Five vs MarbleJumper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five
Arrange number tiles to create sequences that sum to multiples of five. This logic puzzle offers 100 hand-crafted challenges, from easy to expert. Stuck? Get hints or create your own puzzles for endless replayability.
- Number tile arrangement
- Sequences sum to multiples of five
- 100 hand-crafted puzzles
- Hint system
- Custom puzzle creation
- Crossword-style number challenges
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A new challenge for puzzle lovers – from the creator of the numerical board game hit Five-O! If you've played Five-O, you'll find the rules to be simple and familiar. Just arrange the tiles onto the blank spaces in the puzzle so that every sequence adds up to a multiple of five (5, 10, 15, etc.). The puzzles start out with a set of dark tiles that are locked in place. It’s like a crossword puzzle of numbers! There are 100 hand-crafted puzzles ranging from easy to extremely challenging. But don't worry! If you get stuck, you can tap the lightbulb button to earn a hint. You can even create brand new puzzles to play yourself! You choose the size of the puzzle and how many starting tiles to reveal. You'll never run out of new puzzles to play! And if you haven't played Five-O, the board game, be sure to check that one out as well!
MarbleJumper
Experience the classic solitaire jumping puzzle with realistic marbles and boards. Enjoy multiple layouts, customizable themes, and helpful features like undo and hints. Offers a clean, ad-free gameplay experience.
- Realistic marbles and boards
- Twelve built-in board layouts
- Customizable board materials and backgrounds
- Undo mistaken moves
- Auto-solve feature
- Move hints
- Outcome probability graph
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MarbleJumper is the painstaking recreation of the classic solitaire jumping puzzles you have enjoyed playing throughout your life. The first known reference to solitaire jumping puzzles was in an 1687 edition of the French literary magazine Mercure galant. Since those humble beginnings they have become a popular recreation for people across the globe and have even made it all the way to the tables of various restaurants around the world. Features • Beautifully realistic marbles and boards for an immersive experience • Twelve built in board layouts at no cost • Customize your game by choosing from many board materials and backgrounds • Two included marble themes • Six alternate marble themes with additional backgrounds available for purchase • Undo any mistaken move • Auto-solve from your current position • Move hints button • Dynamic outcome probability graph available for all positions of most boards • No advertisements to interrupt or litter your experience • Customization settings for toggling the display the graph, move hinting, mute sounds, and move highlights
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Five at 4.7 against MarbleJumper's 4.0. Five also leads on ratings volume (57 vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). MarbleJumper's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. Five sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MarbleJumper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Five holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five has 57 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Five ships an update fortnightly, MarbleJumper every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five | MarbleJumper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (57 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 12.0 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curt Stein | Jeremy Buchman |
Customer experience
Five
MarbleJumper
Bugs and requests
Five
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress not synced with iCloud
- Ad-free restoration issue
- Incorrect level 71
- Incorrect level 85
Requested features
6 requests- Puzzles with higher numbers
- Fix incorrect levels (71, 85)
- Limit hints
- Add more levels
- Allow screen rotation (landscape/portrait)
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- Chance to see final configuration
MarbleJumper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Five
- Ad Removal$0.99
MarbleJumper
- Billard Theme$0.99
- Space Theme$0.99
- Dice Theme$0.99
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- Striped Theme$0.99
- Spotted Theme$0.99
- Marble Theme$0.99









