Junk Jack vs Afterplace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Procedurally generated worlds
- Multiplayer support
- Creative mode
- Extensive equipment system
- Adventure mode across multiple planets
- Electronics engine for complex creations
- Farming system
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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
Afterplace
Embark on an open-world adventure on your mobile device, exploring a vast landscape filled with hidden secrets, treasures, and quirky characters. Engage in combat, uncover mysteries, and forge your own path through a world without waypoints.
- Open world exploration
- Hidden secrets and treasures
- Combat with monsters
- Interactive characters
- No virtual buttons
- Dynamic control adaptation
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An open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed nooks. There are no waypoints in Afterplace. You'll have to forge your own path. Afterplace has been designed from the ground up to be a fast, fluid, beautiful experience for mobile. There are no virtual buttons. You can move and attack by touching anywhere. You can tap objects directly to interact or attack, use two thumbs like a traditional controller, or control the game with a physical gamepad. The game will adapt dynamically to your play style. Pick up and set down the game at your own pace, it will always save your progress. Afterplace is made to feel like a full-fledged indie adventure game that fits in your pocket. About the Author: Afterplace is made by one person, Evan Kice. A former software engineer from Austin TX, Evan quit his job (to the dismay of his friends and family) and has been working full time on Afterplace since early 2019. The initial game released in December of 2022, but Evan plans on continuing to support and polish the game when he can!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Afterplace at 4.9 against Junk Jack's 4.4. Afterplace also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (94% vs 78%). Junk Jack's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, ads 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
Junk Jack costs $4.99 and Afterplace $6.99 up front. Junk Jack sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Afterplace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Afterplace holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 471 and 627 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Junk Jack's written reviews are positive against 94% of Afterplace's.
Junk Jack ships an update every 3 months, Afterplace monthly. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | Junk Jack | Afterplace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (471 ratings) | 4.9 (627 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 471 | 627 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #20 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 249 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pixbits SRL | Evan Kice |
Customer experience
Junk Jack
Afterplace
User reviews
Junk Jack
From 471 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Afterplace
From 627 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Charming characters and dialogue
- 🎨 Beautiful pixel art and visuals
- 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
- 💡 Unique story and world-building
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
- 🔍 Lack of a map or quest log can lead to getting lost
- 🔍 Some plot points not fully explained
- 🔍 Limited weapon/item variety
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
Afterplace
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on certain devices
- Saves not loading properly
Requested features
3 requests- Landscape mode support
- Ability to restart or replay the game
- More in-depth combat and progression systems
In-app purchases
Junk Jack
- Breeding Hat$0.99
- Extended Day$0.99
- Complete Craftbook$0.99
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- 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
Afterplace
No in-app purchases









