LavaJumper vs Spooktober
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Scaffold navigation
- Horizontal jumping gameplay
- Simple controls
- Challenging traversal
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It is a game which jumps and follows a scaffold to a transverse direction.
Spooktober
Guide a plague doctor through a spooky world filled with creatures and secrets. Use magical spells to defend yourself and survive the season. Beware, taking damage can affect gravity!
- Arcade style gameplay
- Plague doctor character
- Jiggle physics
- Spooky dancing pumpkins
- GameCenter leaderboards
- Hidden secrets
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THE GAME WITH MAJOR UPDATES EVERY YEAR FOR THE SPOOKY SEASON The temperatures begin to drop. The leaves start to fall. The full moon rises. It's time to be spooky! The witches and ghosts have come to get you! Help a little plague doctor survive the season! Fly around a world full of secrets and survive against the countless spooky creatures within. Use your absurd magical spells to protect yourself and keep the frightful creatures at bay. But be careful! Taking damage may cause gravity to set back in... Features: - Spooky map full of secrets - Fancy magic spells - Jiggly plague doctors - Unlockable characters to play - Secret map regions and bosses - GameCenter leaderboards and achievements - Terrifying musical options - Terrible loading screen facts Upcoming Updates: - More secret areas and map expansions - More playable characters - More spells - More musical options Note: No AI was used in the creation of this app. This is somewhat obvious by looking at the graphics and loading facts...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spooktober at 5.0 against LavaJumper's 1.0. Spooktober also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). LavaJumper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spooktober holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spooktober has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of LavaJumper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spooktober's.
LavaJumper ships an update every 9 months, Spooktober weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LavaJumper | Spooktober |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cocolo-bit Inc. | Brandon Dalla Rosa |
Customer experience
LavaJumper
Spooktober
In-app purchases
LavaJumper
No in-app purchases
Spooktober
No in-app purchases
