Comparison

Doodle Mafia vs Flow Free

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

Head to head
About

Doodle Mafia

Engage in a crime-themed puzzle and creation game where you can play as a gangster or a cop. Solve over 500 puzzles, build your empire, and navigate multiple storylines in a dynamic crime city.

Highlights
  • Over 500 puzzles and items to create
  • Play as Gangster or Cop
  • Dynamic Crime City simulation
  • Multiple game modes and storylines
  • Crime Slots mini-game for rewards
  • Available in 6 languages
Features
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Crime Does Pay! Play as a Gangster or Cop. Over 500 Puzzles to Solve & Items to Create WATCH YOUR CRIME CITY COME ALIVE AS YOU PLAY! Doodle Mafia is the biggest “Doodle” game ever! Over 500 puzzles to solve and items to create as you play the role of Crime Boss or Cop. You decide how you want to play as you play through multiple hard-nosed storylines & play modes. As you build your Gang and make your fortune you must evade the Cops as well as fight off rival games in order to become the “Big Boss” of the City. In the “City” mode watch your Crime City come alive as you successfully pull off heists, escape the Cops or beat-off rival gangs. But you gotta watch your back because behind every corner there is a good Cop trying to make a name for himself or a rival Gangster trying to take your turf! In the “Campaign” mode, nab the bad guys or pull off heists to build your fortune. Can you successfully rob the bank and escape the Cops? Are you tough enough to defeat the rival boss and be the Crime Big Boss of the City? We shall see how good you are…. Remember Crime Does Pay! GAMEPLAY FEATURES - The biggest “Doodle” game ever! - OVER 500 Puzzles to Solve & Items to Create. - Play as a Gangster or Cop - Watch your Crime City come alive as you play - Multiple Game Modes and Storylines to play through - Earn money and weapons in the “Crime Slots” mini-game - Available in 6 languages: English, German, French, Russian, Chinese & Portuguese. Follow us to get early access to exclusive content, price drops and updates: LIKE: www.facebook.com/doodlegod FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/joybitsmobile Check out our other exciting games! Doodle Devil™ & Doodle Farm™

About

Flow Free

Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board and solve puzzles. Avoid crossing pipes to complete each level. Offers hundreds of free puzzles with varying difficulty, plus daily challenges and a timed mode.

Highlights
  • Connect matching colors
  • Cover the entire board
  • Hundreds of shaped puzzles
  • Daily new levels
  • Time Trial mode
  • Game Center achievements
  • Cloud sync
Features
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Flow Free® reimagined: Infinite possibilities! If you like Flow Free, you'll love Flow Free: Shapes! Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free: Shapes a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free: Shapes features: * Over 4,000 free, shaped puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!

Screenshots

Doodle Mafia4 screens
Flow Free4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flow Free at Free against Doodle Mafia's $1.99. Flow Free also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 66) and update cadence (every 10 months vs every 30 months). Doodle Mafia's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Flow Free is free to download; Doodle Mafia costs $1.99 up front. Doodle Mafia sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Flow Free sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Doodle Mafia against 4.8 for Flow Free. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Free has 14K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Doodle Mafia's written reviews are positive against 82% of Flow Free's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Mafia ships an update every 30 months, Flow Free every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Doodle Mafia versus Flow Free: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle MafiaFlow Free
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (66 ratings)4.8 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews81.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6614K — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB90 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJoyBits Co Ltd.Big Duck Games LLC

Customer experience

Doodle Mafia

All ratings66 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative15.0%

Flow Free

All ratings13,611 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews397 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.3%

Bugs and requests

Doodle Mafia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flow Free

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Accidental hint usage due to button placement
  • Visibility issues with overlapping paths in 3D levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Restore original UI layout from previous Flow Free games
  • Option to disable in-app purchase prompts
  • Forward/backward level navigation

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Doodle Mafia

One-time8
  • Bundle of 200 buxes$0.99
  • Starter Kit$1.99
  • Bundle of 450 buxes$1.99
Show 5 more
  • Bundle of 1000 buxes$3.99
  • Bundle of 3000 buxes$9.99
  • Bundle of 10000 buxes$24.99
  • Bundle of 30000 buxes$49.99
  • Infinite buxes$99.99
18 purchases

Flow Free

One-time18
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Spring Greens Colors$0.99
  • Fall Harvest Colors$0.99
Show 15 more
  • Pastel Colors$0.99
  • Neon Rainbow Colors$0.99
  • Winter Chill Colors$0.99
  • Jumbo Oval 2$1.99
  • Circle Pack 2$1.99
  • 8x8 Cube Mania$1.99
  • Kids Pack$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Unlock All Themes$1.99
  • Extreme Alley 2$1.99
  • 5x5 Cube Mania$1.99
  • Cube Pack 2$1.99
  • 20 Hints$2.99
  • Unlock All Packs & Remove Ads$4.99
  • 100 Hints$9.99

Questions

Is Doodle Mafia free?
Doodle Mafia costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Flow Free free?
Flow Free is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doodle Mafia or Flow Free?
Flow Free is rated higher. Doodle Mafia averages 4.8 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Flow Free averages 4.8 from 14K ratings.
Do Doodle Mafia or Flow Free have ads?
Flow Free shows ads; Doodle Mafia does not.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Mafia or Flow Free?
Doodle Mafia ships an update every 30 months, and Flow Free every 10 months. Most recently, Doodle Mafia was updated on November 1, 2026 and Flow Free on November 1, 2026.

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