AJ Jump: Animal Jam Kangaroos!

2.55
Good
Price: $1.99
Ads: No
In App Purchases: No

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Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 3 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.43

1 votes
Daily Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

1 votes
Grinding -
1 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

1 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
1 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

1 votes
Playing by Appointment -
0 / 1 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

1 votes
Wait To Play -
0 / 1 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 11 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

1 votes
Premium Currency -
0 / 1 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

1 votes
Pay to Win -
0 / 1 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

1 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
0 / 1 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

1 votes
Pay to Skip -
0 / 1 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

1 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 1 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

1 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 1 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
0 / 1 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

1 votes
Power Creep -
0 / 1 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

1 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 1 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

1 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 1 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

1 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
0 / 1 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 1 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 1 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 1 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

1 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 1 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 1 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

1 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
0 / 1 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

1 votes
Competition -
0 / 1 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 1 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

2.62

1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
1 / 0 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
0 / 1 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
Complete the Collection -
0 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

1 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 1 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

1 votes
Variable Rewards -
0 / 1 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
0 / 1 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 1 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.00) with 886 votes.
Google Play:  (4.21) with 3,022 votes.



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Screenshot National Geographic Animal Jam leaps into your hands with AJ Jump!

Adopt one of these playful kangaroos and jump through canyons, cliffs and clouds -- all the way to the moon!

Dress your kangaroo in outrageous fashions and challenge your friends!

Learn about real kangaroos! The included AJ Academy e-book is full of fun kangaroo facts, photos and videos.

Earn Gems that you can spend customizing your kangaroo! If you have a free Animal Jam account, you can also send Gems to your animals in Jamaa!

Play AJ Jump to unlock the exclusive pet joey in Animal Jam -- your own baby kangaroo! This pet is available to ALL Jammers, even if you aren't a Member.

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AJ Jump features:

* Beautiful 3D graphics and animation
* Super easy to play, but challenging to master!
* Simple controls: just tilt your device
* Pesky Phantoms determined to stop you
* Customize your 'roo with millions of possible combinations
* Option to link to your Animal Jam account online and earn Gems
* Learn about real kangaroos with fun facts, photos and videos
* Unlock the exclusive Animal Jam joey pet
* An exciting leaderboard for you and your AJ Buddies
* Springs, trampolines, rockets, jetpacks, and crazy costumes!
* No outside advertising
* No in-app purchases
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Note: This app allows (but does not require) players to link to a player account at animaljam.com. Animal Jam player accounts are free, but are not needed to play this game or to unlock any content in the app. No personally identifying information is exchanged or made visible through this app.

ABOUT ANIMAL JAM
National Geographic Animal Jam is an online virtual playground for kids who love animals and the outdoors, and is the result of an ongoing creative collaboration between Smart Bomb Interactive and National Geographic. With the goal of providing a fun, exciting, and safe environment for kids to play online, Animal Jam also inspires kids to explore and protect the natural world outside their doors.

To learn more about how Animal Jam protects children's privacy, visit http://www.animaljam.com/privacy

To create a free Animal Jam account, visit http://www.animaljam.com