Comparison

LavaJumper vs Lava Crew

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

Head to head
About

LavaJumper

Jump and navigate through a scaffolded environment. This game challenges players to traverse a horizontal path by precisely timing their jumps. It offers a simple yet engaging gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Scaffold navigation
  • Horizontal jumping gameplay
  • Simple controls
  • Challenging traversal
Features
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It is a game which jumps and follows a scaffold to a transverse direction.

About

Lava Crew

Survive an onslaught of lava beasts as the last planetary surveyor. Test your lightning-fast reflexes in this classic 2D arcade action game. Can you hold out against the endless horde and discover the epilogue?

Highlights
  • Overhead 2D arcade action
  • Intense finger-flicking reflexes
  • Endless horde of Lava Beasts
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Unlockable epilogue
  • Fair gameplay mechanics
Features
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In the year 2124, you are the sole survivor of a team of elite planetary surveyors, tasked with stabilizing newly formed planets for habitation. The problem is, you have nothing but a few moss clumps, a pool of water, and your own lightning fast reflexes standing between you and an endless hoard of Lava Beasts bent on your destruction! How long can YOU hold out? Featuring classic, overhead 2D, arcade-action, requiring seriously extreme finger-flicking reflexes! This is NOT a game for people who content themselves with playing Solitaire! Thou hast been warned! Completely fair gameplay. No unfair advantage given to the enemy, in higher difficulties. Every difficulty is a new game unto itself, with different music, more levels, and different challenges to face. This is a game of true finger-swiping endurance! Beat the highest difficulty, to see the Epilogue and discover what rewards await you, for completing the game!

Screenshots

LavaJumper3 screens
Lava Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lava Crew at 5.0 against LavaJumper's 1.0. Lava Crew also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%). LavaJumper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Lava Crew sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. LavaJumper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lava Crew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of LavaJumper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lava Crew's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LavaJumper ships an update every 9 months, Lava Crew every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LavaJumper versus Lava Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLavaJumperLava Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB274 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercocolo-bit Inc.Martin Antell

Customer experience

LavaJumper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative5.6%

Lava Crew

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LavaJumper

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Lava Crew

One-time4
  • 3 save slots$0.99
  • 10 save slots$1.99
  • 20 save slots$2.99
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  • 40 save slots$4.99

Questions

Is LavaJumper free?
LavaJumper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lava Crew free?
Lava Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LavaJumper or Lava Crew?
Lava Crew is rated higher. LavaJumper averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lava Crew averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LavaJumper or Lava Crew have ads?
Neither LavaJumper nor Lava Crew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LavaJumper or Lava Crew?
LavaJumper ships an update every 9 months, and Lava Crew every 6 months. Most recently, LavaJumper was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lava Crew on November 3, 2026.

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