Jumpy Horse Show Jumping vs Derby Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping
Experience the thrill of equestrian sports with realistic horse movements and high-level controls. This app fosters creativity in children while raising awareness of horse riding and offering competitive challenges. It's designed for curious young minds and has also garnered a following among professional riders.
- Realistic horse movements
- High-level controls
- Show jumping competitions
- Fosters creativity
- Enhances equestrian awareness
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We invested in bringing the artful realism of horses, their nature, composition and beauty to curious children. Our goal was to enhance the awareness of equestrian sports and provide a platform for children's creativity. We're constantly enhancing features to match our gamer's desires, such as realistic movements, high level controls, and competitions. Through this passion, purpose, and partnership, we've provided a space for adult sportsmanship as well and have an avid following of professions horse riders. Jumpy Horse Show Jumping brings the excitement and elegance of the sport to curious minds and most handheld devices. We love high rating comments! - Privacy policy: https://www.jumpyhorse.com/privacy/ - Terms of use: https://www.jumpyhorse.com/terms/
Derby Life
Manage a horse ranch, raise and train your own horses, and compete in races worldwide. Breed horses with unique traits and upgrade facilities to achieve your racing dreams.
- Realistic 3D horse graphics
- Horse raising and farm management
- Horse training and stat upgrades
- Horse breeding for unique traits
- Global racing competitions
- Ranch facility upgrades
- Horse gear upgrades
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Raise your own horses and participate in races! ◎ Derby Life Tired of the city life, you decide to visit your hometown where grandpa lives. After reuniting with grandpa, who was running the horse ranch alone, and your old friend, you give up on the life in the city and begin to manage the horse farm. Raise horses with your long-awaited friend to race and fulfill your dreams. ◎ Features - Realistic graphics Realistic 3D graphics of horses. - Horse raising and farm management Horse raising through training, condition management and breeding. Upgrade stables, training facilities and more buildings. - Colorful horse types Running styles: Front Runner, Stalker, Pressure and Closer Preferred Track: Grass, Sand and Synth - Train your horses Increase your horses' Speed, Sprint, Stamina, Boost and Agility through training and gear upgrades.. - Participate in races around the world Raise your horses to win in races. - Breed your horses to birth the ultimate race horse All horses have different looks, perks, stats and growth rates. - Upgrade horse gear to boost additional effects! Obtain various gear from boxes. - Upgrade the ranch facilities The ranch environment will change with the upgrades of the facilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Derby Life at Free against Jumpy Horse Show Jumping's $9.99. Derby Life also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Jumpy Horse Show Jumping's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 2.9) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, monetization model, device support and 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
Derby Life is free to download; Jumpy Horse Show Jumping costs $9.99 up front. Jumpy Horse Show Jumping sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Derby Life sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jumpy Horse Show Jumping has 527 ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Jumpy Horse Show Jumping's written reviews are positive against 21% of Derby Life's.
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping ships an update every 3 months, Derby Life every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jumpy Horse Show Jumping | Derby Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (527 ratings) — better | 2.9 (98 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better | 20.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 527 — better | 98 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #159 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 568 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Internet Reshenia LLC | Nexelon |
Customer experience
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping
Derby Life
User reviews
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping
From 527 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game!
- 👍 Realistic and fun
- 💡 Customizable tack and rider
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Black screen issues
- 🐛 Login problems
- 🐛 Horses disappearing from paddock
Derby Life
From 98 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Realistic horses
- 👍 Free coins and gems
- 👍 Fair monetization
- 👍 Relaxing atmosphere
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
Room to improve
- 👎 Graphics like a cheap imitation
- 👎 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 👎 Game doesn't load or crashes
- 👎 Long loading times
- 👎 Camera moves uncontrollable
Bugs and requests
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping
Reported bugs
5 issues- Painting horses causes crashes
- Inability to change girth type
- Courses not saving properly
- Laggy performance in paddock
- Horses unable to jump higher than 2m
Requested features
7 requests- Add more horse breeds
- Implement dressage, barrel racing, and other disciplines
- Allow horse breeding and foal generation
- Introduce a home barn/stable feature
- Enable more tack and customization options
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- Improve horse movement and animations
- Provide better instructions and tutorials
Derby Life
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game does not load
- Crashes to home screen
- Stuck on loading screen
- Game freezes during races
- Cannot get into the game
Requested features
6 requests- Add more breeds and coats
- Expand stall capacity
- Add dressage and show jumping
- Add a stud farm
- Improve breeding potential system
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Clarify racing warnings and instructions
In-app purchases
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping
- Premium Course Design Content$4.991 Month
Derby Life
- Diamonds01$3.99
- Special Package$3.99
- Grow Package$3.99
Show 7 moreShow fewer
- Special Horse -2$5.99
- Season Pass$6.99
- Diamonds02$7.99
- Season Pass$9.99
- Special Horse -3$10.99
- Diamonds03$14.99
- Diamonds05$36.99
Questions
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Is Derby Life free?
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