Reviews of Jetpack Joyride Classic

By: Halfbrick Studios App

List of user reviews and ratings for Jetpack Joyride Classic

Total ratings

4.50 (Rating count: 1,428)

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Review summary

Reviewers largely praise the game’s fun play and nostalgia, and appreciate the soundtrack, but heavy criticism centers on monetization. The game now requires a subscription to continue playing after a short free window, with frequent prompts and paywalls interrupting play. Several reviews accuse the App Store description of being misleading about ads and in-app purchases. A subset still enjoys the title and would prefer an upfront purchase, but overall sentiment is negative due to the ongoing subscription model.

Pros

Fun and enjoyable gameplay
Nostalgia for the classic Jetpack Joyride experience
Notable soundtrack that players enjoy

Cons

Subscription model required to play (paywall)
Only 30 minutes free before paywall / frequent prompts interrupting gameplay
App Store description/marketing misleading about being free and ad-free or without in-app purchases

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.90

All time rating average: 4.50

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71% (41)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-10	El*****	:)
:)
2026-07-22	Sc*****	The app itself is free, but you’ll have to pay 2.99 to access the game as soon as you open it. Halfbrick is scummy. Just charge 2.99 for the app in the store and then leave the player alone
The app itself is free, but you’ll have to pay 2.99 to access the game as soon as you open it. Halfbrick is scummy. Just charge 2.99 for the app in the store and then leave the player alone
2026-07-14	dh*****	You need a subscription otherwise you get a trial. The games probably worth like 5 dollars, I should have an option to buy it outright. A subscription is completely unreasonable. Proof that times are changing, you can’t even enjoy a game you used to play as a kid in school because they butcher it so badly it becomes unrecognizable, so I was relieved to see a classic version as anybody who got to play this when it first came out knows how much fun it was. Nope, you can’t even do that. You can’t even enjoy a game you used to play freely every day as a kid because tiny money hungry little goblins have their stinky grubby hand out waiting for you to put money in it, so you can’t even look forward to playing the original. When you DO say okay fine, let me mess with the trial, the game dosent even have sound or music. You couldn’t even be bothered to make sure the game has sound but I guarantee the payment processor works without a hitch. You got your green little goblin fingers extra sticky huh? Trying to take advantage of nostalgia, by baiting people who you know were kids when this came out, into paying a subscription for a game that’s not even worth more than a few bucks. Of course you had to find a way to milk every dime. At least let me buy the game out right. At this point you’re better off just playing the current “Jet Pack Pay Up”. At least when apps wanted money in 2012, you usually got your moneys worth. At least in 2012, the app you spent money on usually worked. Y’all want money for something you couldn’t even bother to make sure worked properly. The classic game itself should be a single payment 5 dollars, what on earth is this subscription for? Shame on you for praying on the nostalgic memories this once great game gave me. I’m willing to bet the ones who made this gem aren’t even with halfbrick anymore. You should change your name to “Hollowbrick”.
You need a subscription otherwise you get a trial. The games probably worth like 5 dollars, I should have an option to buy it outright. A subscription is completely unreasonable. Proof that times are changing, you can’t even enjoy a game you used to play as a kid in school because they butcher it so badly it becomes unrecognizable, so I was relieved to see a classic version as anybody who got to play this when it first came out knows how much fun it was. Nope, you can’t even do that. You can’t even enjoy a game you used to play freely every day as a kid because tiny money hungry little goblins have their stinky grubby hand out waiting for you to put money in it, so you can’t even look forward to playing the original. When you DO say okay fine, let me mess with the trial, the game dosent even have sound or music. You couldn’t even be bothered to make sure the game has sound but I guarantee the payment processor works without a hitch. You got your green little goblin fingers extra sticky huh? Trying to take advantage of nostalgia, by baiting people who you know were kids when this came out, into paying a subscription for a game that’s not even worth more than a few bucks. Of course you had to find a way to milk every dime. At least let me buy the game out right. At this point you’re better off just playing the current “Jet Pack Pay Up”. At least when apps wanted money in 2012, you usually got your moneys worth. At least in 2012, the app you spent money on usually worked. Y’all want money for something you couldn’t even bother to make sure worked properly. The classic game itself should be a single payment 5 dollars, what on earth is this subscription for? Shame on you for praying on the nostalgic memories this once great game gave me. I’m willing to bet the ones who made this gem aren’t even with halfbrick anymore. You should change your name to “Hollowbrick”.
2026-07-06	Pe*****	Good game except for when it forces you to get a subscription
Good game except for when it forces you to get a subscription
2026-06-02	Th*****	I remember booting this game up on my ipod 4 and playing for hours and now these people wanna put a subscription on it. We cant escape it
I remember booting this game up on my ipod 4 and playing for hours and now these people wanna put a subscription on it. We cant escape it
2026-05-25	hi*****	why does it cost money to play a mid game, waste of time
why does it cost money to play a mid game, waste of time
2026-05-20	ze*****	Thought I could just play some jetpack joyride but if I actually want the game I gotta get a subscription? I can’t just buy the game? Thats lousy. Love jetpack joyride but that is not it at all
Thought I could just play some jetpack joyride but if I actually want the game I gotta get a subscription? I can’t just buy the game? Thats lousy. Love jetpack joyride but that is not it at all
2026-05-12	ja*****	honestly i only got this game because the new version is making you pay for so much more than how it was originally made but then thus game needs a subscription. yea no
honestly i only got this game because the new version is making you pay for so much more than how it was originally made but then thus game needs a subscription. yea no
2026-04-10	Pr*****	This game is horrible it makes you pay for a subscription so that you can play at all, you may as well play it on a free online game website.
This game is horrible it makes you pay for a subscription so that you can play at all, you may as well play it on a free online game website.
2026-04-05	Co*****	It would be better if it cost no money
It would be better if it cost no money