Cooped Up vs Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cooped Up
Navigate a vibrant sanctuary as a new exotic bird, flinging yourself upwards while avoiding obstacles and other quirky birds. Snack on tasty insects along the way and use boosts to ascend further. Compete with friends via Game Center.
- Intuitive twanging fling gameplay
- Simple pick up and play
- Game Centre support
- Collect and eat insects
- In-game boosts
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You are the latest addition in the exotic bird sanctuary. The other older birds have been Cooped Up a little too long and are a branch short of a perch! Ahhemmm... they is a bit crazy! Fling yourself up up and away but watch out, there's more than just birds that you must avoid. However don't be afraid to snack on the way... ...and don't let the other birds laughing at you get you down! Pick yourself up and twang twang twang again! Features: - Intuitive twanging fling gameplay. - Simple pick up and play for all! - Full game centre support to compete with friends and foes - Eat worms, spiders and flies! Hmmm yummy!!! - Boost you way up like a steam train! Important information This game contains third party advertising which can be removed via a one time IAP. This game contains coins which can be collected within the game for free, bought with real money or via earned via promotions. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.
Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game
Guide a brave ball of yarn through a city overrun by zombie cats. Jump over obstacles, collect stars, and defeat the menacing feline foes in this atmospheric 2D platformer.
- Physics-based jumping
- Obstacle avoidance
- Star collection
- Zombie cat battles
- 2D platformer gameplay
- Atmospheric world exploration
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After a can of toxic waste is dumped into a river, fish used to make cat food turns normally cute and cuddly cats into menacing decaying creatures! Cat Zombies! Now they are terrorizing the city and it’s up to our hero - Doodle, a brave little ball of yarn - to save the day. Each level is being terrorized by a Cat Zombie that you have to knock out, along with a number of obstacles that you have to help Doodle avoid. Jump over spikes and saws, and pivot off the walls in order to scale up them. Collect all the stars and destroy the Cat Zombie as fast as you can. Best of luck, and remember keep on the look out for Cat Zombies. Yarn is a beautiful indie 2d atmospheric platformer with a cute little character super hero - Doodle! Jump through this diverse, gorgeous galaxy world and explore Meow Town or the Scratchy Dungeons but watch out for the monster zombie cats! This corky jumper is a furry of fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game at monthly against Cooped Up's every 17 months. Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 71%). Cooped Up's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cooped Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Cooped Up against 4.4 for Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cooped Up has 85 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Cooped Up's written reviews are positive against 88% of Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game's.
Cooped Up ships an update every 17 months, Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cooped Up | Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (85 ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 302 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Apps by Erik |
Customer experience
Cooped Up
Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game
Bugs and requests
Cooped Up
Reported bugs
13 issues- Game crashes on launch or during gameplay
- Screen flickering and glitching after ads
- Upside-down screen display
- Phone freezing or requiring restart
- Jump mechanics not responding
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- Achievement notifications not displaying
- Trophy/score button unresponsive
- Invincibility frames missing after bug collection
- Screen rotation causing control issues
- Frame rate drops during star animations
- Black screen on startup
- Incompatibility with iPad devices
- Pixelated app icon on iPhone 6
Requested features
12 requests- Unlockable characters and skins
- New maps and backgrounds
- Additional enemy types and difficulty levels
- In-game currency and upgrade system
- Customizable bird options
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- Story mode or narrative elements
- Different game modes (rush mode, challenge mode)
- Tutorial for new players
- Leaderboard functionality improvements
- Power-ups and special abilities
- Bird care mechanics (feeding, washing, growing)
- Mute settings that persist between sessions
Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cooped Up
- Remove Ads$1.99
Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game
- Dark Knit$0.99
- Sargent Tangle$0.99
- Sir Doodle$0.99
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- Spoooky Mummy Doodle$0.99
Questions
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