Halfpipe Hero vs BMX Boss Flip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Halfpipe Hero
Master skateboarding with one-tap controls in this retro arcade game. Perform exciting tricks, complete challenges to unlock new locations and characters, and share your epic wipeouts. Enjoy a classic pixel art style and customize your soundtrack.
- One-tap skateboarding controls
- Perform various tricks
- Unlock new locations and heroes
- Retro pixel graphics
- Share wipeout GIFs
- Customizable music
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Halfpipe Hero is an awesome arcade skateboarding game featuring retro pixel graphics and quick gameplay. Tap to pull off sweet tricks and nail the landing as you go faster and higher on the halfpipe. Complete challenges to unlock new locations and cool heroes. KILLER FEATURES EASY TO PLAY Skateboarding made simple and fun, one tap does everything SWEET TRICKS Go fast and pull off backside inverts, grinds, flips and more WICKED CHALLENGES Complete challenges to unlock new locations from hot beaches to underground subways COLLECT HEROES Unlock cool new heroes and skins WIPEOUT CLIPS Share your wipe outs with built in gif animations RETRO STYLE Wicked pixel graphics inspired by classic 80's game hits USE YOUR BEATS We've got killer tracks but you can groove to your own beats in the game -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Hey, we're Bit Free Games and we want to hear from you! Connect with us for game news and exclusives: @Facebook www.facebook.com/bitfreegames @Twitter www.twitter.com/bitfreegames
BMX Boss Flip
Perform incredible flips and tricks on a halfpipe at full speed. Unlock new characters, locations, and more challenging tricks to achieve the highest score. Enjoy quick and simple gameplay, playable offline.
- Perform flips and spins
- Execute amazing tricks
- Unlock characters with unique stats
- Discover new locations
- Compete for high scores
- Offline gameplay
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Become the best rider on the halfpipe! Jump at full speed and pull off amazing tricks! Collect all the characters and locations. BMX has never been more fun! Are you ready to beat the high score and become the best rider? Unlock all the characters! Each character has its own stats. Better characters will go faster and higher, also they will get more points and earn more coins. Unlock all the tricks! More difficult tricks will get you more points! Unlock cool locations! Don’t ride always in the same place. Quick and simple gameplay. Make flips and spins with the left buttons or joystick, make tricks with the right buttons. That’s it! Download it now! You can play offline!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Halfpipe Hero at none against BMX Boss Flip's shown. Halfpipe Hero also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). BMX Boss Flip's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Halfpipe Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BMX Boss Flip sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BMX Boss Flip holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 477 and 824 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Halfpipe Hero's written reviews are positive against 33% of BMX Boss Flip's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Halfpipe Hero ships an update every 3 months, BMX Boss Flip every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Halfpipe Hero | BMX Boss Flip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (477 ratings) | 4.6 (824 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 477 | 824 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bit Free Games | Pepi Pepi Pepi SL |
Customer experience
Halfpipe Hero
BMX Boss Flip
User reviews
Halfpipe Hero
From 477 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Retro-style graphics
- 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls
Room to improve
- 🚫 Ads even after paying to remove them
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., challenges not working, progress reset)
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
BMX Boss Flip
From 824 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to play
- 🚀 Entertaining game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy gameplay
- 🤔 Inability to change character
- 🤯 Frustrating bugs
Bugs and requests
Halfpipe Hero
Reported bugs
3 issues- Challenges not registering correctly
- Game crashes and progress loss
- Ads still appearing after purchase
Requested features
3 requests- More trick and gameplay variations
- Expanded content (levels, characters, etc.)
- Leaderboard and social features
BMX Boss Flip
Reported bugs
3 issues- Character won't do tricks
- Falling through the map
- Glitches causing crashes
Requested features
2 requests- Add more parks
- Fix character customization
In-app purchases
Halfpipe Hero
- Remove Ads$4.99
BMX Boss Flip
- 100 Coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 300 Coins$1.99
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- 1000 Coins$2.99
- 3000 Coins$4.99
Questions
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