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 70 unique toys in one app! + Mesmerizing interactive experiences! + Calm and relaxing gameplay experience! + Mind-blowing visual effects unlikely 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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The game is rigged. We're telling you now so you can't say we didn't. PixelFlip stacks three retro arcade games on top of each other: Pinball on top, Breakout in the middle, Hurdle at the bottom. Drain the ball and you don't lose, exactly. You fall. Into the next game down. You can climb back up. It won't save you. The longer you last, the meaner everything gets, and games end faster than you'd like. Only a Hurdle crash costs you a life. You have three. That's not a lot. We checked. THINGS THAT WILL GO WRONG - Score enough and a bumper starts pulsing. Hit it and your flippers swap sides. Yes, on purpose. - Other traps exist. They have names. You'll learn them. - Breakout remembers what you broke. It also gets less generous every time you come back. - Hurdle speeds up. Hurdle does not care. THINGS THAT WILL GO RIGHT, OCCASIONALLY - Gold rings in Hurdle, for people who like points and risk in equal measure. - Save & Quit before any ball launch. Two save slots, so someone else can disappoint themselves separately. Saves are one-use, because we've met you. - A top-10 high score table with three-letter initials, the way nature intended. - A Game Center leaderboard and 14 achievements, a few of which you won't understand until you've earned them. THINGS WE'RE NOT TELLING YOU There are hidden games in here. More than one. We're not saying where. That would ruin it, and also be helpful, which isn't really our brand. TRY IT FIRST Play the intro and one full game of Pinball before you spend anything. If you enjoy being humbled, a single one-time purchase unlocks everything: saving, every hidden game, and all future updates. No ads. No subscription. No energy meter judging you.

Screenshots

Triptoy4 screens
PixelFlip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Triptoy at none against PixelFlip's 1. Triptoy also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PixelFlip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Triptoy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Triptoy against 5.0 for PixelFlip. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Triptoy has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Triptoy versus PixelFlip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTriptoyPixelFlip
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (41 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 57 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruce HillRobert Laramee

Customer experience

Triptoy

All ratings41 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PixelFlip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Triptoy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PixelFlip

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$0.99

Questions

Is Triptoy free?
Triptoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixelFlip free?
PixelFlip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Triptoy or PixelFlip?
Triptoy and PixelFlip are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 41 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Triptoy or PixelFlip have ads?
Neither Triptoy nor PixelFlip shows ads.

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