Jetpack Joyride Reviews

by Demicosta

I played this game endlessly years ago, a pure joy. I “beat” it twice, even. I spent a decent amount of money in addition to time, got all kinds of power ups, etc. I decided to fire it up today. Not only am I facing ads, something not present in the previous model, but EVERYTHING I previously purchased, earned, made progress with is gone. I’m using the same Apple ID now as then and there’s no restore purchases option. Nothing. So I have to start over and deal with ads? Developer says on other reviews the ads are to support ongoing development… Gameplau itself is pretty much the same, and the graphics now look like the N64 games that have been ported to the switch. It works… sure, but looks like sheetola on modern screens, which is wager 90%+ of your users now have. You need to fix the purchase restore/legacy backup issue, give us a clear option to buy out of the ads entirely, and sharpen the graphics! UPDATE- 5 minutes later: I see now that there’s watch a video to get this for free, to skip this mission, etc. really?? How about an option to switch off all these offers? Even if ads are gone, these offers are distracting, clutter the screen, and take away from immersing in the game. All around extremely disappointed. Y’all could have updated nothing at all it would be better than what you have available now.

by Etherealcobra

When I got this game on my iPod Touch it was an amazing game that I played for hours upon hours with the fun challenges and gunning down scientists with their own bullet powered Jetpack. I’ve revisited the game over the years and it’s always a fun trip, when they added ads at the end of runs it was a bit annoying but if they feel that is necessary to make money Then I support it. However, when I tried to get back into this game recently and I was taken aback by the astonishingly aggressive nature they have taken to get you to watch ads and pay money. Every 30 seconds I was presented with wiggling spend-money buttons, “promotion sales” and non-skipable ads galore. I’m sure there would be a larger fan base and more people willing to spend money on this game if they were to go back to the time when it was not so riddled with ads and progression blocks should you not spend money. It’s a disgusting practice and it’s unfortunate that it infiltrated a game I was so fond of as a kid.

by Irishgunslinger

This was one of my favorite games and played pretty much every day but it has not only so many ads but 30 to 45 second ads to 30 seconds of gameplay. It plays a 20 second ad then another 15 second ad about the same thing then 20 seconds of gameplay followed by 30 to 45 seconds of ads. 👎🏼 I stopped playing 85 % of my games on my phone a few years back because of ads and every time I go back into play a game it just disappoints so much I end up deleting JetpackJoyride . I haven’t bought or downloaded a game in over two + years and I am reminded why every time I go on to play or download an app why I don’t use JetpackJoyride Store anymore. It makes no sense I use to spend $10 to $15 a month on games but we got the game the whole game with no adds now we have to pay three times as much for a game and it’s still full of adds 🤷🏻‍♂️greed has ruined JetpackJoyride Store and lost a ton of support in the process because of money hungry developers. I fully think you should be paid for your work and apps but to charge and then put ads in it anyway then find ways to get more and more money out of you this pay to play is ridiculous. Another old once great app gone deleted.

by Hopper2004

I used to play the heck out of this game, me and my dad were constantly competing against each other for the best record. Anyway, the progress and items used to rock. I remember that the in-game purchases were pretty low, but I gladly paid for the money doubler because I loved the game and it seemed worth it. But now ads are everywhere in the game, and everything requires multiple purchases. You can pay $1 to disable “pop-up ads” which is good, but that doesn’t stop the constant reminders to unlock different items by watching ads. The SAM skins all cost $2 each? That’s ridiculous. And the Back to the Future promotion is $10?? You don’t even get that much. All in all, if you were to buy everything in the store, it’d add up to around $50, and the content you get is just not worth it. Even if you did that, you still would be to buy anything else that they add in the future, so even then you don’t get the full game. Instead of spending $10 for some Back to the Future skins, you can use that money to buy a full game that doesn’t shove ads in your face and doesn’t need more in-game purchases. Sad to see such a great game go this greedy route, but it’s still fun for the most part. I really wish they would update the graphics though, they’re really fuzzy and haven’t really been updated despite all phones having HD displays now.

