Venus Fly Splat vs Fly Trapper!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Venus Fly Splat
Embark on an arcade-style war against mutant Venus fly-traps that destroyed your family. This game offers classic, pick-up-and-play action with infinite levels and unlockable characters. Earn coins and power-ups to aid your quest for revenge.
- Retro arcade-style gameplay
- Infinite levels
- Three game modes
- Unlockable characters with abilities
- Power-ups
- Achievements and high score sharing
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As a normally peace-loving fly, your life was turned upside down when an army of mutant Venus fly-traps ate your entire fly-family. Now it's war. Venus Fly Splat is a proper, old-fashioned arcade game - no paying to win or having to wait hours for things to unlock - just pick up and play! Features: - Retro arcade-style gameplay. - Easy to pick up, but difficult to master! - Infinite levels - Three different game modes to choose from - Earn coins to unlock new characters, each with different abilities. - Power-ups to make your life a little bit easier. - Unlock achievements to earn coins and share your high scores via Game Center . - Ridiculously addictive fun for all ages!
Fly Trapper!
Evolve by consuming bugs and hazmats in a botanic lab. Beware of harmful insects and upgrade your abilities to consume them all. Navigate the lab and grow stronger.
- Eat bugs and hazmats to evolve
- Conquer the botanic lab
- Beware of harmful bugs
- Upgrade to eat multiple bugs
- Progressive evolution mechanics
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- Eat bugs and hazmats to EVOLVE! - Conquer the botanic lab! - Some bugs can hurt you, be carfeul! - Upgrade yourself to eat them all in once!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fly Trapper! at none against Venus Fly Splat's 2. Fly Trapper! also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). Venus Fly Splat's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Venus Fly Splat sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Fly Trapper! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Venus Fly Splat against 3.4 for Fly Trapper!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively.
Venus Fly Splat ships an update every 5 weeks, Fly Trapper! fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Venus Fly Splat | Fly Trapper! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 3.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Iain Coleman | Any Games OU |
Customer experience
Venus Fly Splat
Fly Trapper!
In-app purchases
Venus Fly Splat
- Remove all advertising$0.99
- Coin Doubler & Remove Adverts$1.99
Fly Trapper!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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