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Head-to-head

Jetpack Joyride vs Angry Birds 2

Jetpack Joyride 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70
Winner Jetpack Joyride
Angry Birds 2 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60

Choose Jetpack Joyride for a more nostalgic and straightforward experience.

Full reviews: Jetpack Joyride · Angry Birds 2

Jetpack Joyride offers a fun and nostalgic gameplay experience, though it suffers from ad-related issues. Angry Birds 2, while entertaining, is criticized for its aggressive monetization strategies, making it feel more like a pay-to-win game.

Head to head

features edge: Jetpack JoyrideR5R18R70R91
Jetpack Joyride Users enjoy the variety of upgrades and nostalgic elements in Jetpack Joyride, but some feel it's lacking new content R5R18.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 has a wide array of characters and levels, but many complain about the paywalls and difficulty spikes R70R91.
ease of use tieR4R16R66R81
Jetpack Joyride Jetpack Joyride users find the game fun but frustrating due to frequent ads and glitches R4R16.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 users also report frustrations with lives and waiting times, but some appreciate the gameplay mechanics R66R81.
reliability edge: Angry Birds 2R7R43R108R105
Jetpack Joyride Jetpack Joyride users frequently mention freezing and crashing issues R7R43.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 users also report crashes but note that the developers are responsive to issues R108R105.
price/value edge: Jetpack JoyrideR28R31R70R82
Jetpack Joyride Jetpack Joyride has many complaints about its monetization and ad experience, making users feel pressured to pay R28R31.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 is heavily criticized for its pay-to-win structure and aggressive monetization, with many users feeling it's a cash grab R70R82.
support edge: Angry Birds 2R1R52R108
Jetpack Joyride Jetpack Joyride has users expressing frustration over lack of support for issues like lost progress R1R52.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 users find that support is generally responsive to issues, which is a plus R108.
Pick Jetpack Joyride if

you want a nostalgic game with straightforward mechanics and can tolerate ads.

Pick Angry Birds 2 if

you prefer a game with more character variety and are okay with some pay-to-win elements.

Evidence note: Jetpack Joyride's reviews reflect a mix of nostalgia and frustration with ads, while Angry Birds 2's reviews show a more consistent theme of dissatisfaction with monetization, making it seem more one-sided.

Frequently asked

Which game has better gameplay?
Jetpack Joyride is praised for its fun and nostalgic gameplay, though it suffers from ads and glitches, while Angry Birds 2 is fun but criticized for its pay-to-win mechanics and frequent monetization pop-ups.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R5] Jetpack Joyride 5/5 · US Nice: Because the game is cool & unlocked all expired crossover vehicles from back to the future until the crossover expires but I still have the vehicles & skins from the back to the future crossover
  2. [R18] Jetpack Joyride 3/5 · US Add more jet packs, gadgets, skins, and power ups: This game has been sitting on my home screen for too many years. Opened it back up to play and to my surprise the game is the same as I left it. Why haven’t they added anything new?
  3. [R70] Angry Birds 2 1/5 · US Rigged/Pay 2 Win: The game is fun in the early stages up if you want to progress farther it becomes much more difficult birds using the ability without inputs, or pigs surviving falls or building collapses. Then the tower of fortune and vs events are impossible to win unless you are levels ahead of your opponent.
  4. [R91] Angry Birds 2 2/5 · US Impossible: They have made the levels so hard that I cannot pass them without spending money on gems. Now I remember why I deleted this game a while ago. I am at level 141 and it’s literally impossible to pass without buying assistance. And I still couldn’t do it! Another game that is so difficult it forces you to spend money just to pass a level. Do better Rovio.
  5. [R4] Jetpack Joyride 2/5 · US Ads: Too many ads. You get a long ad after every run
  6. [R16] Jetpack Joyride 1/5 · US Bugs ruin experience: Game froze trying to watch an ad to get a revive, missed out on 11K+ coins.
  7. [R66] Angry Birds 2 3/5 · US Why do I have to wait: The game is fun but I want to keep playing it, so why do I have to wait to get more lifes. Why are there even lifes in the game, I just wanna keep playing without having to wait fifteen minutes just to play more.
  8. [R81] Angry Birds 2 3/5 · US Please fix: I literally love this game!! Ive been playing it everyday for like 2 months now, but the way that you need to wait 10 minutes for lives to come back is so annoying. There should be unlimited plays and now it has updated to the daily challenge and regular game using the same lives. Before I would switch back and forth once I ran out of lives which made the game a little more enjoyable.
  9. [R7] Jetpack Joyride 1/5 · US Game Freezes and Crashes: The game constantly freezes and crashes. When doing the daily SAM, the game will freeze and then when I restart the game. It takes me back to day 1 regardless of what day I was on before it froze. I have half a mind to delete the game because it’s more trouble than what its worth
  10. [R43] Jetpack Joyride 1/5 · US Pause issue: App will randomly pause in the middle of my game, forcing me to restart the app and lose my progress. Will not be playing anymore.
  11. [R108] Angry Birds 2 3/5 · GB Good game: I love angry birds. This game has its troubles, mostly when it’s updated and suddenly stops working. However, the manufacturers are contactable and usually sort out the issues quickly. A good game an consistently interesting.
  12. [R105] Angry Birds 2 3/5 · GB Crashes: Was going to buy the new season pass so glad I didn’t as the amount of times it crashes and makes me lose stuff is annoying got to last level of daily challenge and it crashed. Also half way through arena match crashed causing both times for me to lose stuff also takes three or four attempts to load game now to
  13. [R28] Jetpack Joyride 1/5 · US pay to play at this point: super fun game that brings me a lot of childhood nostalgia. however, the ad experience is absolutely unbearable unless you want to spend money on the game. i remember so many features that are now locked behind paywalls. a games advertisement experience should never be so obnoxious to the point where people are basically forced to pay, or uninstall. not to mention how
  14. [R31] Jetpack Joyride 1/5 · US Subscription: You have to pay money to keep playing this game that’s advertised on the store as “free”. this needs to stop from this terrible company
  15. [R82] Angry Birds 2 1/5 · US Racket: A complete money-making racket. Angry Birds has lost its soul.
  16. [R1] Jetpack Joyride 1/5 · US Change it back: I used to play this game all the time. I recently purchase a new iPad and redownload this game and it’s not the same. I can’t utilize nothing that I purchase. I can’t change outfits. I don’t know what happened to this game and I have no save game progress anymore.
  17. [R52] Jetpack Joyride 1/5 · US Deleted my save: Removed all my progress All the microtransactions are bad

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store