by TeeJay797

well, i loved this game at one time. i still do. and it had been about 4 years since i had played it, so i came back to it because i spend countless hours on it years ago. i can still say i love the actual game and the features and everything you can do in it... but unfortunately, it’s turned into another game that has been almost completely ruined by advertisements. so many things require you to watch an ad to obtain that are free which isn’t the worst thing in the world, but it didn’t need to be implemented. i spent real money on this game before because i loved it so much and i’d honestly rather spend a dollar or 2 to permanently obtain something, rather than watch a million ads for it. the part that gets me the most upset is the fact that you could just play and play over and over again and accumulate your coins. now every few plays you’re forced to watch an ad for 30 seconds and it makes me just exit the game and turn JetpackJoyride off completely. it’s obnoxious. sadly i still love the game so i will likely continue to play, just can’t sit and play for an hour and collect coins and buy items from the shop like i used to... unfortunately i would have given a 5 star rating had the ads not made this game a complete disappointment now, but you get 3 stars. ads are ruining everything and when i saw this game bombarding me with them, i was sad. so that was enough for me to take 2 stars away.

by JE22602

It’s still the same game that I remember from 3 years ago, save for the extra ads. The ad rewards are also very obviously overtuned. These things are fine, however there’s one extremely annoying bug where the music just stops playing, and I think it has something to do with the audio from ads. The possibility that the bug might be the result of an ad just really rubs me the wrong way.

The bug causes the music to stop working, even when you restart JetpackJoyride . It plays normally for a few seconds, then when you start your run, the screen drops in FPS and the music stops playing.

Other than that, the game is fine. I’ve only been playing for 2-3 days though, so I’m hoping I don’t find any more issues. I liked playing this game when I was younger, and I’m glad it didn’t change too much. It’s a good way to pass the time.

by Lol924

Okay. I want to start out with saying that this game is very fun(almost addictive). It’s very easy to play this game and the almost-monthly events provide a nice way to get more gear. Some times, you’ll check the Costumes tab and realize that you have costumes you didn’t even know about. I’ve been playing this game for a long time and it has been a great investment of my storage. I would give it 5 stars, but.....

THE ADS!!!!!
Recently, they have added a new type of ad. This ad shows you a playable video, an overview of the content in the video, an “Open” button and a “Close” button. When you click on the “Close” button, nothing happens. When you click on the other button, it opens a website. I have opened the website AND watched the video, but I STILL cannot close the ad. If any developer part of the team that created this game sees this, please respond or change this. Besides that, I have no problems with this game( except that they have made the sleigh and the boat vehicles locked unless you pay for it, but they didn’t have this a couple of years ago) and I love the gameplay. Thanks for reading this, and have a great day. 😁

by R3viewer-101

Great game! I remember when I was about 4 and my mom gave me this on my iPad. Now I’m 12 and still playing on my phone! All time classic must play but the jet packs and costumes are very overpriced. Especially with how hard it is to get coins in the game. I’d make some of the costumes that are actually bang for your buck less overpriced. Like DJ Barry for instance. You would have to watch ad’s and get super lucky with the jackpot from the lottery machine for days to get a dubstep remix and some headphones. Maybe also make it to where you don’t have to grind for days to actually get the cool stuff during events. Such as the St Patrick’s day event. You would have to grind for like, 7 hours to get he unicorn. Anyway, overall great game, just maybe make it easier to get the coolest stuff in the game. Thank you if you are reading this and I recommend the game if you are willing to give up that cool outfit effect that makes you look cooler.
Thank you.

by 🌸H0neY🌸

I rarely write reply’s, so keep that in mind. I used to play this game years ago, and it was my favorite game. So a got a new device, rah rah, and I decided to start again. But it’s changed a bit. First, I like how there are more opportunities to get the golden flying pig. Back when I first played it, it was like once every five plays. Second, WHY ARE THINGS SO EXPENSIVE like does half of the stuff in the shop really have to be $5? Another thing I like is that there are more challenges, or maybe that was just me. Also, I was a boss back then and reached level 10 (loved the rainbow btw) every game, had all the gadgets, etc. what I’ve also noticed is how there are more “sections.” Like it used to be city view, volcano, lab, and hallway, and vault. That was all. But the ads- this MAY just be me, but I watched an ad and the begging once for a boost or something, and it didn’t give me it, so that made me mad. Overall good and bad edits to the game but I still recommend!

