Sonic Surfer vs Backflip Playground
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonic Surfer
This unique game uses your ambient noise to control gameplay. Ride sound waves, collect suns, and avoid falling off your board. It adapts to any environment, turning everyday sounds into exciting gameplay.
- Reacts to ambient noise
- Generates waves based on sound level
- Collect suns to stop moonrise
- Unlock 22 characters
- Play with music
- Adaptive gameplay
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This game reacts to your ambient noise! Play ‚Sonic Surfer‘ when you ride the bus, at the park, in a waiting line or at other places where noise in different soundlevels occurs. Surf the waves and don't fall off your board! Can you collect enough suns to stop the moonrise? Loud sounds will create big waves while quiet sound will create small waves. No matter where you play, this game will always match your surroundings. For example, if you play ‚Sonic Surfer on the Bus loud noises will no longer bother you. If a baby is crying, the bus driver is honking or people are talking very loud your game will create bigger waves - you will jump higher and collect more suns. Keep in mind that we need access to your microphone! ACTION PACKED Play Sonic Surfer while you are listening to your favorite music!! DIVERSE Unlock 22 characters! Surf with Jade, Melissa, Eugene and Rainbow the Pony! WINNER - BW Goes Mobil Award 2016 ‚Sonic Surfer‘ won the first price at the category „Waiting line - never bored again“.
Backflip Playground
Perform backflips and jumps to reach goals or defeat opponents in this action-packed game. Enjoy stunning pixel graphics and realistic physics for endless entertainment. Remember, all in-game actions are fictional and should not be replicated.
- Perform backflips and jumps
- Reach finish lines
- Defeat enemies
- Cinematic action
- Pixel graphics
- Physics effects
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Jump and perform backflips to reach the finish line or take down enemies. Unleash your inner hero with cinematic action. The game with stunning pixel graphics and physics effects will keep you entertained in your spare time. All actions in the game are fictional, please do not perform these actions in real life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sonic Surfer at 91% against Backflip Playground's 44%. Sonic Surfer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.1) and ads (none vs shown). Backflip Playground's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Sonic Surfer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Backflip Playground sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sonic Surfer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backflip Playground has 31 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Sonic Surfer's written reviews are positive against 44% of Backflip Playground's.
Sonic Surfer ships an update every 16 months, Backflip Playground every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonic Surfer | Backflip Playground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 3.1 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 weeks — 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 | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Patrick Ferling | Lam Dao Thi Thanh |
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Sonic Surfer
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In-app purchases
Sonic Surfer
- Acid$0.99
- Alana$0.99
- Bob$0.99
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- Taj$0.99
- Dark One$0.99
- Isabell$0.99
- Doge$0.99
- Aaron$0.99
- Leslie$0.99
- Cereal$0.99
Backflip Playground
- coin 099$0.99
- coin 199$1.99
- starter pack$2.99
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- no ads$2.99
- coin 399$3.99
- coin 799$7.99
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