

Plug for Terraria

Easily add any item, including developer-exclusive ones, to your Terraria inventory on iOS. Customize item statistics with powerful modifiers and use them in any world, single or multiplayer. Enjoy unlimited item additions without extra charges.

Highlights
  • Add any item to inventory
  • Include developer items
  • Apply item modifiers
  • Customize item statistics
  • Use items in any world
  • Unlimited item additions
Features
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Build your next Terraria loadout with Plug. Choose your items, modifiers and quantities, then export them straight to your character's inventory. Your items stay with that character when you enter your own worlds or multiplayer worlds. UPDATED FOR TERRARIA MOBILE 1.4.5.8 • Choose from over 6,100 items, including developer equipment and the latest additions. • Search by item name or ID. • Pick from the modifiers supported by each item, including combinations beyond ordinary reforging. • Set your quantities and prepare up to 40 item entries per export. • Save your loadouts in 10 presets and reuse them whenever you need more items. • No subscriptions or in-app purchases. HOW IT WORKS Prepare a preset in Plug and tap Export. Leave the export window open while you switch to Terraria. Tap Multiplayer, choose your player, then use the Join tab to find Plug for Terraria under Local. After exporting, enter any world with the same player to find your items in their inventory. Make room in your Terraria inventory before exporting. If an export is incomplete, check which items arrived and export only the missing items again. Requires Terraria Mobile installed on the same iPhone or iPad. Terraria is sold separately. Export compatibility has been tested with version 1.4.5.8. Plug for Terraria is an independent third-party companion app. It is not Terraria and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Terraria's creators.

Screenshots

Junk Jack4 screens
Plug for Terraria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plug for Terraria at none against Junk Jack's 11. Plug for Terraria also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and chart position (#117 vs unranked). Junk Jack's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Junk Jack costs $4.99 and Plug for Terraria $4.99 up front. Junk Jack sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Plug for Terraria asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Junk Jack against 4.3 for Plug for Terraria. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 471 and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Junk Jack's written reviews are positive against 79% of Plug for Terraria's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Junk Jack ships an update every 3 months, Plug for Terraria fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Junk Jack versus Plug for Terraria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJunk JackPlug for Terraria
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.4 (471 ratings) — better4.3 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews79.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4712.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#117 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixbits SRLInnovative Developers LTD

Customer experience

Junk Jack

All ratings471 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews764 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative15.6%

Plug for Terraria

All ratings2,141 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews468 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative13.7%

User reviews

Junk Jack

From 471 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome game
  • 🚀 Great sandbox experience
  • 🚀 Tons of content
  • 🚀 Nostalgic
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Multiplayer issues
  • 🐛 Inventory/crafting bugs
  • 🔋 Performance issues on older devices
  • 🔒 Lack of cloud/cross-device save support

Plug for Terraria

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easily get any item
  • 🔒 Works as intended
  • 👍 Great for builders and testing
  • 👍 Helpful for new players
  • 👍 Saves time grinding

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer Terraria updates
  • 🐛 Servers get griefed and destroyed
  • 🐛 Some items not available
  • 🐛 Crashes and connection issues

Bugs and requests

Junk Jack

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when joining multiplayer
  • Inventory items disappearing
  • Crafting recipes not working
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Multiplayer desync and desyncing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Controller support
  • More planets/biomes
  • NPC/civilization features
  • Expanded crafting/progression
  • Taming/breeding mechanics

Plug for Terraria

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Certain items not appearing in inventory
  • Saving world issue causing data loss
  • Multiplayer server not showing up
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more 1.4 items
  • Make servers indestructible
  • Add ability to modify item stats
  • Implement journey mode support
  • Add pictures/descriptions for items

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Junk Jack

One-time11
  • Breeding Hat$0.99
  • Extended Day$0.99
  • Complete Craftbook$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Dark Ninja$0.99
  • Mining Helmet$0.99
  • Hatcher Hat$0.99
  • Santa Hat$0.99
  • Chemistry Book$0.99
  • Pocket Pug$0.99
  • Legendary Pole$0.99
  • Instant Planets$1.99
None

Plug for Terraria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Junk Jack free?
Junk Jack costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Plug for Terraria free?
Plug for Terraria costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Junk Jack or Plug for Terraria?
Junk Jack is rated higher. Junk Jack averages 4.4 out of 5 from 471 ratings, while Plug for Terraria averages 4.3 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Junk Jack or Plug for Terraria have ads?
Neither Junk Jack nor Plug for Terraria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Junk Jack or Plug for Terraria?
Junk Jack ships an update every 3 months, and Plug for Terraria fortnightly. Most recently, Junk Jack was updated on September 25, 2026 and Plug for Terraria on September 25, 2026.

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