Jack N' Jill vs Daily Dadish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jack N' Jill
Navigate charming retro levels as Jack or Jill, performing jumps and wall jumps to overcome obstacles and enemies. This one-button platformer offers 140 levels across diverse landscapes for a fun and challenging experience.
- One-button controls
- Jumps and wall jumps
- 140 challenging levels
- 7 distinct landscapes
- Retro grayscale graphics
- Addictive gameplay
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Jack N' Jill is a cute and charming one button retro platformer. Control Jack or Jill and perform manoeuvres like jumps and wall jumps to get past obstacles and enemies and help them find each other. With a total of 140 levels spanning over 7 different landscapes, Jack N' Jill provides a fun and challenging gameplay experience. Jack N' Jill is the perfect game for anyone to pick up and play on a touch screen device. If you are an old school gamer or have been playing games since the days of the classic gameboy, the retro music and grayscale graphics will be a fond reminder of the past. Even if you aren't much of a gamer, Jack N' Jill is a great choice, thanks to its easy to learn and addictive gameplay.
Daily Dadish
Embark on a year-long retro platforming adventure with a new handcrafted level released daily. Challenge yourself with unique daily levels, overcome foes, unlock characters, and help a father find his missing children. Enjoy a fun soundtrack and humorous dialogue.
- Daily handcrafted levels
- Over 365 levels
- Unlockable characters
- Time-based challenges
- Character collection
- Retro platforming gameplay
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It’s an adventure that lasts a whole year! Daily Dadish is a retro platformer that features over 365 handcrafted levels - one for every day of the year! Each level is only playable for one day, so beat them while you can. Face challenging foes, unlock cool characters, and help reunite Dadish with his missing kids all over again! • A retro platformer with a different level every day • Over 365 handcrafted levels • 10 playable characters to unlock • Can you beat the clock? Complete levels quickly to earn medals and stars • Rescue your children, and also a screechy possum • Dialog that is reasonably funny • A rockin’ soundtrack featuring remixes of classic Dadish tunes • Experience the joys of fatherhood, every day!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Jack N' Jill at none against Daily Dadish's shown. Daily Dadish's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (508 vs 61). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Jack N' Jill sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Daily Dadish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Jack N' Jill against 4.4 for Daily Dadish. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Dadish has 508 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Jack N' Jill's written reviews are positive against 82% of Daily Dadish's.
Jack N' Jill ships an update every 2 months, Daily Dadish every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 31, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jack N' Jill | Daily Dadish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (61 ratings) | 4.4 (508 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 82.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 508 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rohan Narang | Thomas Young |
Customer experience
Jack N' Jill
Daily Dadish
User reviews
Jack N' Jill
From 61 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
- 🎨 Charming retro graphics
- 🎶 Catchy 8-bit soundtrack
- 💡 Addictive and replayable
- 🕹️ Intuitive one-touch controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional control issues and glitches
- 🔍 Lack of level progression tracking
- 🔔 Intrusive ads during gameplay
- 🔧 Compatibility issues with newer devices
Daily Dadish
From 508 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Pretty good game
- 🚀 Decent challenge
- 👍 Like the daily levels and achievements
- 👍 Funny dialogues
- 👍 Cute characters and visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Some levels are too difficult
- 🔍 Lack of variety in levels
- 📢 Too many ads
- 🔍 Repetitive after unlocking all characters
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
Bugs and requests
Jack N' Jill
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on startup for some users
- Specific level glitches preventing progress
- Inconsistent jump/movement responsiveness
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds
- Level editor or creator
- Ability to save progress and resume
- Option to mute music separately from sound effects
Daily Dadish
Reported bugs
4 issues- Levels repeating instead of new ones
- Timer disappearing
- Infinite loading screen soft-lock
- Issues with the first level on certain days
Requested features
5 requests- Allow playing past missed levels
- Add a level creator
- Introduce more characters and costumes
- Implement a leaderboard system
- Add a calendar to track progress
In-app purchases
Jack N' Jill
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Mirror$0.99
Daily Dadish
- Remove Ads$6.99
Questions
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