by PHobOPhoB!c

It's a fun game to play and has a unique gameplay. You can beguile yourself with achieving high score or finishing challenges! Jetpack joyride has fun items to collect BUT....
There are many costumes to buy or unlock with SAM boxes, i mean who needs this much clothes for a game that the character is that much small and while running it gets even harder to see!!!!! On the other hand c'mon i mean the game is about jetpacks, it should have more of them,,, and when you talk about fantasy jetpacks the thing that comes in mind is a soda, right? They should work much more on jetpacks... for example the machine gun one kills the nerds, why bubbles of bubble gun jet pack don't float the nerds?!! Every time a new update comes i pray to see these especially soda thing!
Tthe other thing is challenges, they are frustratingly repetitious, i mean how many times should one touch those red light, at least halfbrick should include brand new challenges for example breaking the floor lights...

by Potterfan16103

I love this game so much! I've been playing it for years across multiple devices. It's simple, original, and very entertaining. However, when I downloaded it onto my phone (this phone) I realized that the entire app had gone completely commercial. The simplicity has been replaced with watching adds for lives or buying your way through levels. But all this I can deal with; the real problem is the snapshot. On every run, the game randomly takes a picture of your character, most of the time displaying hilarious expressions and positions. This really made the game unique and funny. Now, that has been replaced with a scientist advertising different sales going on in the store. Please bring back the snapshots! I know what the store is, and if I want to buy something, I will! Jeez. All in all, it's a great game. But it's my firm belief that the original was better.

by QuentinDRoberts

This review is more of a question than anything else because I played the game when it first came out when I was a freshman in high school and just redownloaded it now that I’m a freshman in college, I loved it then and I love it now. One thing that has baffled me lately is that every now and again when you open the game and start, it isn’t the regular infinite run. A mad “scientist” character pops up and runs you through what is essentially a tutorial of the games core mechanics. Once this stage is beat you go on to other stages with Jetpack upgrades, loot boxes, xp tokens and basically nothing to suggest the game is an infinite runner. I can not for the life of me access this seemingly more close ended linear story based version of the game from any menu once it’s closed and it appears randomly upon reopening. Help?

by MobileExplorer

Not a lot of words can describe the enjoyment you can get from a game like this. The pixel art designs are sleek, the animations are clean, and the music and interactions with small things like the scientists are something I can get attracted to for a while. Though the large expense of the items can be a bit obnoxious, they can pay off with the cool designs in vehicles or the helpfulness in powers and gadgets that can change the gameplay drastically. The only thing I can truly complain about is the large amount of items that need real world money, which is so many items that it feels like the game was made by EA. Other than that, I’m happy to say that the feeling of this game exceeds the title of a “good” mobile game. I hope the developers can create more with this game.

by Jay Fares

Back in 2012, I used to absolutely grind this game and I loved it so much! It was on this old iPad that was really thick. I guess I must have somehow lost it or something, but I found the old heffer a few months ago sitting in the attic in a box (for some reason.) So I put the thing on charge with this really weird cable that didn’t have a usb and it turned on (after a few days)!!! So I clicked the rubber home screen button and I got struck with so much nostalgia! From Subway Surfers, to this one, wonky game where you connect these colors or something... but best of all: Jetpack Joyride!!! I clicked on the game and started playing. I didn’t realize how long I was playing until I checked my phone and it said 6am! I started playing at around 4pm the day before! This game is so addicting! I have now completed the game 87 times in less than a month! I love it! It’s a fun, addicting game where you get so many options; from gadgets to quests! I LOVE it!!! And to all the Jetpack Joyride haters out there, get a life, think twice and treat Jetpack Joyride nice!!! WHOOO!!!

