Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Realistic horse movements
  • High-level controls
  • Show jumping competitions
  • Fosters creativity
  • Enhances equestrian awareness
Currently charting
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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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Jumpy Horse Show Jumping4 screens
Derby Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping versus Derby Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJumpy Horse Show JumpingDerby Life
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (527 ratings) — better2.9 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews — better20.9% of reviews
Number of ratings527 — better98
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#159 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB568 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInternet Reshenia LLCNexelon

Customer experience

Jumpy Horse Show Jumping

All ratings526 ratings
Positive70.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews284 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral15.1%
Negative32.7%

Derby Life

All ratings99 ratings
Positive41.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative49.5%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive20.9%
Neutral13.4%
Negative65.7%

User reviews

Jumpy Horse Show Jumping

From 527 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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
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  • 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
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  • Clarify racing warnings and instructions

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Jumpy Horse Show Jumping

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Course Design Content$4.991 Month
10 purchases

Derby Life

One-time10
  • Diamonds01$3.99
  • Special Package$3.99
  • Grow Package$3.99
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  • 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

Is Jumpy Horse Show Jumping free?
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Derby Life free?
Derby Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jumpy Horse Show Jumping or Derby Life?
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping is rated higher. Jumpy Horse Show Jumping averages 3.9 out of 5 from 527 ratings, while Derby Life averages 2.9 from 98 ratings.
Do Jumpy Horse Show Jumping or Derby Life have ads?
Derby Life shows ads; Jumpy Horse Show Jumping does not.
Which is updated more often, Jumpy Horse Show Jumping or Derby Life?
Jumpy Horse Show Jumping ships an update every 3 months, and Derby Life every 5 weeks. Most recently, Jumpy Horse Show Jumping was updated on November 11, 2026 and Derby Life on November 3, 2026.

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