Spike Launch vs Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spike Launch
Launch a spike ball into the sky, breaking crates and avoiding obstacles. Collect powerups to enhance your gameplay. Unlock new characters and maps as you improve your high score in this fast-paced arcade adventure.
- Fast-paced arcade gameplay
- Launch spike ball
- Break crates
- Avoid danger
- Collect powerups
- Unlock characters and maps
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Spike Launch is a fast-paced arcade game, with addicting gameplay and cute graphics. Launch your spike ball into the sky, break crates, avoid danger, and obtain a multitude of powerups! As you improve, you'll unlock new characters and maps, and beat your own highscore!
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
Design your own endless running experience by mixing powerful gameplay modifiers. Test your skills with altered speeds, gravity, and unique obstacles in this sandbox version of a popular game. Help shape its future by playing in early access.
- Mix and match gameplay modifiers
- Customize speed and gravity
- Dodge reimagined obstacles
- Design your own experience
- Early access testing
- Ad-free and in-app purchase-free gameplay
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Available exclusively for Halfbrick+ members - Jetpack Joyride Test Labs is in Early Access! From the same crazy lab that invented a jetpack propelled by a machine gun! Use Turbocharged vehicles! Dodge Giant Missiles! Avoid Exploding coins and tokens! Fly through the Jetpack Joyride Universe and design your own experience by mixing and matching powerful gameplay modifiers. Whether you travel at super-speed, spawn exploding coins or turn the floor into a bouncing castle - you design the fun in this sandbox version of Jetpack Joyride! Join Barry and test your skills at varied speeds, altered gravity and cross the path of the many reimagined obstacles. Play it now to help shape the future of the game! KEY FEATURES: ● Fly through the lab in slow motion or warp speed ● Uninterrupted gameplay without ads or in-app purchases ● Dodge giant missiles that travel in pairs and ricochet off walls ● The floor is lava, don’t get burned! ● Navigate your lab as invisible Barry ● Protect yourself from hazards with a recharging shield ● Turn the whole lab into a bouncing castle! ● And many, many more mods to mix, match and test! WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: ● Exclusive access to the highest-rated games ● No ads or in app purchases ● Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games ● Regular updates and new games ● Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Kick off your Guest Access with 60 minutes of gameplay! If you like what you see, start your One Month free trial and play all our games without ads, in app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 30 days, or save money with an annual membership! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com ***************************************** Terms of Use: https://www.halfbrick.com/subscription-agreement Privacy Policy: https://www.halfbrick.com/halfbrick-plus-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spike Launch at 5.0 against Jetpack Joyride Test Labs's 4.4. Spike Launch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9). Jetpack Joyride Test Labs's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Jetpack Joyride Test Labs sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Spike Launch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spike Launch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jetpack Joyride Test Labs has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spike Launch ships an update every 2 months, Jetpack Joyride Test Labs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spike Launch | Jetpack Joyride Test Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.4 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Broken Piano Studios LLC | Halfbrick Studios |
Customer experience
Spike Launch
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
In-app purchases
Spike Launch
No in-app purchases
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
- Halfbrick+6 Months trial$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+2 variants$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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- Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+$99.99
