Comparison

Jumpy Cookie vs Pocket8

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

Head to head
About

Jumpy Cookie

Guide a cookie on an endless jumping adventure. Tap to make it jump and release to make it fall, collecting golden cookies and avoiding obstacles like milk glasses. Aim for the highest score possible in this simple, engaging game.

Highlights
  • Tap to jump
  • Release to fall
  • Collect golden cookies
  • Avoid milk glasses
  • High score chasing
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Meet Chippy, the cookie. The challenge is to make it as far as possible without crashing. Tap on the screen to make him jump up. Release to make him fall down. Collect the golden cookies for extra points, but don't fall down, or go above the screen, and watch out for the glasses of milk! See how many points you can get!

About

Pocket8

This app brings the PICO-8 fantasy console experience to your mobile device, offering access to thousands of community-made games. Enjoy customizable touch controls or gamepad support, and never lose progress with an instant save system.

Highlights
  • Browse and play community-made PICO-8 games
  • Customizable touch controls and gamepad support
  • Instant save states for unlimited progress saving
  • Portrait and landscape orientation support
  • Locked 60FPS gameplay
Features
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Experience PICO-8 Anywhere: Pocket8 brings the magic of the PICO-8 fantasy console to your pocket. Whether you’re on a commute or relaxing at home, thousands of indie games are a single tap away. A Massive Library in Your Pocket: Discover thousands of community-made games with integrated BBS exploration. From challenging platformers to relaxing puzzles, there’s always something new to play. Download your favorites and build a personal collection that goes offline wherever you do. Controls That Feel Right: Gaming on a touch screen can be a struggle. Pocket8 features high-precision controls that feel as good as a real handheld. Choose between a classic D-pad or virtual joystick, or swap the face buttons positioning to match your playstyle. Wanna go touch-less? Connect a controller and play with a bluetooth gamepad or keyboard. Play Without Interruption: Instant save system lets you freeze time and jump back in to the exact pixel where you left off. Manage an infinite amount of save states per cartridge. Features: Browse & Play: Explore the Lexaloffle BBS to find and download new games instantly. Pro-Style Controls: Fluid movement and adaptive controls. Gamepad and Keyboard support included. Portrait & Landscape: Play comfortably in any orientation. Save Anywhere: Never lose your progress with instant state saves. Pure Performance: Locked 60FPS gameplay for the ultimate retro experience.

Screenshots

Jumpy Cookie4 screens
Pocket84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jumpy Cookie at 100% against Pocket8's 67%. Jumpy Cookie also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Pocket8's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 3) and device support. On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jumpy Cookie holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket8 has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Jumpy Cookie's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pocket8's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jumpy Cookie versus Pocket8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJumpy CookiePocket8
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings340 — better
Update frequency—Daily
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB24 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEthan FeldmanJevon Lipsey

Customer experience

Jumpy Cookie

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pocket8

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jumpy Cookie

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jumpy Cookie free?
Jumpy Cookie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket8 free?
Pocket8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jumpy Cookie or Pocket8?
Jumpy Cookie is rated higher. Jumpy Cookie averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Pocket8 averages 4.5 from 40 ratings.

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