Comparison

Average Flails vs Indie Wrestler

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Average Flails

Engage in thrilling flail combat on a secluded island, competing against global fighters to become the ultimate master. Challenge a friend on the same device for local multiplayer fun. Master the unpredictable power of the flail.

Highlights
  • Global flail fighting tournament
  • Single-player campaign
  • Local multiplayer battles
  • Physics-based combat
  • Master unpredictable flail mechanics
Features
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Once every year the best flail fighters from around the globe gather on Mr Tans secluded tropical island. They will do battle until one true flail master is victorious. Can you tame the unpredictable power of the flail? You can also battle against a friend on the same device. Please don't practice your flail technique in the living room next to your mothers ornaments.

About

Indie Wrestler

Create and train a professional wrestler, then guide them to the top of the wrestling world. Compete in matches, cut promos, win titles, and upgrade gear in this unique simulation game.

Highlights
  • Create a wrestler
  • Train your wrestler
  • Compete in matches
  • Cut promos
  • Win titles
  • Upgrade gear
  • Work for promotions
Features
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Indie Wrestler is a tap based mobile game; made by wrestling fans for wrestling fans. The idea behind it is pretty simple – we wanted to give you the opportunity to create a character and take them to the top of the wrestling world. How do you do that? By getting yourself over. Have great matches, cut promos and win titles. You get to train your wrestler, work for different promotions, upgrade your gear and even react to online gossip, rumours and innuendo. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It’s truly a unique game that hasn’t been developed for the wrestling scene before. The ultimate goal of the game is to make it to the biggest promotion in the game and become their world champion. And then test your long term drawing power out to see how long you can stay on top for.

Screenshots

Average Flails4 screens
Indie Wrestler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Average Flails at none against Indie Wrestler's shown. Average Flails also leads on iOS requirement (8 vs 15.0). Indie Wrestler's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 20 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Average Flails sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Indie Wrestler sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Indie Wrestler holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 102 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Average Flails's written reviews are positive against 65% of Indie Wrestler's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Average Flails ships an update every 20 months, Indie Wrestler every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Average Flails versus Indie Wrestler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAverage FlailsIndie Wrestler
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (74 ratings)3.9 (102 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews65.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings74102 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB311 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperColin Lane Games ABARREN MARKETING LTD

Customer experience

Average Flails

All ratings74 ratings
Positive59.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative33.8%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral13.3%
Negative31.0%

Indie Wrestler

All ratings101 ratings
Positive71.3%
Neutral11.9%
Negative16.8%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral14.7%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

Average Flails

From 74 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😄 Hilarious and entertaining gameplay
  • 🎮 Addictive arcade-style mechanics
  • 🎨 Charming retro graphics and visual style
  • 🎵 Catchy and memorable soundtrack
  • ⚙️ Satisfying physics engine and ragdoll effects

Room to improve

  • 🎮 Unpredictable and unresponsive controls
  • 🐛 Self-inflicted damage from own weapon
  • 📱 Poor screen rotation handling
  • 🎯 Unfair difficulty spikes (especially boss fights)
  • 🔊 Game music cuts off user's personal music

Indie Wrestler

From 102 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging wrestling simulator with realistic career progression
  • 👍 Real wrestlers and promotions from multiple countries
  • 💡 Innovative contract and negotiation system
  • 🎯 Multiple mini-games add variety to gameplay
  • 📱 User-friendly interface and simple controls

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads throughout gameplay
  • 💸 Pay-to-progress mechanics feel mandatory at higher levels
  • 🔄 Highly repetitive gameplay loop becomes boring quickly
  • ⚙️ Confusing contract system with unclear requirements
  • 📈 Extreme difficulty spike after level 10

Bugs and requests

Average Flails

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Self-knockout from own weapon strikes
  • Phantom hits from opponent that don't visually connect
  • Screen freezes after watching advertisements
  • Screen rotation glitches and orientation lock issues
  • Flail gets stuck behind hit boxes causing game freeze
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  • Restore purchases button non-functional
  • Sudden death without apparent cause
  • Inconsistent swing mechanics and control response
  • App crashes during gameplay
  • Glitches where player dies for no visible reason
  • Collision detection inconsistencies

Requested features

15 requests
  • Online multiplayer functionality
  • More playable characters and customization options
  • Additional weapons and flail types
  • Unlockable items like helmets and armor
  • Multiple tournaments with varying difficulty
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  • Leaderboard system
  • Save progress feature
  • Practice mode against dummy opponent
  • Larger map designs
  • Story mode
  • Different game modes and variations
  • Bluetooth/WiFi local multiplayer
  • Ability to earn/unlock boss equipment
  • Health bar display option
  • Screen rotation lock option

Indie Wrestler

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Game crashes on startup or during loading screens
  • Freezes when advancing to next day
  • Match mini-games freeze mid-match leaving blank screen
  • Unable to click roster button - BULK menu appears and won't close
  • Ads cause game crashes before completing video
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  • In-app purchases not processing or ads not removing after purchase
  • Dialogue options show incorrect match outcome predictions
  • Championship belt breaks after winning online 1v1 title
  • Promoters won't book or release contracted wrestlers
  • Contract negotiation bug - promoter misinterprets requests
  • Game freezes after purchasing cosmetic items
  • Interview message button unclickable at game start
  • Match repeats without reason or leaves on blank screen

Requested features

16 requests
  • Tag team matches and tag team championships
  • Triple threat and multi-person match types
  • Female wrestler option for player character
  • Stipulation matches (steel cage, no DQ, etc.)
  • More mini-games for variety
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  • Meaningful storylines and feuds with actual consequences
  • Wrestler interaction and dialogue during feuds
  • Ability to hold multiple titles simultaneously
  • Progression meter showing advancement toward next tier
  • More promo phrases and customization options
  • Stable/alliance formation system
  • Weekly ranking system within promotions
  • Ability to negotiate contract dates
  • Autosim feature for non-interactive days
  • More match commentary variety
  • Visible avatar with championship belt display

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Average Flails

One-time1
  • Remove Adverts$0.99
20 purchases

Indie Wrestler

One-time20
  • Increase OVER by 100$1.99
  • Opener pack$2.99
  • 1000 Coins$2.99
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  • 1000 miles$2.99
  • Disable ads$2.99
  • Leo Mask$2.99
  • 4 aeroplane$3.99
  • Superstar$4.99
  • Lower card pack$4.99
  • 10 lower card contracts$4.99
  • Mid card pack$9.99
  • 10000 coins$9.99
  • Increase OVER by 500$9.99
  • 40 5* tickets$9.99
  • Play offline$11.99
  • Upper card pack$14.99
  • Increase OVER by 1000$16.99
  • Main event pack$19.99
  • Increase OVER by 2500$34.99
  • Champion pack$35.99

Questions

Is Average Flails free?
Average Flails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Indie Wrestler free?
Indie Wrestler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Average Flails or Indie Wrestler?
Indie Wrestler is rated higher. Average Flails averages 3.5 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Indie Wrestler averages 3.9 from 102 ratings.
Do Average Flails or Indie Wrestler have ads?
Indie Wrestler shows ads; Average Flails does not.
Which is updated more often, Average Flails or Indie Wrestler?
Average Flails ships an update every 20 months, and Indie Wrestler every 3 weeks. Most recently, Average Flails was updated on October 18, 2026 and Indie Wrestler on October 16, 2026.

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