Flappy vs Roper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flappy
Experience classic arcade-style helicopter gameplay with new challenges. Navigate through obstacles in two distinct modes: a more difficult normal mode and a cave mode with added hazards. Relive the nostalgia of the original game with enhanced features.
- Tap and hold to ascend
- Release to descend
- Normal mode with increased difficulty
- Cave mode with obstacles
- Classic game mode
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FLAPPY RETURNS! Now with 2 new modes! NORMAL: Tap and hold to ascend. Let go to descend. Way harder than the original! CAVE: Tap and hold to ascend, let go to descend, while trying to avoid obstacles! CLASSIC: The classic is back and it's better than ever!
Roper
Control your character with a single button to jump, swing, and navigate through 100 challenging levels. Collect coins and master the mechanics in this minimalist platformer. Enjoy a smooth gaming experience with a tiny install size and offline play.
- Single-button controls
- 100 challenging levels
- Coin collection
- Jump and swing mechanics
- Tiny install size
- Offline play
- Fast performance
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One button is all you need to jump, swing, and more to collect all the coins across 100 levels. - Tiny install size - Fully playable offline - Fast performance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Roper at 4.9 against Flappy's 4.3. Roper also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 71%). Flappy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Roper holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Flappy's written reviews are positive against 95% of Roper's.
| Parameter | Flappy | Roper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (46 ratings) | 4.9 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KILLERBIT LLC | Fancade |
Customer experience
Flappy
Roper
Bugs and requests
Flappy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Roper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Difficulty with long jumps
- Occasional performance issues
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and chapters
- Additional mechanics and challenges
- Customization options for characters
In-app purchases
Flappy
No in-app purchases
Roper
No in-app purchases
