Comparison

Doodle Jump Christmas Special vs Explosive Chess

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

Head to head
About

Doodle Jump Christmas Special

Experience the festive fun of a classic arcade game with a holiday twist. Jump through snowy landscapes, dodge new monsters, and collect power-ups. This free version offers all the joy of the original with seasonal graphics and challenges.

Highlights
  • New holiday graphics
  • New paths and challenges
  • New monsters
  • Rocket power-up
  • Chill-Breath Monster
  • In-game store with upgrades
Features
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Get into the Christmas spirit with this amazingly beautiful special holiday version of one of the most addictive and best-selling iOS apps of all time, Doodle Jump! Doodle Jump Christmas Special Free features all-NEW STUNNING GRAPHICS, all-NEW paths and challenges, all-NEW monsters, a SUPER COOL ROCKET power-up, CHILL-BREATH MONSTER that will freeze you if you're not careful, STORE with upgrades, and much, much more! Doodle Jump Christmas Special Free is all you LOVE about the original Doodle Jump and then some! This is a FREE, ad-supported version of Doodle Jump Christmas Special.

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Explosive Chess

Features
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Explosive Chess is a turn-based strategy game that combines chess movement with tactical, timed bomb explosions. Move your pieces like chess — but the only way to destroy anything is with bombs. Every turn you choose: move a piece, or arm a bomb. Bombs detonate on a fuse, blast in patterns determined by the piece that armed them, and friendly fire is real. Your own King can be destroyed by your own bomb. HOW TO PLAY Select a piece and move it — or switch to Arm mode and place a bomb on any square it threatens. Every piece has a unique blast shape. Rooks blast in a cross. Knights blast in an L-pattern that ignores everything in between. Pawns blast diagonally forward. The only way to win is to destroy the enemy King. FEATURES · Single-player vs AI with three difficulty levels — Easy, Medium, and Hard · Pass & Play multiplayer on one device · Three power-ups hidden in destructible rubble: Extra Bomb, Fuse Control, and Shield · Randomized board layouts every game — no two games play the same · No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Buy it once, own it forever.

Screenshots

Doodle Jump Christmas Special4 screens
Explosive Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Doodle Jump Christmas Special at Free against Explosive Chess's $2.99. Doodle Jump Christmas Special also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Explosive Chess's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Doodle Jump Christmas Special is free to download; Explosive Chess costs $2.99 up front. Doodle Jump Christmas Special sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Explosive Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Jump Christmas Special ships an update every 6 months, Explosive Chess every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Doodle Jump Christmas Special versus Explosive Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle Jump Christmas SpecialExplosive Chess
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (84 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLima SkyJason Fawley

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Doodle Jump Christmas Special

One-time4
  • 1000 coins$0.99
  • 20000 coins$1.99
  • 50000 coins$2.99
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  • 120,000 coins$3.99
None

Explosive Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doodle Jump Christmas Special free?
Doodle Jump Christmas Special is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Explosive Chess free?
Explosive Chess costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Doodle Jump Christmas Special or Explosive Chess have ads?
Doodle Jump Christmas Special shows ads; Explosive Chess does not.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Jump Christmas Special or Explosive Chess?
Doodle Jump Christmas Special ships an update every 6 months, and Explosive Chess every 2 weeks. Most recently, Doodle Jump Christmas Special was updated on November 3, 2026 and Explosive Chess on October 31, 2026.

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