Hole Jumper vs 5th Invention
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hole Jumper
Control a stickman armed with a gun to shoot TNT before it explodes. Jump over shielded enemies and use teleportation portals to navigate levels. Avoid poisoned water and aim for high scores.
- Stickman with a gun
- Teleport portal hole
- Shoot TNT
- Dodge enemies
- Double jump
- Unlimited bullets
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Enter the dark world of Hole Jumper — a fast-paced stickman action runner where every jump matters. Run through dangerous industrial landscapes, destroy explosive TNT crates, dodge shielded enemies, and survive deadly traps in an endless arcade challenge built for quick reflexes and nonstop action. You are a lone stickman armed with unlimited bullets and one mission: survive as long as possible. But this is not a simple runner game. Enemies cannot be destroyed because of their powerful shields. Instead, you must time your jumps perfectly, teleport through mysterious black portal holes, and avoid deadly poisoned water while shooting TNT before it explodes. The farther you run, the faster and more intense the challenge becomes. Can you beat your best score and become the ultimate Hole Jumper? FEATURES • Fast-paced endless action gameplay • Smooth stickman running and shooting mechanics • Shoot TNT crates before they explode • Dodge dangerous shield enemies • Use teleport portal holes to survive tricky situations • Double jump system for advanced movement • Unlimited bullets and nonstop action • Minimal dark sci-fi visual style • Quick reflex arcade gameplay • Easy to learn, hard to master • Compete for the highest distance score • Optimized for smooth mobile gameplay WHY YOU’LL LOVE HOLE JUMPER Hole Jumper combines endless runner gameplay with arcade shooting mechanics and precision jumping challenges. Every second tests your reaction speed, timing, and focus. The simple controls make it easy to start playing instantly, while the increasing difficulty keeps every run exciting and rewarding. Whether you enjoy action games, stickman games, survival runners, reflex challenges, or arcade score chasers, Hole Jumper delivers a thrilling experience designed for quick mobile sessions. HOW TO PLAY • Tap to jump over enemies and traps • Use double jump to survive difficult obstacles • Shoot TNT bombs before they explode • Enter black portal holes to teleport instantly • Avoid falling into poisoned white water • Survive as long as possible and set a new high score Are you ready to jump, survive, and master the challenge?
5th Invention
Engage your spatial reasoning with this award-winning puzzle game inspired by traditional Chinese wood joinery. Solve intricate challenges, learn about cultural history, and unleash your creativity by designing and sharing your own puzzles.
- Spatial reasoning puzzles
- Inspired by Chinese wood joinery
- Learn through play and history
- Design and share custom puzzles
- Award-winning game design
- 360-degree view of joints
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The quintessentially Chinese puzzle game, 5th Invention has won several awards presented by the Palace Museum, IMGA, Indieplay, etc., and was inducted into the French museum, Musée Guimet. Now, open 5th Invention, enter this museum of wood joinery and enjoy stimulating challenges using space and imagination. Game Features Won Countless Domestic and International Awards Gold Award at The Palace Museum X Tencent 2016 Game Creativity Contest 2016 Invited to participate in the Palace Museum’s international forum on “Culture & Technology” November 2017 Invited to participate in the China Museum’s Creativity exhibition, Impressions of China, in May 2018 and was showcased at the Louvre, Paris in June 2018 Inducted into the French museum, Musée Guimet Jan 30, 2019 First place in the Game Category of the Beijing Cultural Creative Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition August 2019 Won Best Design at the China Art Games Competition August 2019 Won the Golden Panda Tianfu Creative Design Award 2019 in November 2019 Nominated for Best Mobile Game and Most Innovative Game at IndiePlay 2019 Spatial Reasoning Challenge Inspired by Chinese wood joining, 5th Invention is a straightforward game that requires players to solve puzzles using spatial reasoning. Players need to examine wood joint blueprints and craft the pieces of wood using simple on-screen commands, such as tapping and removing, etc., to conjoin the pieces and solve the puzzle. Learn through Play Blueprints for wooden joints from the missions are saved on the “Museum” interface. Players can freely dismantle each joint and enjoy a 360 view to showcase the secrets behind wood joinery, sharing the history of Chinese culture. Unleash Your Imagination “Challenge” mode provides players with an online community to share wood joinery designs. Here, players use their imagination to design puzzles for other players to solve. 5th Invention not only offers an enjoyable gaming experience, but a platform where players can apply what they have learned. 【Practice Subscription】 1.Unlock Practice privileges during the subscription period, allowing you to play levels created by other players. 2.During the subscription period, you can publish 5 custom levels per day. 3.During the subscription period, you can receive 4800 bonus Coins, which can be used to unlock Practice Structure Models and Frame Textures. Subscription Price: US$19.99 per month ※ Continuous Subscription, Next month $19.99, cancelable TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.zplay.com/terms-of-service PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.zplay.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hole Jumper at 50% against 5th Invention's 0%. Hole Jumper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). 5th Invention's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). 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. Hole Jumper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and 5th Invention sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hole Jumper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Hole Jumper's written reviews are positive against 0% of 5th Invention's.
| Parameter | Hole Jumper | 5th Invention |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 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 | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 875 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swaminathan L | Zplay (Beijing) Info. Tech. Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Hole Jumper
5th Invention
In-app purchases
Hole Jumper
- Remove ads$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
5th Invention
- Practice Subscription Monthly$19.991 Month
- DLC.Papa's Carpenter's House$0.99
- Master Expansion Pack$2.99
- Elm$2.99
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- Texture Collection$18.99









