Jupiter Jump vs Serious Scramblers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jupiter Jump
Tap to control an astronaut, dodging mines and navigating through portals and gates in this fast-paced arcade game. Compete with friends via Game Center for high scores.
- Tap to maneuver astronaut
- Dodge mines
- Navigate portals and gates
- Action-packed gameplay
- Compete via Game Center
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Dash and dodge mines in this action packed game from Noodlecake Games! Jupiter Jump is an action-arcade game, where you tap the screen to maneuver your astronaut through mines, portals, and gates! Easy to pick up and play! Play against your friends through Game Center.
Serious Scramblers
Dive into a challenging arcade experience where you fall through a bottomless pit, overcoming obstacles and leveling up. Unlock new characters and face massive boss fights in this intense, jumpless platformer.
- Intense arcade action
- Level up with obstacles
- Unlock new characters
- Massive boss fights
- Leaderboard rankings
- Chip-tune music
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A seemingly bottomless pit has appeared and bloodcurdling shrieks can be heard from the depths below. What lies in the deep? The only reasonable thing to do is to jump in and find out! Overcome insurmountable odds in this highly challenging jumpless platformer! Welcome to Serious Scramblers! Features: • Fall your way through the super intense arcade action • Level up with challenging obstacles • Unlock new characters to supercharge you to the next level • Get ready for the finale - MASSIVE BOSS FIGHT • Mark your victory on the leaderboard • Enjoy with some real sweet chip-tune music while playing the game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jupiter Jump at none against Serious Scramblers's 2. Jupiter Jump also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (985 vs 224). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Serious Scramblers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Jupiter Jump asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Jupiter Jump against 4.5 for Serious Scramblers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 985 and 224 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Jupiter Jump's written reviews are positive against 68% of Serious Scramblers's.
Jupiter Jump ships an update every 5 months, Serious Scramblers every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Jupiter Jump | Serious Scramblers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (985 ratings) | 4.5 (224 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better | 67.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 985 — better | 224 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noodlecake | Yong Kian Chin |
Customer experience
Jupiter Jump
Serious Scramblers
User reviews
Jupiter Jump
From 985 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple and fun
- 👍 Great retro style
- 👍 Nostalgic experience
- 👍 Competitive high scores
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Misleading ad removal purchase
- 🔍 Intrusive ads
- 🔍 Ads not fully removed after purchase
- 🔍 Combo display obstructs gameplay
Serious Scramblers
From 224 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging retro 8-bit aesthetic and music
- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-learn controls
- 🎯 Well-designed level progression and difficulty scaling
- 💡 Innovative ad system that doesn't interrupt gameplay
- 🎨 Polished graphics and visual design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent unexpected crashes and game closures
- 🎮 Imprecise and unresponsive controls on some devices
- 💸 Escalating revival costs that drain coin reserves
- 📺 Long ad durations (30+ seconds) between attempts
- 🎯 Unfair boss difficulty spikes
Bugs and requests
Jupiter Jump
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
- Ads still show after paid removal
Requested features
5 requests- Add pause button
- Introduce power-ups and customization
- Expand game modes and content
- Improve performance and stability
- Provide true ad-free experience
Serious Scramblers
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes unexpectedly during gameplay
- Game crashes at critical moments near victory
- Controls fail to register player input
- Character moves opposite to intended direction
- Hearts mechanic doesn't function properly
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- Negative coin balance glitch
- Unintended character unlocks after crashes
- App minimizes when clicking side arrows
- Hitbox detection issues with enemies
- Performance lag on lower-end devices
Requested features
11 requests- Jump button or additional movement mechanics
- Power-ups and special abilities system
- More levels and content variety
- Character upgrades and progression system
- Versus/multiplayer mode
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- Infinite/endless mode
- Challenge modes
- More unique boss mechanics
- Adjustable control sensitivity
- Reduced ad frequency or shorter ad durations
- Multiple continue options per level
In-app purchases
Jupiter Jump
No in-app purchases
Serious Scramblers
- Remove Forced Ads + 200 Coins$1.99
- Support the dev: play as Chiny$2.99
Questions
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