Comparison

Joyship vs Lab Junk

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

Head to head
About

Joyship

Features
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Navigate your sleek spacecraft through a myriad of obstacles and enemy ships, all while collecting valuable power-ups and stars along the way. With each level , your reflexes will be put to the ultimate test as you strive to survive!

About

Lab Junk

Embark on a Metroidvania-style adventure as BALL and PADDLE escape a derelict lab. Discover hidden items and unique abilities to overcome enemies and solve puzzles. This challenging game requires strategy and exploration, honoring the spirit of classic 80s and 90s gaming.

Highlights
  • Metroidvania-style gameplay
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Hidden items and abilities
  • Boss battles
  • Offline play
  • Retro gaming inspired
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Breakout meets Metroidvania. Experience the adventures of BALL and PADDLE as they try to escape from an old, abandoned laboratory. Find lots of hidden items and mysterious SpinFlavors to make your way to freedom. Defeat spiders, robots and who knows what else without being destroyed. And whatever you do, make sure you stay away from the ominous VOiD, because there is (almost) no escape from it. This game is aimed at real players - not casual gamers. If you count yourself among them, please move on, don't stop and don't even try to master the game - you won't make it anyway. Because it honors the virtues of the golden gaming era of the 80s and 90s. Not every little step is chewed out for you, but you have to figure out a lot on your own, develop strategies to defeat bosses and solve the odd puzzle by finding hidden clues and applying the knowledge distilled from them. All things that are rarely required in today's games. And best of all: the game really is FREE. No in-app purchases, no pay-to-win, no free-to-play and no microtransactions. It doesn't annoy you with ads or unnecessary waiting time and can be played completely offline. Original Soundtrack available on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-803137355-375735371/sets/lab-junk-ost It would be nice if I could at least refinance the Apple developer account with my apps (let alone the expensive Macbook on which I developed Lab Junk), but that will probably always remain a dream as long as my apps only achieve download figures of 200 despite a price of 0.

Screenshots

Joyship4 screens
Lab Junk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lab Junk at none against Joyship's shown. Joyship's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Joyship versus Lab Junk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoyshipLab Junk
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyโ€”Every 7 months
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size733 MB108 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDenno LouisMartin Rosenthal

In-app purchases

None

Joyship

No in-app purchases

None

Lab Junk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Joyship free?
Joyship is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lab Junk free?
Lab Junk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Joyship or Lab Junk have ads?
Joyship shows ads; Lab Junk does not.

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