Comparison

Upperland vs Lab Junk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Upperland

Embark on an epic platform adventure to help two tiny creatures navigate treacherous city landscapes and reunite with their family. Customize characters with fun accessories, overcome hundreds of obstacles, and explore diverse, surprising worlds.

Highlights
  • Epic platform action
  • Eye-popping graphics
  • Simple tap controls
  • Hundreds of obstacles
  • Character customization
  • Multiple worlds and stages
Features
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DESCRIPTION You are taps away from owning a super fun and addictive adventure game. Upperland is an epic platform game full of incredible characters, fantastic landscapes to explore, and stacks of surprises! Help two tiny creatures who are pulled into a city with skyscrapers, clocks, dangerous factories and terrifying amusement parks avoid all the obstacles and reunite with the family. Customize your creatures by buying super cool and cute headbands, wings, glasses, etc to match your style. Take photos of your stylish creatures and share the fun with friends instantly. Keep your eyes peeled: there are many surprises waiting for you! STORY Two kids of “tiny creatures” have been kidnapped by an evil spider and are being taken farther and farther away! Join the family on an amazing adventure across multiple settings and dozens of challenging stages. Reunite the lost family and discover new worlds to explore by following an evil spider! FEATURES - Eye-popping graphics! - Epic platform action! - Simple tap control designed to work perfectly with your touch screen! - Lots of stages over multiple worlds! - Hundreds of obstacles! - Bonus levels! - Hilarious & funky items for characters! - Mesmerizing music - Regular free updates! A BIT MORE… Upperland is a perfect choice for those who love games that have stories behind them; it is not often that such a simple game actually makes you feel compassionate towards the game characters. Upperland has something to offer to everyone; whatever your theme is you can definitely find something relevant in this game: endless tricky traps, various mechanical obstacles and diverse locations full of crazy puzzles through all levels of this addictive adventure game. As you advance through the stages, the levels get tougher and the obstacles harder to avoid; they even start moving, rotating and disappearing. Reunite the tiny creatures’ family! Just remember that every object can harm your little creatures. Starting from the deep deep sewerage with dirty pipes and vents, you will move on to crawling skyscrapers and clock tower and later rush through the horror show of the amusement park; Once you survive the appearing ghosts and scary butchers, you will be excited to enter the elevator full of wires sticking out of broken boxes; then fly through the scientific lab with robot-hands that release fire, syringes and explosive chemical poisonous particles that are scattered all around. There also are different factories, but don’t get too excited, remember, you have to dodge all the saws, wood and metal pieces, and many more objects. Next on, you have to fly through dazzling forests, where while everything is charming to the eye, you’d rather not touch anything. And finally, what’s the better way to end the unforgettable adventure than to explore the rocket, the absence of gravity can puzzle you even more as random object and laser beams appear everywhere! Why It’s Great When playing Upperland getting bored is not an option with a constant change of obstacles and surroundings. It is simple and challenging, fast paced and fulfilling, addictive, but easy to pause… The gameplay is completely unpredictable with more and more additions appearing in every single level. Equally great for both, expert gamers and beginners, Upperland can be played for hours! WARNING: Due to heavy graphics requirements, The Upperland is only compatible with the iPhone 4S & upwards, and iPod Touch 5th Generation - it is NOT compatible with the older iPhone 4 or iPod 4th Generation.

About

Lab Junk

Embark on a Metroidvania-style adventure as BALL and PADDLE escape a derelict lab. Discover hidden items and unique abilities to overcome enemies and solve puzzles. This challenging game requires strategy and exploration, honoring the spirit of classic 80s and 90s gaming.

Highlights
  • Metroidvania-style gameplay
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Hidden items and abilities
  • Boss battles
  • Offline play
  • Retro gaming inspired
Features
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Breakout meets Metroidvania. Experience the adventures of BALL and PADDLE as they try to escape from an old, abandoned laboratory. Find lots of hidden items and mysterious SpinFlavors to make your way to freedom. Defeat spiders, robots and who knows what else without being destroyed. And whatever you do, make sure you stay away from the ominous VOiD, because there is (almost) no escape from it. This game is aimed at real players - not casual gamers. If you count yourself among them, please move on, don't stop and don't even try to master the game - you won't make it anyway. Because it honors the virtues of the golden gaming era of the 80s and 90s. Not every little step is chewed out for you, but you have to figure out a lot on your own, develop strategies to defeat bosses and solve the odd puzzle by finding hidden clues and applying the knowledge distilled from them. All things that are rarely required in today's games. And best of all: the game really is FREE. No in-app purchases, no pay-to-win, no free-to-play and no microtransactions. It doesn't annoy you with ads or unnecessary waiting time and can be played completely offline. Original Soundtrack available on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-803137355-375735371/sets/lab-junk-ost It would be nice if I could at least refinance the Apple developer account with my apps (let alone the expensive Macbook on which I developed Lab Junk), but that will probably always remain a dream as long as my apps only achieve download figures of 200 despite a price of 0.

Screenshots

Upperland4 screens
Lab Junk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lab Junk at none against Upperland's 8. Lab Junk also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Upperland's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Upperland sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Lab Junk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Upperland ships an update every 5 weeks, Lab Junk every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Upperland versus Lab Junk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpperlandLab Junk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (97 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB108 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAppideaMartin Rosenthal

Customer experience

Upperland

All ratings97 ratings
Positive66.0%
Neutral19.6%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative20.0%

Lab Junk

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Upperland

One-time8
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • 5000 Coins$1.99
  • 12 000 Coins$2.99
Show 5 more
  • 20 000 Coins$3.99
  • 26 000 Coins$4.99
  • 50 000 Coins$7.99
  • 100 000 Coins$9.99
  • Unlock all$9.99
None

Lab Junk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Upperland free?
Upperland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lab Junk free?
Lab Junk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Upperland or Lab Junk have ads?
Neither Upperland nor Lab Junk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Upperland or Lab Junk?
Upperland ships an update every 5 weeks, and Lab Junk every 7 months. Most recently, Upperland was updated on October 10, 2026 and Lab Junk on October 1, 2026.

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