by Natero5000

This game is amazing! It’s my favorite Mobile game and second favorite game just behind Minecraft it is extremely fun and addictive but not too addictive where you’ll do nothing else. Here are a couple of ideas for little touches that would just make it that tiny bit better maybe when you have the bubble jet pack some of the scientists will pop the bubbles maybe there could be a robot cat that’s like Flash if you have the laser jet pack it will try and catch the laser would still catch coins and knock down the scientists . Maybe there should be a steam punk jetpack with propellers making you fly. I think it be cool if we had more customization with the jetpacks by being able to paint them with colors you can buy with coins. Just a couple of ideas I think would be cool. overall a great game

by BubbatheWigglytuff

Hi Halfbrick,

I just started playing Jetpack Joyride again after a couple years of not losing it, and I went to remind myself of what I had unlocked from the last time that I played it (gadgets, vehicle upgrades, etc.). When I did this, I noticed that I had the gadgets ‘Free Ride’ and ‘Coin Magnet’ equipped, which would make sense since that is what I would usually play with, but one thing that I noticed is that these things are able to be bought in section 5 of gadgets, and I can only equip them through part of section 3. The shop still tells me that I have all of section 3 unlocked, but I can’t select one of them in this section, and for later sections, it does not tell me how or when I can unlock the gadgets in these sections. Unless the feature that told you this information was removed in a past update, I hope you are able to figure out what has happened.

I am hoping you see this at some point or another. I really enjoy this game and hope it is not in this state for a long time.

EDIT: Hello again, it turns out that just force closing JetpackJoyride and re-opening it seemed to fix the above problem. Disregard my problem stated above, but this does seem like a strange bug with the game that only seemed to happen after opening it for the first time after at least a year.

by DthLazer

I love this game but I have this weird glitch. I don’t know if this has happened to anyone else but I have the golden and magnet vehicle upgrade on all vehicles and for some reason I can’t change the skins from those two. It changes the skin if I buy a new skin but then when I equip the new skin it gets stuck. I also should have cloud nine but I can’t equip it. The button presses (equip) down but nothing happens. I have tries looking up how to fix it and I have even deleted JetpackJoyride and reinstalled it but it still gets stuck on the golden and magnet skins (unless I buy a new skin but then it gets stuck on the new skin). If you guys could fix this I would appreciate it and other than this glitch the game is fantastic. I also would like to see some new updates and maybe some old events again. I hope this helps make this game even better and less glitchy. Thanks!

by Addiebajaddie

Halfbrick, if you’re reading this, I’d just like to let you know that Jetpack Joyride is my favorite mobile game ever. I can’t stop playing this highly entertaining app, and it’s never boring. There’s almost always a mission at hand, or motivation by items, coins, or high scores, to keep you occupied. There hasn’t been a moment where I’ve wondered what to do next. I gave JetpackJoyride 5 stars because it’s just so entertaining. However, there is one request I’d like to make on behalf of my experience. I love Barry Steakfries, but I think you should add a female character (to purchase or win through S.A.M.) just for variety. Sure, you can buy the hula outfit or the makeup outfit, but there have been several times where I want to dress up a more feminine character in certain outfits. I’m not sure if my request is crazy or thoughtful, but I’d love for you to at least consider my reasoning. Thanks, stay awesome! 💕

by FluffyGrapes

This is actually the first time I have bothered to write a review for any app after about 6 years of using the AppStore constantly. Jetpack Joyride was one of my favorite games of all time and I’ve had it for a really long time too. This new update is horrible. Half Brick converted their game into a scummy business formula that has been plaguing the gaming industry for the last 2-3 years. I also hope that the decision to erase everyone’s hard-earned progress and hard-bought commodities, like double coins, wasn’t taken lightly. I don’t even think they offered any compensation for people that had such things. All in all I’m deleting the game and pulling my support from Jetpack Joyride for this. I have better games to play that focus on entertainment rather than money.

Edit: Jetpack Joyride has been reverted to its original pure form. Thus the Developers go back to getting FIVE STARS from me! :D

by Aiden Woolley

This game is PERFECT in every way. Oh, you died? Thats ok, just watch one ad (30 secs long but worth it at the end) and you can either ride S.A.M. Or come back to life! Died again? Just watch another one! You get tons of choices for heads (the way your head looks) and choices for suits! Oh, what about the jetpacks? Yeah theres options for jetpacks too! Need some help? Get some gadgets or upgrade your power-ups! Tired of just jet-packing endlessly? Try doing some missions that will reward you with stars, and when you get enough stars, you can rank up and earn a reward of coins! Now playing on a weak device makes it difficult to play, but still works. AND THERES MORE GAMES WITH BARRY (the main character if jetpack joyride) IN IT!!!!! I would put more things in here, but theres to many things to put all in one list!