Average Flails vs Basketball Odyssey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Global flail fighting tournament
- Single-player campaign
- Local multiplayer battles
- Physics-based combat
- Master unpredictable flail mechanics
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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.
Basketball Odyssey
Experience a unique basketball game focused on relaxation and challenge. Shoot hoops to unlock new worlds, enjoy a calming soundtrack, and master one-handed controls. Engage in daily challenges and climb the ranks with retro pixel art aesthetics.
- Unlock new worlds by completing hoops
- Easy one-handed controls
- Daily basketball challenges
- Rank up with stars
- 8-bit retro pixel art
- Relaxing soundtrack
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Shoot hoops and unlock new worlds on this addictive and relaxing basketball game! Basketball Odyssey is a different basketball experience. A journey of calm and relaxation due to its music and ambient sounds, while you feel the satisfaction from overcoming a challenge. Features: • Complete all hoops to unlock new and challenging worlds. • Easy one handed controls. • Play daily challenges. A new basketball world every day! • Complete the hoops to get stars and rank up! • 8-bit retro aesthetics with pixel art. • A wonderful and relaxing soundtrack. • Casual yet addictive basketball experience. • Optimised for the latest iOS devices. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE NOTE! Basketball Odyssey is free to play, but it contains advertising and items that can be purchased for real money.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basketball Odyssey at 4.5 against Average Flails's 3.5. Basketball Odyssey also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (2K vs 73). Average Flails's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Average Flails sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Basketball Odyssey sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Basketball Odyssey holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basketball Odyssey has 2K ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Average Flails's written reviews are positive against 49% of Basketball Odyssey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Average Flails ships an update every 20 months, Basketball Odyssey every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Average Flails | Basketball Odyssey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (73 ratings) | 4.5 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews — better | 49.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 4 months — better |
| 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 | 8 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 387 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colin Lane Games AB | Ruben Pecellin |
Customer experience
Average Flails
Basketball Odyssey
User reviews
Average Flails
From 73 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Basketball Odyssey
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing, casual gameplay
- 🎨 Appealing pixel art and visuals
- 🕹️ Satisfying shooting mechanics
- 🕰️ Calming, stress-relieving experience
Room to improve
- 🎯 Inconsistent and inaccurate shot meter
- 🔁 Frustrating to restart levels after missing shots
- 🕹️ Clunky and sensitive controls
- 🔍 Unclear power/distance representation on shot meter
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
Basketball Odyssey
Reported bugs
2 issues- Shot power not matching visual representation on meter
- Occasional inconsistencies in shot trajectory
Requested features
4 requests- Restart button for individual levels
- Curved or sliding shot meter for better precision
- More forgiving level structure (e.g., more attempts per level)
- Additional game modes or content to increase replayability
In-app purchases
Average Flails
- Remove Adverts$0.99
Basketball Odyssey
- Some Coins$0.99
- Welcome Pack$1.99
- Handful of coins$1.99
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- Pile of coins$3.99
- Welcome Pack$4.99
- Chest of coins$7.99
Questions
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