Dropchord vs Jetpack Kurt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dropchord
A music-driven score challenge game with mesmerizing visuals and an original electronic soundtrack. Manipulate a beam to dodge obstacles and collect notes across ten original tracks. Offers both level-based and endless gameplay modes.
- Music-driven gameplay
- Mesmerizing visuals
- Original electronic soundtrack
- Score challenge
- Standard Mode
- Full Mix Mode
- Leaderboards
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COMPATIBILITY NOTICE: This app will NOT be available on any device with iOS 11 or NEWER. It will still work on devices with iOS 10 or older but support will no longer be provided. ***Named Editor's Choice in the iOS App Store! Dropchord is a music-driven, score challenge game with mesmerizing visuals and an original electronic soundtrack! Influenced by music visualizers and score attack arcade games, Dropchord is an original experience that'll test your dexterity while providing endless fun! * Use your fingers to manipulate a beam crossing the extent of a circle. Dodge scratches while you collect notes to progress to the next track! * Ten original, full length electronic tracks stream seamlessly to create an endless DJ set! * "Standard Mode" challenges you to a level-based experience, introducing new game mechanics as the music progresses! * "Full Mix Mode" provides an endless experience with a steadily increasing difficultly! * Global and Local Leaderboards save your high scores for competition with your friends and younger self! Do your fingers and ears a favor-- get Dropchord today!!
Jetpack Kurt
Experience thrilling jetpack and spaceship flights with intuitive two-thumb controls. Master 3D flight, progress through advanced vehicles, and test your skills in challenging combat and landing scenarios.
- Jetpack and spaceship flight
- Full 3D flight simulator
- Two-thumb control system
- Third-person and first-person views
- Progressive jetpack and spacecraft upgrades
- Finesse landing challenges
- Combat mode with air-to-ground attacks
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Uncle Kurt has a shiny new jetpack and spaceship... wanna go fly with me? Also includes Space Flight mode: a full tumbling 3D flight simulator with two-thumb controls! Can you master 3D flight on your mobile device? Fly in either third-person view, or first-person camera view. Full 3D flight controls using only two thumbs. Progress through from easy-to-control starter jetpacks to more advanced high performance jetpacks and spacecraft. Finesse your landings on higher levels to avoid damaging your spacecraft. Combat mode challenges your flight skills with air-to-ground attack tasks!
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Verdict
Dropchord and Jetpack Kurt both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Jetpack Kurt's written reviews are positive against 52% of Dropchord's. Jetpack Kurt also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Dropchord's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 5) and iOS requirement (5.0 vs 9.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Dropchord against 4.2 for Jetpack Kurt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dropchord has 63 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Dropchord's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jetpack Kurt's.
Dropchord ships an update every 3 weeks, Jetpack Kurt monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dropchord | Jetpack Kurt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (63 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 452 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Double Fine Productions, Inc. | Kurt Dekker |
Customer experience
Dropchord
Jetpack Kurt
Bugs and requests
Dropchord
Reported bugs
13 issues- Game crashes on loading screen (iPhone 5, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Mini)
- Incompatible with iOS 11 and later
- Does not work on 32-bit devices
- Multitouch not working on iPad Mini
- Game freezes after second bonus stage
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- Stuttering when visual quality set above standard
- Game gets stuck on loading screen then closes
- No sound output on some devices
- Controls not functioning on some devices
- Jailbroken device compatibility issues
- Extremely low frame rate on iPod Touch
- Unintended auto-pause during gameplay
- WiFi connectivity causing loading issues
Requested features
10 requests- Infinite mode without time limits
- Multiple difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard)
- Pause button that's easy to find
- Tutorial or intro video
- More music tracks
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- Progress-based rewards system
- iPad-specific controls optimization
- Better visual quality options
- DLC with additional songs
- Music remixing based on gameplay
Jetpack Kurt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dropchord
No in-app purchases
Jetpack Kurt
No in-app purchases
Questions
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