Spooktober vs Jumpin' Jack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spooktober
Guide a plague doctor through a spooky world filled with creatures and secrets. Use magical spells to defend yourself and survive the season. Beware, taking damage can affect gravity!
- Arcade style gameplay
- Plague doctor character
- Jiggle physics
- Spooky dancing pumpkins
- GameCenter leaderboards
- Hidden secrets
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THE GAME WITH MAJOR UPDATES EVERY YEAR FOR THE SPOOKY SEASON The temperatures begin to drop. The leaves start to fall. The full moon rises. It's time to be spooky! The witches and ghosts have come to get you! Help a little plague doctor survive the season! Fly around a world full of secrets and survive against the countless spooky creatures within. Use your absurd magical spells to protect yourself and keep the frightful creatures at bay. But be careful! Taking damage may cause gravity to set back in... Features: - Spooky map full of secrets - Fancy magic spells - Jiggly plague doctors - Unlockable characters to play - Secret map regions and bosses - GameCenter leaderboards and achievements - Terrifying musical options - Terrible loading screen facts Upcoming Updates: - More secret areas and map expansions - More playable characters - More spells - More musical options Note: No AI was used in the creation of this app. This is somewhat obvious by looking at the graphics and loading facts...
Jumpin' Jack
Experience a fast-paced 2D platformer where you guide a character through challenging levels. Test your precision and reflexes across multiple worlds, with different game modes to suit your playstyle. Track your progress and aim for new high scores.
- Fast-paced 2D platforming
- Three challenging worlds
- Normal, Hardcore, and Practice modes
- High score tracking
- Expanding worlds with future updates
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Jumpin' Jack is a fast-paced 2D platformer that will test your precision, speed, and reflexes! Guide Jack through three exciting worlds, each with 10 challenging levels, as you jump, dodge, and race to set your best times. Game Modes: • Normal Mode – Progress through all 30 levels, perfecting your speed and timing to beat your high scores. • Hardcore Mode – The ultimate test! Complete the game with just one life—no mistakes allowed. • Practice Mode – Sharpen your skills and master tricky jumps to improve your Normal and Hardcore runs. Features: • High Scores & Stats – Track your best times and push for faster runs! • Expanding Worlds – Three worlds are ready to challenge you, with Worlds 4 & 5 coming soon! Think you have what it takes to conquer Jumpin' Jack? Get ready to jump, race, and prove your skills!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Jumpin' Jack at every 3 days against Spooktober's weekly. Jumpin' Jack also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Spooktober's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 5.0 for Spooktober against 5.0 for Jumpin' Jack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Spooktober ships an update weekly, Jumpin' Jack every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spooktober | Jumpin' Jack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brandon Dalla Rosa | Werf Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Spooktober
Jumpin' Jack
In-app purchases
Spooktober
No in-app purchases
Jumpin' Jack
No in-app purchases
Questions
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