Jump Kid vs Vertigus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jump Kid
Embark on a classic pixel art platforming adventure to rescue a child and potentially win a heart. Jump on enemies to defeat them and conquer challenging boss fights across multiple worlds. The first two worlds are free, with an option to unlock the full game.
- Classic pixel art platformer gameplay
- Jump on enemies to defeat them
- Boss fights at the end of each world
- 6 worlds with 12 levels each
- iCloud syncing across devices
- MFi controller support
- Apple TV support
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Help the girl get her kid back, maybe you can win her heart? Jump kid is an old school platformer, where you must jump on enemies to kill them. Beat the boss at the end of each world. 6 worlds with 12 levels each. All features unique boss fights, and new enemies as the game progresses. First two worlds are free, unlock the full game to play all the worlds. Support for Apple Tv - tvOS!! Support for MFI controllers!! login to iCloud on all your devices and pickup on another device, where you left off!! On every level you start with 2 stars. Loose a life, and you are down to 1 star. Collect the star that appears in the end of each level and try to keep all 3 stars. Support us and unlock the full version without ingame ads!!
Vertigus
Embark on a perilous journey to recover stolen diamonds. Navigate through diverse worlds with unique challenges and engage in thrilling boss battles. Experience fluid physics and motion-based gameplay in this vertical platformer.
- 40 handcrafted levels
- 5 boss fights
- Vertical level design
- Fluid physics
- Motion-based gameplay
- Slow motion platforming
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Can you help Vertigus find his father's stolen diamonds? Go on a journey that will take you through different worlds full of dangers at every step. Vertigus features: • 40 handcrafted levels including 5 boss fights • Vertical level design • Fluid physics and motion based gameplay • Slow motion platforming
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Jump Kid at none against Vertigus's shown. Jump Kid also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Vertigus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Jump Kid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vertigus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vertigus holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Jump Kid's written reviews are positive against 75% of Vertigus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Jump Kid ships an update every 17 months, Vertigus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jump Kid | Vertigus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tommy Hass | Dominik Ringler |
Customer experience
Jump Kid
Vertigus
In-app purchases
Jump Kid
- Unlock full game$1.99
Vertigus
- Retries +2$0.99
- Level Key$0.99
- Retries +10$1.99
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- Ammo +20$1.99
- Lifes +5$2.99
- Retries +20$3.99
- Retries +30$4.99
- Hardcore Mode$4.99
- Retries +40$6.99
- Retries +50$7.99
