Boulder Jack vs Gulel Craft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boulder Jack
Embark on a thrilling escape as you guide a pirate away from a pursuing boulder. Navigate diverse environments with dynamic weather and stunning visuals. Challenge friends and utilize unique abilities to survive this reverse running adventure.
- Reverse running gameplay
- Swipe to move controls
- Multiple environments
- HD graphics
- Visual effects
- Friend challenges
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The creators of ‘Catch The Ark’ proudly bring you the App Store’s first REVERSE RUNNER! HELP Jack the pirate escape the massive boulder on his tail! FEATURES - Reverse Running - Swipe to Move - Different Environments and Weather Effects - Beautiful HD Graphics - Amazing Visual Effects - Challenge Your Game Centre and Facebook Friends - Ride Wilbur your Feathered Friend! - Start your adventure today! - This app is Universal with Retina HD Graphics. PLEASE NOTE Boulder Jack is completely free to play. However, some items can be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your devices settings. Let us know what you would love to see in our next update at : www.playsidestudios.com
Gulel Craft
Engage in a slingshot shooting game where you knock down stacked objects like boxes and glasses. Create and share your own levels with an in-built editor, or play thousands of user-generated levels.
- Slingshot shooting gameplay
- Knock down stacked objects
- In-built map editor
- Create and share custom levels
- Play user-generated levels
- Multiple levels with unique arrangements
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Gulel Crafts is a slingshot shooting game again from the makers of Shoot Girl's Fruits : Gulel. In this game you need to knock down the boxes, glasses, balloons, stones, all of them which are put as stack in the environment. There are different levels with unique arrangement of the object. Just smash them to the ground to clear each level. [Online Map Store] - There is an inbuilt map editor to create your own levels and let the world play them. - Play thousands of innovative levels created by other players. - Exclusively available on Apple App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boulder Jack at 4.3 against Gulel Craft's 1.5. Boulder Jack also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (60% vs 38%). Gulel Craft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price and device support 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. Boulder Jack sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Gulel Craft asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boulder Jack holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boulder Jack has 42 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Boulder Jack's written reviews are positive against 38% of Gulel Craft's.
Boulder Jack ships an update every 2 months, Gulel Craft every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Boulder Jack | Gulel Craft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (42 ratings) — better | 1.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PlaySide | Laxman Marothiya |
Customer experience
Boulder Jack
Gulel Craft
Bugs and requests
Boulder Jack
Reported bugs
11 issues- Mute button issues
- General glitches
- Game crashes
- Character not responding to gestures
- Lagging on iPhone 4
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- Scrolling too fast after a certain point
- Bugs with free lives/continues
- Game not intuitive on iPad Mini 2
- Game crashes on startup
- Slow performance
- Ads appear in landscape mode when game is portrait
Requested features
12 requests- More characters or outfits
- More power-ups
- More different levels or areas
- Missions or objectives
- Female character option
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- Save game feature
- Sensitivity options for controls
- More areas like snowy mountains
- Co-op feature
- Costumes or skins
- More interactive gameplay
- Brighter colors for obstacles
Gulel Craft
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boulder Jack
- Coin Pack 1$1.99
- Double Coins$4.99
- Coin Pack 2$4.99
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- Coin Pack 3$19.99
- Coin Pack 4$49.99
- Coin Pack 5$99.99
Gulel Craft
No in-app purchases
Questions
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