Comparison

CrystalLink vs Flying Gaiden

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

Head to head
About

CrystalLink

This game offers a classic tile-matching experience with a unique twist. Create custom game maps and avatars, and enjoy a vast array of game modes and background music for endless entertainment.

Highlights
  • Customizable game cards and maps
  • Classic Link Up gameplay
  • Built-in map editor
  • Over 40 background music tracks
  • 72 unique crystal icons
  • Multiple game modes and difficulty levels
  • Game Center integration
Features
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In Crystallink - Infinity, you can play the classic crystal elements of Link up Game, and you can also define your own icon to play. You can make your own and your family and friends’ avatars into game patterns to play. The built-in map editor is also indispensable. , It allows you to create any game map card type you want. Why choose Crystal Link-Infinity? Because it ends all Link up gameplay, one Link up is equal to all Link up Link up Game. You don’t need to spend time looking for Fruits Link, Ocean Link, Pet Link, Numbers Link, Mahjong Link, Constellation Link , Because this game contains the above elements, more innovative gameplay is waiting for you to discover. Comes with more than 40 beautiful background music, and the newly added Link crystal icon, a total of 72 kinds of pleasing crystal icons, let you get great relaxation and fun in the process of playing. . The first iOS link up game to support Link for map editor There are as many as 10,000+ game levels in various mode combinations to maintain the rich playability of the game List of game modes: Human eye, earth eye, heaven eye, god eye Simple, Normal, difficult Classic time mode, race against time mode, life mode Money mode, achievement mode, map mode Normal icon mode, medium icon mode, large icon mode These modes can be re-selected, greatly increasing the number of permutations and combinations of game levels Automatically adapt to various iOS devices such as iPad and iPod Touch Crystal Link-Unlimited Edition Features: 1. Completely customize the game cards; 2. Completely customize the game map; 3. Completely restore the classic gameplay of Link Up; 4. Provide complete after-sales support; 5. Contains complete Game Center elements: leaderboards, challenges, achievements, multiplayer games; 6. Provide iCloud game backup, no longer have to worry about losing the archive after changing the phone. Official QQ group: 659989146 Welcome everyone to join the exchange common problem: 1.q: What is the map editor? a: The map editor is a small tool provided by Crystal Link-Unlimited Edition, which can quickly edit the map in map mode and save it as a new map. 2.q: How to open the map editor? a: The map editor needs to switch the level type to map mode. When the self-built map is closed, the map editor can be opened after completing the general map level. A small level corresponds to a map editor option. When the self-built map is opened, the map editor option is automatically turned on, and you can create your own map as you like.

About

Flying Gaiden

Guide adorable characters on a whimsical adventure through the moonscape. Swipe to create clouds for them to traverse while avoiding enemies on the ground and in the sky.

Highlights
  • Swipe to create clouds
  • Guide characters on an adventure
  • Avoid ground and sky enemies
  • Whimsical moon setting
  • Simple controls
Features
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Fly in the moon with Kitty and Piggy! Swipe your finger to create clouds—your little friends will run on them! Watch out for sneaky enemies lurking everywhere, on the ground and in the sky! Guide them on a whimsical adventure!

Screenshots

CrystalLink4 screens
Flying Gaiden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flying Gaiden at 100% against CrystalLink's 47%. Flying Gaiden also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). CrystalLink's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CrystalLink costs $2.99 and Flying Gaiden $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrystalLink ships an update every 6 weeks, Flying Gaiden daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CrystalLink versus Flying Gaiden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrystalLinkFlying Gaiden
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer峻 杨由 李

Customer experience

CrystalLink

Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

Flying Gaiden

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CrystalLink

No in-app purchases

None

Flying Gaiden

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrystalLink free?
CrystalLink costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flying Gaiden free?
Flying Gaiden costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrystalLink or Flying Gaiden have ads?
Neither CrystalLink nor Flying Gaiden shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrystalLink or Flying Gaiden?
CrystalLink ships an update every 6 weeks, and Flying Gaiden daily. Most recently, CrystalLink was updated on October 24, 2026 and Flying Gaiden on October 30, 2026.

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