Looking for Laika vs Elastic Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Looking for Laika
Embark on an epic side-scrolling puzzle adventure to rescue your abducted puppy. Bounce and jump across planets and dimensions using simple one-tap controls. Enjoy both a compelling story mode and an arcade mode to achieve high scores.
- Side-scrolling puzzle adventure
- One-tap gameplay
- Story mode
- Arcade mode
- High-score charts
- Unlockable achievements
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The aliens abducted your puppy Laika in this epic side-scrolling puzzle adventure. As Cosmonaut "Космонавт" it is your duty to go and save your best friend! Bounce and Jump from planet to planet through different worlds and dimensions! The one tap mechanism makes this platformer fun to play on any device! Both an arcade mode and story mode make this game complete! Beat the worldwide Hi-scores, or dive into the compelling story! • Combining a platform game experience with one-tap gameplay! • Follow the cute story of man and puppy! • Both Story and Arcade mode! • Storm the High-score charts! • Unlock Achievements!
Elastic Jam
A puzzle game where players activate pins by touching them with ropes. The goal is to create match-3 combinations within a limited number of slots. Strategy is key to success with only seven slots available.
- Rope and pin activation
- Match-3 gameplay
- Limited slot mechanic
- Strategic puzzle solving
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When rope touch the pin, pin will be activated. Tap on pins to make match-3 in your slots. Be Careful! You have only 7 slots to make match-3!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Looking for Laika at none against Elastic Jam's shown. Looking for Laika also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 16.0). Elastic Jam's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Looking for Laika against 5.0 for Elastic Jam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Looking for Laika ships an update every 3 months, Elastic Jam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Looking for Laika | Elastic Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oskar Maan | Kemal kaan Uysal |
Customer experience
Looking for Laika
Elastic Jam
In-app purchases
Looking for Laika
No in-app purchases
Elastic Jam
No in-app purchases
Questions
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