Flocc vs Iron Roads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flocc
A meditative flocking simulator where you guide starlings through beautiful landscapes. Grow your flock, discover unique birds, and create mesmerizing murmurations with simple controls and an atmospheric soundtrack.
- Meditative flocking simulation
- Simple one-finger controls
- Procedurally generated landscapes
- Discover unique birds
- Logbook achievements
- Screenshot function
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Flocc is a relaxing, meditative flocking simulator. Control a flock of starlings and look for more birds to join you whilst flying through picturesque silhouetted landscapes. Relax and enjoy the mesmerising murmurations created by your flock, accompanied by an atmospheric soundtrack from The Hardy Tree. Flocc was created by Joe Lillington, an illustrator and author from the UK. FEATURES Simple controls, direct your flock to create spontaneous patterns with just one finger. Five different locations to explore, with procedurally generated landscapes and scenery for a unique setting every time you play. Discover a unique bird in each location. Track your largest ever flock size and complete over 30 logbook achievements. Screenshot function to easily save or share pictures of your flock. The Hardy Tree appears courtesy of Clay Pipe Music, all tracks written and produced by Frances Castle.
Iron Roads
Optimize and grow your railway network in this challenging 2D train management game. Lay tracks, buy trains, and set routes to efficiently transport passengers and cargo. Enjoy board game-inspired mechanics for a cerebral optimization experience.
- 2D top-down train management
- Lay tracks and set routes
- Transport passengers and cargo
- Board game-inspired mechanics
- Resource token system
- Universal purchase for iOS and macOS
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"Finally, a deep and fun train management game designed perfectly for phones. Iron Roads is so much more than just a desktop game crammed onto a small screen!" Optimise and grow your railways in this challenging train management game. Earn resource tokens by refining your network until your towns are thriving. Avoid queues, jams, or angry passengers to be recognised as the unsung train hero you know you are. Iron Roads is a top-down 2D train management game in which you lay tracks, buy trains, and set their routes until you have an efficient network carrying passengers and cargo between your towns and factories. With board game-inspired mechanics such as resource tokens, geographically-induced space constraints, and innovative track order systems, Iron Roads will appeal to players who relish the more cerebral, optimisation elements of train simulation games, as opposed to more realistic business sim/tycoon-type games. Ultimately, your goal is to set up an efficient rail network that keeps your passengers happy and on-time. Features: - "Try before you buy" model. Download for free, and unlock the entire game with a one off purchase - Universal purchase. Buy once for iOS, macOS, tvOS - iCloud saves, enabling seamless gameplay across your devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flocc at 100% against Iron Roads's 42%. Flocc also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Iron Roads's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On ads 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
Iron Roads is free to download; Flocc costs $0.99 up front. Iron Roads sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Flocc asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flocc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iron Roads has 31 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Flocc's written reviews are positive against 42% of Iron Roads's.
Flocc ships an update every 6 months, Iron Roads fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flocc | Iron Roads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.4 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Lillington | Cowleyfornia Studios |
Customer experience
Flocc
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In-app purchases
Flocc
No in-app purchases
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