Flippy Race vs Downhill Ski
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flippy Race
Experience thrilling high-speed water races on a jet ski. Navigate obstacles, collect coins, and perform aerial spins for speed boosts. Complete missions to unlock new vehicles and enjoy the ultimate racing adventure.
- High-speed water racing
- Obstacle avoidance
- Coin collection
- Jet ski spin boost
- Ramp air-time
- Mission completion
- Unlockable vehicles
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Compete in a massive high speed water race. Move left and right to avoid obstacles and collect coins. Spin the jetski in the air for a massive speed boost. Avoid the obstacles and use ramps for that sweet air-time. Complete lots of challenging missions to unlock new jet-skis and boats. Are you ready for the ultimate racing experience?
Downhill Ski
Navigate a skier down a challenging track, skillfully avoiding obstacles. Earn a higher score by successfully clearing more hurdles. This sports game offers engaging gameplay for players.
- Steer the skier
- Avoid obstacles
- Score-based gameplay
- Sports game genre
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Downhill Ski is a Sport Game. Steer the skier to the end of the track avoiding all the obstacles. The more hurdles you hold off, the higher score you'll get!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flippy Race at 4.7 against Downhill Ski's 2.0. Flippy Race also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 42 months) and ratings volume (175K vs 4). Downhill Ski's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Flippy Race sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Downhill Ski sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flippy Race holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flippy Race has 175K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Flippy Race ships an update every 4 months, Downhill Ski every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flippy Race | Downhill Ski |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (175K ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 175K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Code This Lab srl |
Customer experience
Flippy Race
Downhill Ski
Bugs and requests
Flippy Race
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress and purchases being lost
- Inconsistent behavior of the Crocodile boat
- Invisible obstacles causing crashes
- Freezing and lagging during gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- More track variety and challenges
- Ability to race against friends
- Meaningful uses for coins beyond upgrades
- Improved boat performance and customization
Downhill Ski
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flippy Race
- Ducky$1.99
- 1600 Gems$1.99
- 3350 Gems$3.99
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- No Ads$7.99
- 7600 Gems$8.99
Downhill Ski
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
Is Flippy Race free?
Is Downhill Ski free?
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Do Flippy Race or Downhill Ski have ads?
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