Comparison

Triptoy vs PixelFlip

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

Head to head
About

Triptoy

Explore over 70 unique interactive visual experiences designed for relaxation and immersion. This app offers mesmerizing effects inspired by science and art, perfect for short breaks or extended engagement.

Highlights
  • Over 70 unique interactive toys
  • Relaxing and engrossing gameplay
  • Mesmerizing visual effects
  • Inspired by science and art
  • Calm and meditative experience
  • Excellent soundtrack
Features
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Prepare to get your mind blown by this one-of-a-kind interactive visual kaleidoscope of experiences. Each of the 70+ toys are designed to be thoroughly relaxing and engrossing as a perfect way to occupy your attention during those tiny gaps in your day, or to get lost in for hours at a time. Developed over the course of two years in 2016-2017 and recently revived for modern phone hardware, Triptoy blossomed out of a love for shader effects, chaotic systems, and cellular automata. Over time, Triptoy grew to incorporate ideas from mathematics, physics, computer graphics, biology, chemistry, computer science, and abstract art. Many of the toys are inspired by or directly modeled after real physical phenomena and mathematical systems, but with an emphasis on aesthetic appeal and interactivity. + Over 80 unique toys in one app! + Mesmerizing interactive experiences! + Calm and relaxing gameplay experience! + Mind-blowing visual effects unlike any other app!

About

PixelFlip

Experience a unique arcade challenge where failing in one game drops you into another. Master Pinball, Breakout, and Hurdle in a descending sequence, with increasing difficulty and surprising twists. Save your progress and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Three stacked retro arcade games
  • Descending challenge mechanic
  • Random flipper swaps and traps
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Save and Quit functionality
  • High score tables and achievements
Features
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PixelFlip is three retro arcade games stacked on top of each other, and the only way out of one is down into the next. You start on a pinball table. Drain the ball and the game doesn't end. You fall into Breakout. Lose the ball there and you drop again, all the way down to Hurdle, where you run, jump and try not to crash. Make it through and you can climb back up to where you started. A single game can take you through all three, more than once. It starts out friendly. It doesn't stay that way. The longer you survive, the faster and tougher everything gets, so every run is a race to bank as many points as you can before it all catches up with you. Only a crash in Hurdle costs you a life, and you get three. PLAYS GREAT ON iPHONE DUO PixelFlip now supports both screens on iPhone Duo. Play folded on the outer screen, or open it up and use the big inner screen for a wider view of the table. The table, the bricks and the controls are sized to fit either one, and you can pause, fold or unfold, and pick up right where you left off. PINBALL Flippers, bumpers, targets and a launcher, the way you remember them. Light up all three wall targets if you can. Rack up enough points and one bumper starts pulsing. Hit it and your flippers swap sides until you sort yourself out. It isn't the only trap on the table, either. BREAKOUT A circle of bricks waiting to be knocked out, with gates behind them. Some gates help you. Some really don't. Breakout remembers which bricks you've already broken, so coming back is never quite a fresh start. A short 3-2-1 countdown before every serve gives you a second to get your paddle in place. HURDLE A run along the bottom of everything. Jump the hurdles, grab gold rings for bonus points, and hang on as the pace keeps climbing. KEEP SCORE • A top-10 high score table with three-letter initials, just like the arcade. • A Game Center leaderboard to see how you stack up against friends and everyone else. • 14 achievements. Some are obvious. A few only make sense once you've earned them. • Save & Quit in Pinball before any launch, with two save slots so two people can each keep a run going. Each save can be used once. THERE'S MORE IN HERE PixelFlip has hidden games tucked away in it. We won't tell you where. Poking around and finding them is half the fun. TRY IT FREE Play a full game before you spend anything. If you enjoy it, one small purchase unlocks everything for good: saving, every hidden game, and all future updates. No ads, no subscription, no account, and no tracking. PixelFlip is made by one independent developer. Thanks for giving it a try.

Screenshots

Triptoy4 screens
PixelFlip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Triptoy at 5.0 against PixelFlip's 3.7. Triptoy also leads on ratings volume (43 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). PixelFlip's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Triptoy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PixelFlip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Triptoy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Triptoy has 43 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Triptoy ships an update every 3 weeks, PixelFlip weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Triptoy versus PixelFlip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTriptoyPixelFlip
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (43 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings43 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruce HillRobert Laramee

Customer experience

Triptoy

All ratings43 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PixelFlip

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Triptoy

One-time1
  • Extra Toys Pack$3.99
1 purchases

PixelFlip

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$0.99

Questions

Is Triptoy free?
Triptoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixelFlip free?
PixelFlip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Triptoy or PixelFlip?
Triptoy is rated higher. Triptoy averages 5.0 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while PixelFlip averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Triptoy or PixelFlip have ads?
Neither Triptoy nor PixelFlip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Triptoy or PixelFlip?
Triptoy ships an update every 3 weeks, and PixelFlip weekly. Most recently, Triptoy was updated on November 7, 2026 and PixelFlip on October 31, 2026.

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