Tiny Circles vs Backflipper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Circles
Guide a penguin through challenging circular obstacles by controlling its flight. Navigate increasingly difficult levels and test your reflexes in this engaging arcade-style game.
- Penguin flight control
- Circular obstacle navigation
- Challenging levels
- Arcade-style gameplay
- Reflex testing
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This little penguin isn't going anywhere unless you fly him through the Tiny Circles!
Backflipper
Perform thrilling backflips across diverse and dynamic environments, from city rooftops to outer space. Utilize a custom physics engine and a variety of unique characters to achieve the ultimate flipping experience.
- Perform backflips in diverse locations
- Custom physics engine
- Ragdoll physics gameplay
- Variety of cool locations
- Huge amount of amazing characters
- Playable offline
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From the developers of the Flip Diving & Flip Master (MotionVolt Games), comes all new Backflipper arcade mobile flipping game! Perform backflips at the rooftops, park, over speeding cars, on moving elevators and over airplanes & satellites and be the best Backflipper ever! With a custom physics engine and unique animated Ragdoll Physics gameplay, with edgy graphical style, the Backflipper is the most dynamic and entertaining backflipping experience ever created! Download Backflipper NOW and get: ---------------------------------------- VARIETY OF COOL LOCATIONS! Pick your location! Skyscraper roofs, Speeding cars, Elevators, Trees & Park, Harbor with tons of boxes, Stonehenge Trucks and even Airplanes and Satellites! HUGE AMOUNT OF AMAZING CHARACTERS! Choose and get new characters. Backflip as an Athlete, Ninja, Panda, Penguin, Monkey King, Sumo, President and even Astronaut! Every character has their own unique features! ---------------------------------------- Find out more about MotionVolt Games: http://www.motionvolt.com Contact us: http://www.motionvolt.com/index.php/contact/ This game does not require internet connection, and can be played offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backflipper at 4.7 against Tiny Circles's 3.3. Backflipper also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 38 months) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). Tiny Circles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Tiny Circles costs $0.99 and Backflipper $0.99 up front. Backflipper sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tiny Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backflipper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backflipper has 6.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Tiny Circles's written reviews are positive against 79% of Backflipper's.
Tiny Circles ships an update every 38 months, Backflipper monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Circles | Backflipper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (6.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Anthony Hindle | MotionVolt Games Oy |
Customer experience
Tiny Circles
Backflipper
Bugs and requests
Tiny Circles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Backflipper
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes
- Character getting stuck on objects
- Inconsistent collision detection
- Ads playing during gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- More characters and maps
- Ability to control number of flips
- Customizable character skins
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Improved camera controls
In-app purchases
Tiny Circles
No in-app purchases
Backflipper
- Package of 300 Coins$0.99
- Package of 2000 Coins$3.99
- Package of 5000 Coins$8.99
Questions
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