Flop Rocket vs Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flop Rocket
Pilot a rocket through a dangerous cave, dodging enemies and collecting powerups. Upgrade your ship and use in-game currency to enhance your chances of survival and prevent a space program's collapse. Experience a challenging and fun arcade-style adventure.
- Pilot rocket through a 5km cave
- Dodge Spaceducks and rock-worms
- Randomly generated missions
- Upgrade rocket systems
- Collect powerups
- Use in-game currency for boosts
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Pilot your Flop Rocket through a 5 kilometer cave filled with dragon-like Spaceducks, enormous rock-worms, and other space-time anomalies as you try to prevent an underfunded space program from going bust. Why is your space program housed in a cave? GOOD QUESTION. == FREE FEATURES == - Easy to use, difficult to master mechanics - Randomly generated missions provide a challenge on every run - 4 upgrade tracks - make your ship fly like a dream - Collect powerups to increase the chances of a successful launch - Use your hard-earned Juice to start missions with more armor, more worm bombs, and an escape pod - Try the game for free (ad supported), find out that you LOVE IT, and Butter Up to get the premium experience and support our studio! == PREMIUM FEATURES == - A single purchase is all it takes! - 8 more upgrade tracks - Build a powerful gun, max out your armor slots, and more - Double your coin gains and upgrade your rocket twice as fast - Access to premium Rumpus services: cloud saving and achievements - Never see ads EVER AGAIN! == About the Studio == Butterscotch Shenanigans is an independent studio composed of three brothers. We make high-quality, often goofy, and punchy games designed completely around providing the most entertaining player experience possible. Our goal is to build a one-stop mobile empire that fulfills all your gaming dreams. Stay up to date with what we’re doing and contact us through bscotch.net.
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
Design your own endless running experience by mixing powerful gameplay modifiers. Test your skills with altered speeds, gravity, and unique obstacles in this sandbox version of a popular game. Help shape its future by playing in early access.
- Mix and match gameplay modifiers
- Customize speed and gravity
- Dodge reimagined obstacles
- Design your own experience
- Early access testing
- Ad-free and in-app purchase-free gameplay
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Available exclusively for Halfbrick+ members - Jetpack Joyride Test Labs is in Early Access! From the same crazy lab that invented a jetpack propelled by a machine gun! Use Turbocharged vehicles! Dodge Giant Missiles! Avoid Exploding coins and tokens! Fly through the Jetpack Joyride Universe and design your own experience by mixing and matching powerful gameplay modifiers. Whether you travel at super-speed, spawn exploding coins or turn the floor into a bouncing castle - you design the fun in this sandbox version of Jetpack Joyride! Join Barry and test your skills at varied speeds, altered gravity and cross the path of the many reimagined obstacles. Play it now to help shape the future of the game! KEY FEATURES: ● Fly through the lab in slow motion or warp speed ● Uninterrupted gameplay without ads or in-app purchases ● Dodge giant missiles that travel in pairs and ricochet off walls ● The floor is lava, don’t get burned! ● Navigate your lab as invisible Barry ● Protect yourself from hazards with a recharging shield ● Turn the whole lab into a bouncing castle! ● And many, many more mods to mix, match and test! WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: ● Exclusive access to the highest-rated games ● No ads or in app purchases ● Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games ● Regular updates and new games ● Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Kick off your Guest Access with 60 minutes of gameplay! If you like what you see, start your One Month free trial and play all our games without ads, in app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 30 days, or save money with an annual membership! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com ***************************************** Terms of Use: https://www.halfbrick.com/subscription-agreement Privacy Policy: https://www.halfbrick.com/halfbrick-plus-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Flop Rocket at none against Jetpack Joyride Test Labs's shown. Flop Rocket also leads on ratings volume (380 vs 24). Jetpack Joyride Test Labs's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Flop Rocket sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Jetpack Joyride Test Labs sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flop Rocket holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flop Rocket has 380 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Flop Rocket's written reviews are positive against 86% of Jetpack Joyride Test Labs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Flop Rocket | Jetpack Joyride Test Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (380 ratings) — better | 4.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 380 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 68 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Butterscotch Shenanigans, Inc. | Halfbrick |
Customer experience
Flop Rocket
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
Bugs and requests
Flop Rocket
Reported bugs
2 issues- Restore purchases not working
- Game crashing on launch for some users
Requested features
3 requests- More ship/upgrade variety
- Improved optimization for larger screens
- Ability to disable ads without purchase
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flop Rocket
- Butter Up!2 variants$2.99
- Butterup 3-Pack$7.99
- Butterup 5-Pack$9.99
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- Butterup 10-Pack$22.99
- Butterup 20-Pack$43.99
- Butterup 50-Pack$99.99
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
- Halfbrick+6 Months trial$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+2 variants$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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- Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+$99.99
Questions
Is Flop Rocket free?
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