Cracker Jack vs Dude Perfect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cracker Jack
Experience the classic Cracker Jack® prize fun with interactive games on your iPhone. Test your skills in a challenging ball navigation game or hit home runs in a baseball simulator.
- Digital Cracker Jack prizes
- CJ Ball game
- CJ Up to Bat game
- Skill and balance challenges
- Baseball simulator
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With the Cracker Jack App you can bring all of the fun, excitement and nostalgia of the traditional Cracker Jack® prizes to your iPhone in one fantastic app. CJ Ball and CJ Up to Bat. CJ Ball - A game of skill and balance where you guide the ball(s) though a series obstacles into the holes of each level. CJ Up to Bat - Play ball by hitting homers and avoiding the fielders’ gloves.
Dude Perfect
Access an extensive library of family-friendly entertainment videos. Stream unlimited content, including new episodes released early, all for free. Enjoy guaranteed family-friendly ads with this ad-supported streaming service.
- Unlimited video streaming
- Early access to new episodes
- Family-friendly ads
- Full video library access
- Free to download
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At Dude Perfect, our mission to be THE MOST TRUSTED ENTERTAINMENT ON EARTH. Now we're leveling it up. Meet DP All-Access! The ad-free, all-in-one Dude Perfect app for the whole family. Zero ads. Every video. Plus early access, exclusive giveaways, and behind-the-scenes we don't share anywhere else. WHAT'S NEW WITH ALL-ACCESS: - COMPLETELY ad-free: every video, every time - EARLY access to Dude Perfect channel drops (24 hours before YouTube) - ALMOST ATHLETES podcast: the full library plus behind-the-scenes - BEHIND-THE-SCENES vault + special curated playlists - SUBSCRIBER-ONLY sweepstakes and giveaways (including a shot at DPHQ3!) - FAN VOTING on what the Dudes tackle next - WATCH anywhere Family-friendly, trusted, and now completely ad-free - the way we always wanted it. TRY IT FREE FOR 14 DAYS Thanks for watching. Y'all are the best! - The Dudes CUSTOMER SERVICE: We're here to help. Email membership@dudeperfect.com and we'll get back to you quickly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dude Perfect at 4.5 against Cracker Jack's 2.9. Dude Perfect also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). Cracker Jack's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Dude Perfect holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dude Perfect has 3.2K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Cracker Jack's written reviews are positive against 74% of Dude Perfect's.
Cracker Jack ships an update every 15 months, Dude Perfect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cracker Jack | Dude Perfect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (26 ratings) | 4.5 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | PepsiCo, Inc. | Dude Perfect |
Customer experience
Cracker Jack
Dude Perfect
Bugs and requests
Cracker Jack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dude Perfect
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues with age verification
- Playback problems when skipping ads
- Inconsistent video loading and buffering
Requested features
4 requests- Add a comment section for user interaction
- Implement a 'continue watching' feature
- Integrate a voting system for 'Cool Not Cool' segments
- Expand content to include more creators beyond Dude Perfect
In-app purchases
Cracker Jack
No in-app purchases
Dude Perfect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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