Comparison

The Dust vs Jellybam

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

Head to head
About

The Dust

Embark on an adventure with a magical dust creature to defeat monsters and escape a witch's lab. Strengthen your character with equipment and skills, collect daily items from dungeons, and hatch cute pets. The game progresses even when your phone is idle.

Highlights
  • Idle progression
  • Monster battles
  • Character strengthening
  • Equipment and skills
  • Daily dungeon items
  • Pet collection
Features
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Dust that suddenly came to life by mistake during a witch experiment! Help Escape Dust! Cute Idle RPG - Get rid of the monsters the witch has made so far and move on. - Strengthen the Dust and Get various equipment and skills. - Get the items you need through each dungeon every day! - Set the ability that the current situation. - Spawn various cute pets! - Dust is growing just by leaving phone on! If you have any questions about the game, please contact in-game If it is difficult to play the game, please contact: - linkz@linkz.co.kr

About

Jellybam

Features
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Meet Jellybam, a squishy 3D jelly pet that reacts to every touch. โ€ข Tap, press, and rub to watch your jelly wobble and grow. โ€ข Open capsules to meet new jelly friends and fill your vault and collection. โ€ข Play rhythm, memory, and other mini-games to earn rewards. โ€ข Discover 8 jelly species and 27 colorful looks for each one. โ€ข Jellybam Capsules recharge one at a time every 6 hours. โ€ข If you run out, you can optionally watch a rewarded ad to receive one. Take a little break and enjoy a soft, playful day with Jellybam.

Screenshots

The Dust4 screens
Jellybam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jellybam at none against The Dust's 10. The Dust's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. The Dust sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Jellybam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Dust ships an update every 5 days, Jellybam every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
The Dust versus Jellybam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe DustJellybam
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size249 MB49 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLinkZ inc.Dong Woong Kim

In-app purchases

10 purchases

The Dust

One-time10
  • Full moon of dust$0.49
  • Water Play Splashy Dust$0.99
  • Sealed Crimson Shadow$0.99
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  • PvP Ticket x10$0.99
  • GomGom Dust$0.99
  • Planetary Dust$1.49
  • PvP update warrior package$3.49
  • Rare pet 3-pack package$3.49
  • Ad Removal Item$3.99
  • Legendary Mana Bracelet pack$8.49
None

Jellybam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Dust free?
The Dust is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jellybam free?
Jellybam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Dust or Jellybam have ads?
Both The Dust and Jellybam show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Dust or Jellybam?
The Dust ships an update every 5 days, and Jellybam every 3 days. Most recently, The Dust was updated on November 3, 2026 and Jellybam on October 31, 2026.

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