Cookie Clickers vs Jail Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cookie Clickers
Tap on a giant cookie to bake as many as possible. Use your baked cookies to buy upgrades that increase your baking speed. Compete with friends and aim to bake a quadrillion cookies in this endlessly fun clicker game.
- Tap to bake cookies
- Purchase upgrades
- Collect golden cookies
- Endless gameplay
- Facebook and Game Center integration
- Leaderboards
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The most exciting cookie game is now on your iPhone, iPod and iPad. Download it now for free! Be prepared for endless hours of fun and entertainment! The game is very simple: - Bake as many cookies as you can by tapping on the giant cookie. The faster you tap, the more you bake! - As soon as you have enough cookies, head over to the shop and use them to buy upgrades to bake even faster! - Keep an eye out for the golden cookie rain! Don't miss it! Cookie Clickers' endless game play will allow you to play for an indefinite amount of time-- or at least until you bake such an extraordinary amount of cookies your device won't be able to count them anymore! Become the Cookie Clickers God by baking 1 QUADRILLION cookies! Log-in to Facebook to play with your friends and compare your Cookie score in the leaderboards! The Game Center is also enabled! Don't waste time... start now! Every second counts when it comes to baking cookies! Last but not least, we want to give a big THANK YOU to all for playing Cookie Clickers!
Jail Run
Escape a prison after years of confinement by navigating challenging levels and outsmarting obstacles. Compete for the fastest times, discover hidden routes, and aim to become the world's top speedrunner.
- Prison escape gameplay
- Challenging levels
- Speedrun challenges
- Hidden paths and loopholes
- Beat friends' times
- Final boss battle
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After being stuck in prison years your are finally given the chance to escape. One day when you wake up your cell door is open. Now is your chance to escape. Move through challenging levels and beat the final boss. See what you can get as your best time and beat your friends. Find hidden paths and unsuspecting loopholes to cut down your time. Can you be the fastest in the world?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Cookie Clickers at 5.1K against Jail Run's 26. Cookie Clickers also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and chart position (#65 vs unranked). Jail Run's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 69%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cookie Clickers sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Jail Run sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jail Run holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cookie Clickers has 5.1K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Cookie Clickers's written reviews are positive against 91% of Jail Run's.
Cookie Clickers ships an update fortnightly, Jail Run every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cookie Clickers | Jail Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (5.1K ratings) | 4.4 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #65 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tiny Games | Square Lion LLC |
Customer experience
Cookie Clickers
Jail Run
Bugs and requests
Cookie Clickers
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent golden cookie spawns
- Upgrade purchase issues
- Saving and loading problems
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More power-up and upgrade options
- Ability to reset progress or prestige
- Leaderboard improvements and challenges
- Offline progress tracking enhancements
Jail Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cookie Clickers
- 100 Golden Cookies$0.99
- 1 Time Warp$1.99
- 3 Magic Keys$1.99
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- Starter Pack Bundle$2.99
- 9 Magic Keys$4.99
- 3 Time Warps$4.99
- 1000 Golden Cookies$4.99
- No Ads Bundle$4.99
- Ultimate Pack$5.99
- Christmas Bundle$6.99
- Special Pack 7$6.99
- Special Pack 10$9.99
- 7 Time Warps$9.99
- 15 Time Warps$19.99
- 45 Time Warps$49.99
Jail Run
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 5 Items$0.99
Questions
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