Comparison

Backflip Madness 2 vs subpar pool

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

Head to head
About

Backflip Madness 2

Experience an extreme sports game focused on parkour and performing spectacular tricks. This sequel offers enhanced graphics, realistic physics, and new features like explorable levels and character customization for an ultimate parkour sandbox.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics-based gameplay
  • Parkour and freerunning acrobatics
  • Fully explorable levels
  • Character customization
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Combo chaining
  • Gameplay recording
Features
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Fast-paced, parkour-flavored extreme sports game. Your goal is simple - make tons of spectacular tricks and stunts. Take it to the extreme, again! The long-awaited sequel has finally arrived! Backflip Madness 2 brings more thrills with enhanced graphics, realistic physics, smooth animations, and new features like fully explorable levels, character customization, multiplayer mode, and combo tricks. Dive into the ultimate parkour experience now and join the backflip revolution. Features: - Realistic physics-based gameplay - Parkour / Freerunning acrobatics - Fully explorable levels - Ragdoll physics and simulation - Multiple backflips, gainers, and front flip - Combo chaining - SloMo and Lunar Gravity - Record gameplay with one tap - Character customization - Controller supported - Game Center leaderboards - Optimized and battery friendly performance Easy to learn, hard to master backflip game. Jump from the roof, flip from the cliff, train backflips and become real flip master! Play with friend on your device with additional gamepad or keyboard in Two Players mode. Backflip Madness 2 is a premium game with no ads or in-app purchases.

About

subpar pool

Engage in a unique pocket billiards experience across procedurally generated levels. Strategize your shots, adapt to unpredictable physics, and customize challenges with a deck of cards for endless replayability. Immerse yourself in a vibrant world with a charming art style and a relaxing soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Card-based challenge customization
  • Four distinct worlds
  • Thousands of gameplay combinations
  • Bite-sized play sessions
  • One-handed play
Features
Currently charting
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Dive into each procedurally generated level, consisting of a series of tables filled with balls you must pocket within a set number of shots. Escape into the fantastically vibrant world, while strategizing the best plan to pocket your balls. Watch your plan inevitably combust as you adapt your next move to skillfully take home the win. Progress in the game and create your course choosing cards from a deck to tailor the challenges to your desired game experience and playstyle. Want to feel stressed to the max? Take part in the Fast Run, which limits the time you have to aim. Want a level with portals? Subpar Pool has you covered. Or want to see what happens when you play Subpar Pool with glass balls as they roll and collide? There’s thousands of ways to combine the dynamic cards to create a unique playthrough experience, every time. Immerse yourself in the charming, lively world of Subpar Pool while you find out if you can master the unpredictability of ever-changing balls colliding in this satisfying and mesmerizing mashup experience. Features: • Four different worlds, each with its own set of constraints and challenges • Procedurally generated tables and 18 different cards with more than 14,000 ways to combine for an always fresh gameplay experience • A compact game experience designed for bite-sized play sessions (or longer if you prefer!) • A stunning, vibrant french-inspired art style that transports you into the enchanting world • Plays comfortably with one hand • A soothing, mini-golf funk soundtrack to get you in the spirited mood • Created by grapefrukt games, the dev behind beloved and acclaimed games holedown, twofold inc & rymdkapsel

Screenshots

Backflip Madness 24 screens
subpar pool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Backflip Madness 2 at $0.99 against subpar pool's $4.99. Backflip Madness 2 also leads on ratings volume (211 vs 39) and chart position (#13 vs #86). subpar pool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Backflip Madness 2 costs $0.99 and subpar pool $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Backflip Madness 2 against 4.6 for subpar pool. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backflip Madness 2 has 211 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 78% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backflip Madness 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, subpar pool every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Backflip Madness 2 versus subpar pool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackflip Madness 2subpar pool
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (211 ratings)4.6 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better78.3% of reviews
Number of ratings211 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#13 — better#86
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB74 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHubert Sliwkawebbfarbror AB

Customer experience

Backflip Madness 2

All ratings211 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative13.2%

subpar pool

All ratings39 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative13.0%

Bugs and requests

Backflip Madness 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Retry button not working
  • Game not restarting after retry
  • First level seems impossible/glitched
  • Backpack spawn point feature not working

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add twisting flips (180s, 360s)
  • Add female character option
  • Allow customization of character colors
  • Reintroduce the old replay feature
  • Add a marker/teleport feature like Skate 3
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  • Add more levels/bigger maps
  • Improve walking/running mechanics
  • Add buttons instead of joystick for controls
  • Add community maps
  • Add more screaming sound effects
  • Add roll animation on landing
  • Import stages from the first game
  • Add photo customization for characters
  • Add double/triple jumps expansion

subpar pool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Backflip Madness 2

No in-app purchases

None

subpar pool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backflip Madness 2 free?
Backflip Madness 2 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is subpar pool free?
subpar pool costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backflip Madness 2 or subpar pool?
Backflip Madness 2 and subpar pool are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 211 and 39 ratings respectively.
Do Backflip Madness 2 or subpar pool have ads?
Neither Backflip Madness 2 nor subpar pool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backflip Madness 2 or subpar pool?
Backflip Madness 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and subpar pool every 2 weeks. Most recently, Backflip Madness 2 was updated on September 23, 2026 and subpar pool on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Backflip Madness 2 or subpar pool?
Backflip Madness 2 currently peaks at #13 in the App Store charts, and subpar pool at #86. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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