Comparison

Tadpole Tap vs Jump Jerboa

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

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About

Tadpole Tap

Guide a tadpole through perilous obstacles by flicking its tongue to eat flies and ascend. Unlock and upgrade unique tadpoles, power-ups, and skins to achieve higher scores and compete with friends on leaderboards. Collect puzzle pieces and achievements for a rewarding retro gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Unlockable tadpoles with unique abilities
  • Tadpole and power-up upgrades
  • Tongue-based movement and fly eating
  • Obstacle navigation and high score chasing
  • Collectible puzzle pieces and skins
  • Leaderboard for friend comparisons
  • Achievements
Features
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Reach the skies with your favorite tadpole while eating flies with your tongue! With piranhas constantly on your tail, you must hurry and pull your way through dangerous obstacles! Try to beat your friends high score and embellish your aquarium with tadpoles by unlocking all the little fellas! -UNLOCK YOUR TADPOLES: There are multiple tadpoles to unlock, each with a unique ability that will help you through the dangers along the way. -UPGRADE YOUR TADPOLES: Each tadpole's unique ability can be upgraded to get better scores. -GET BETTER POWER-UPS: All power-ups can be upgraded to make them last longer. If they last long enough, you can sometimes have multiple power-ups at once! Some combinations are very good! -DON'T FORGET TO EAT FLIES: Eating flies is somehow very satisfying, plus this is what allows you to buy upgrades! -CLIMB FURTHER EVERY TIME: Beat your high score and battle your friends. Compare your performance on the leaderboard. -GET THE PUZZLE PIECES: Each Tadpole has a unique puzzle to unlock! -UNLOCK THE SKINS: Collect vials to unlock them all! There is 3 skins per tadpole. -ACHIEVEMENTS: Let's see if you can clear them all! In one word, Tadpole Tap is an awesome Retro Runner in Pixel Art. Tadpole Tap, the life circle of a frog. Language available: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese and Serbian.

About

Jump Jerboa

Embark on a challenging minimalist platforming adventure as a desert rodent escaping a facility. Master one-touch controls across numerous handcrafted levels filled with deadly obstacles. Experience retro pixel art and chip-tune music in this unforgiving yet rewarding game.

Highlights
  • One-touch controls
  • Minimalist presentation
  • Handcrafted challenging levels
  • 99 levels
  • Portals and jump pads
  • Chip-tune music
  • Pixel art
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What are jerboas? Why, they're desert rodents that can REALLY jump! Trapped in a cage for much of your life, it's time to bust out and face adversity in Jump Jerboa, an unforgiving, minimalist one-button micro platformer! You will fail over and over, but in the end the freedom will be well worth the pain... right? Jump Jerboa is packed with challenging micro-levels. Play as a jerboa who must escape a facility filled with countless death traps. Jump Jerboa features: • One touch controls. Great for gaming on the go! • Minimalist presentation and gameplay! • Tough as nails, handcrafted levels! • 99 levels and more to come! • Several obstacle types including portals and jump pads! • Fancy chip-tune music! • Retro-induced pixel art! Jump Jerboa is a labor of love from a mostly solo game developer.

Screenshots

Tadpole Tap4 screens
Jump Jerboa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Jump Jerboa at every 2 months against Tadpole Tap's every 6 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Tadpole Tap sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Jump Jerboa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tadpole Tap against 4.8 for Jump Jerboa. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 482 and 480 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Tadpole Tap's written reviews are positive against 92% of Jump Jerboa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tadpole Tap ships an update every 6 months, Jump Jerboa every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tadpole Tap versus Jump Jerboa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTadpole TapJump Jerboa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (482 ratings)4.8 (480 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings482 — better480
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOuterminds Inc.Yong Kian Chin

Customer experience

Tadpole Tap

All ratings479 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.3%

Jump Jerboa

All ratings476 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews278 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative7.2%

User reviews

Tadpole Tap

From 482 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Very fun game
  • 👍 No ads, no pay to win
  • 💡 Simple but challenging gameplay
  • 🎨 Cute pixel art style

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on newer iOS versions
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💰 Difficult to unlock all content without paying

Jump Jerboa

From 480 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive gameplay
  • 💎 Charming pixel art and aesthetics
  • 🔒 Minimal ads that don't interrupt gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging yet fair difficulty curve

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or progress loss
  • 🔍 Lack of tutorial or in-game guidance
  • 🕹️ Controls can feel imprecise at times

Bugs and requests

Tadpole Tap

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Puzzle pieces not saving properly
  • Restore purchases not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • More characters and skins
  • New obstacles and levels
  • Continued updates and support

Jump Jerboa

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Levels sometimes reset progress unexpectedly
  • Difficulty spikes in certain world transitions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and worlds to explore
  • Ability to customize the character
  • Leaderboards or achievements system
  • Level editor or community-created content

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Tadpole Tap

One-time9
  • Spook$0.99
  • Stapler$0.99
  • Bronze Fly Pack$0.99
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  • Silver Fly Pack$1.99
  • Silver Case$3.99
  • Gold Fly Pack$4.99
  • Jade Fly Pack$9.99
  • Gold Case$9.99
  • Diamond Fly Pack$19.99
1 purchases

Jump Jerboa

One-time1
  • Ad Removal + Tiny companion$1.99

Questions

Is Tadpole Tap free?
Tadpole Tap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jump Jerboa free?
Jump Jerboa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tadpole Tap or Jump Jerboa?
Jump Jerboa is rated higher. Tadpole Tap averages 4.7 out of 5 from 482 ratings, while Jump Jerboa averages 4.8 from 480 ratings.
Do Tadpole Tap or Jump Jerboa have ads?
Both Tadpole Tap and Jump Jerboa show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tadpole Tap or Jump Jerboa?
Tadpole Tap ships an update every 6 months, and Jump Jerboa every 2 months. Most recently, Tadpole Tap was updated on October 21, 2026 and Jump Jerboa on October 22, 2026.

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