Ball Jump vs Pineapple Pen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ball Jump
Control a bouncing ball by tapping the screen to make it jump. Navigate through moving cubes that require precise timing. This addictive game offers simple yet challenging gameplay for players of all ages.
- Tap to jump
- Avoid moving cubes
- Simple controls
- Addictive gameplay
- For all ages
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Take control over a small ball. Simply tap on the screen to jump. But be careful. It is not as easy as it may seem. The cubes are alive and will move. Tap at the right moment to jump with the ball. This game is for all ages. Ball Jump was the #1 game in 56 countries. This is the official version. Have fun!
Pineapple Pen
A simple arcade game where players tap to launch pens at fruits. Aim for the perfect center hit twice in a row for bonus points and challenge friends to see who is the pen master.
- Tap to throw pens
- Hit pineapples and apples
- Perfect center hit bonus
- Challenge friends
- Simple arcade gameplay
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Sometimes all you need is to stick a pen into a fruit. Tap to throw the pen and try to hit an pineapple or an apple. Hit the perfect center for two times in a row, and experience joy! Challenge your friends to find out which one of you is the true master of the pen!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ball Jump at none against Pineapple Pen's 3. Ball Jump also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 71%). Pineapple Pen's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 113). On price, rating 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. Pineapple Pen sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ball Jump asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ball Jump holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pineapple Pen has 6K ratings behind it against 113, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Ball Jump's written reviews are positive against 71% of Pineapple Pen's.
| Parameter | Ball Jump | Pineapple Pen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (113 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 71.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 113 | 6K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yabado GmbH | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Ball Jump
Pineapple Pen
Bugs and requests
Ball Jump
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pineapple Pen
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to restore in-app purchases
- Crashes when trying to collect big pineapple
- Inconsistent pen firing speed
- Glitches causing app to close unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- More pens and themes to unlock
- Difficulty settings or levels
- Ability to customize the character/voice
- Checkpoints or progress saving
- Leaderboards or multiplayer mode
In-app purchases
Ball Jump
No in-app purchases
Pineapple Pen
- Special Offer$0.99
- Pack of 2000 coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
