Timberman vs Jumping Joe!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timberman
Become a lumberjack in this arcade-style casual game. Chop trees, avoid branches, and unlock dozens of characters and environments. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards and build your village.
- Chop trees and avoid branches
- Unlock dozens of characters
- Explore various environments
- Build and expand a village
- Compete on global leaderboards
- Trade wood for gold
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Over 20 million players could not be wrong - featured as one of the best games since 2014 and still eagerly played in 2022! Especially with a new update that adds dozens of new characters, new environments and an expandable village! And as always tons of fun & lot of trees to cut. Timberman is an oldschool arcade style casual game. Become a Timberman, chop wood and avoid the branches. Sounds like an easy task? It's easy to play but hard to master. Dozen of variable environments and 104 lumberjacks to unlock. Master your skills for the top records on the leaderboards. Take your axe as every lumberjack does and chop the tree as fast as you can! Cut down trees, trade wood for gold, buy plots of land and discover new islands. Generate passive income, buy new axes and randomize super fantastic packs of epic characters! Many characters, trees, tons of cutting fun & wood around! Timberman is an original old school arcade style casual free game. Become a Timberman! Chop, cut and slice wood while avoiding branches. Improve your skill to reach the top of the leaderboards in this easy to learn, hard to master game. - Dozens of characters to choose from - Countless high scores to beat - Global leaderboards - Cutting edge chopping action Cut your way to the top of the leaderboards and beat others’ high scores. Chop with speed, precision and focus to become a master lumberjack. Unlock tons of different lumberjack characters, including: ninja, ghost, fireman, devil, angel, santa, monster slayer and more. Play in various environments, including: forest, wild west, circus and even hell. As a lumberjack you will race against the clock to chop down as much as you can of an endless tree. Quick thinking will be necessary to avoid branches - your biggest enemy. Cut left or chop right? You only have milliseconds to answer this question. Get it right and you’ll beat the competition and become the best Timberman ever! Along the way on this free chopping action adventure you will unlock many different characters and trees. Each one requires you to complete a unique quest! Are you up for the challenge? If so, then we at Digital Melody invite you to pick up an axe, yell timber and start chopping to test your skills and become the best Timberman ever!
Jumping Joe!
Guide a square character on an endless vertical climb, navigating treacherous platforms and obstacles. Compete for highscores and customize your character's appearance.
- Endless vertical platforming
- Highscore chasing and sharing
- Tap or swipe controls
- Dynamic shifting colors
- Unlockable power-ups
- Character customization
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It’s a long way to the top (if you wanna hop ‘n’ bolt)! Fly high in Jumping Joe, a vertical non-stop platformer so addictive that it will make you jump right outta the stratosphere! # # # HIP TO BE SQUARE # # # Meet Joe. He is a square. Literally speaking, not figuratively. But he is not just any kind of square. He is a square with ambition. Help this jumpy fella on his upwards journey through a wild world full of gaps, traps and obstacles. Dodge roaring cannonballs, flic-flac over pointy spikes and leap across bottomless pits as you go higher and higher – slamming your friends’ highscores and leaving the other jumpers in the dust! # # # JUMPING JOE’S GO-GETTING FEATURES # # # ■ ONE DIRECTION: Reach for new heights and go up high… waayyy up high! ■ SUPER-ADDICTIVE: Chase highscores and share them with your friends! ■ MIGHT AS WELL JUMP: Leap from platform to platform via tap or swipe controls! ■ SHIFTING COLORS: Enter Joe’s ever-changing world – are you up for it? ■ LIL’ HELPERS: Rocket [x]… helmet [x]… magnet [x]… bomb [x] ■ DRESS TO IMPRESS: Customize Joe with dozens of new helmets, trails and faces!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jumping Joe! at 95% against Timberman's 56%. Jumping Joe! also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Timberman's advantage is ratings volume (522 vs 61). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Timberman sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Jumping Joe! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jumping Joe! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timberman has 522 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Timberman's written reviews are positive against 95% of Jumping Joe!'s.
Timberman ships an update every 5 weeks, Jumping Joe! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timberman | Jumping Joe! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (522 ratings) | 4.5 (61 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 522 — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 424 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Melody | MOBASO |
Customer experience
Timberman
Jumping Joe!
User reviews
Timberman
From 522 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast-paced and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple yet challenging concept
- 🎨 Retro-style graphics
- 💰 Reasonable monetization (paid version)
Room to improve
- 🔍 Aggressive ad placement disrupting gameplay
- 🐛 Occasional input lag and unresponsive controls
- 🕰️ Difficulty spike and inability to progress past certain scores
- 🎮 Lack of gameplay variety and character abilities
Jumping Joe!
From 61 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Simple and easy to learn mechanics
- 🎨 Cute and colorful graphics
- 🧩 Multiple game modes and customization options
- ⚡ Fast-paced and challenging gameplay
Room to improve
- 💰 Ad removal purchase doesn't work
- 🐛 Game crashes and fails to load
- 📞 Unresponsive developer support
- ⚠️ Incompatible with older devices
- 🎯 Difficult mission requirements
Bugs and requests
Timberman
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent score tracking and achievement unlocking
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Paid version not removing all ads as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Option to skip retry countdown
- More diverse character unlocks and abilities
- Improved leaderboard system and tracking
- Customization options for gameplay and visuals
Jumping Joe!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ad removal purchase not functioning
- Game freezes on startup
- Incompatibility with iPad 3 and older devices
- Occasional game crashes
Requested features
3 requests- Gesture controls for power-ups instead of touch icons
- Improved mission balance and difficulty tuning
- Better power-up drop rate mechanics
In-app purchases
Timberman
- Remove ads$0.99
- Package of 2000 coins$0.99
- Special Characters Pack #2$0.99
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- Special Characters Pack #3$0.99
- Special Characters Pack #6$0.99
- Special Characters Pack #5$0.99
- Special Characters Pack #4$0.99
- Buy package of 5000 wood$0.99
- Special Characters Pack #1$0.99
- Unlock all characters$1.99
- Special Offer 1$1.99
- Special Offer 2$1.99
- Package of 5000 coins$1.99
- Special Offer 3$3.99
- Package of 20000 coins$6.99
Jumping Joe!
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Humble Pack2 variants$1.99
- Special Offer$1.99
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- Cats character pack$1.99
- Politicians character pack$1.99
- Piggy Bank (+ no ads)$4.99
- Piggy Bank$4.99
- Treasure Chest (+ no ads)$9.99
- Bank Heist (+ no ads)$19.99









