Comparison

Herzog vs Jumping Spikes

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

Head to head
About

Herzog

Features
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Herzog is a cross between dominoes and rummy played with six-sided cards. Card play follows the rules of rummy and additional points are scored by creating loops and other forms. Herzog includes a full help menu and also a tutorial. You can save games in play, player profiles and win/loss statistics. You can play against Herzog (computer play) or against another person (pass play). This game is unique. Simple to play, but with some very engaging strategies. Herzog is always 100% ad-free and is a fully off-line app (no Internet connection needed).

About

Jumping Spikes

Features
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The simplest game you'll never put down. Tap to flip direction. Bounce between two walls. Survive the spikes. That's it. That's the whole game. But every wall you hit, fresh spikes appear on the wall you just left. The longer you survive, the harder it gets. The faster you go. The narrower the gaps. Until one mistake โ€” one millisecond of bad timing โ€” sends you straight into the spikes. โ€ข ONE TAP. INFINITE DEPTH. No tutorials. No menus. Tap once, you're in. โ€ข 60FPS NATIVE ACTION Built in Swift + SpriteKit for buttery smooth gameplay on every iPhone, from SE to Pro Max. โ€ข HAPTIC FEEDBACK Every jump, every score, every spike collision โ€” you feel it. โ€ข BEAT YOUR BEST Your high score follows you everywhere. Crush it, share it, lose it to your friends. โ€ข OFFLINE READY Subway, plane, dead Wi-Fi โ€” Spike Jumper doesn't care. โ€ข NO PAYWALLS, NO PRESSURE Free to play. Just one banner ad at the bottom โ€” tap, ignore, your call. โ€” PERFECT FOR โ€” โ€ข Killing 30 seconds in line at the coffee shop. โ€ข Killing 30 minutes in bed at 2 AM. โ€ข That one friend who claims they have "good reflexes." โ€ข Anyone who misses arcade games. โ€” A WARNING โ€” Spike Jumper is built to be the kind of game where you tap "Just one more try" thirty times in a row. Open at your own risk. Now jump.

Screenshots

Herzog2 screens
Jumping Spikes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jumping Spikes at none against Herzog's 1. Herzog's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 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. Herzog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jumping Spikes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Herzog ships an update every 3 weeks, Jumping Spikes every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Herzog versus Jumping Spikes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHerzogJumping Spikes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames McDougalEmanuel Boros

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Herzog

One-time1
  • Buy Herzog Permanent Version$0.99
None

Jumping Spikes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Herzog free?
Herzog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jumping Spikes free?
Jumping Spikes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Herzog or Jumping Spikes have ads?
Neither Herzog nor Jumping Spikes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Herzog or Jumping Spikes?
Herzog ships an update every 3 weeks, and Jumping Spikes every 10 days. Most recently, Herzog was updated on October 10, 2026 and Jumping Spikes on October 9, 2026.

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