Comparison

hyperPad Hub vs BFDI Parallels

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

Head to head
About

hyperPad Hub

Discover and play thousands of original indie games created without code on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Support emerging developers, test experimental titles, and join a community that values creativity. Enjoy a fresh gaming experience with no subscriptions or ads.

Highlights
  • Play thousands of indie games
  • Discover original, no-code games
  • Support indie game developers
  • Test early access and beta games
  • Connect with game creators
  • Play on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Features
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PLAY GAMES MADE WITH HYPERPAD. hyperPad Hub is the free community arcade for discovering and playing original games created with hyperPad. Explore thousands of creator-made games, discover new indie developers, play projects instantly, and help creators improve their games with ratings, comments and feedback. THIS IS THE HYPERPAD PLAYER & COMMUNITY APP Want to make games yourself? Use hyperPad Starter or hyperPad Complete on iPad. hyperPad Hub is where you PLAY and discover the games creators make. DISCOVER ORIGINAL INDIE GAMES Explore a growing collection of community-created: • Arcade games • Platformers • RPGs and adventures • Rhythm games • Puzzle games • Simulations • Interactive stories • Experimental projects • Games still in development Many projects are shared while they're still being developed, giving you a chance to discover new games early and watch them evolve. PLAY. RATE. COMMENT. SUPPORT. The Hub connects players directly with hyperPad creators. • Play community-made games • Rate projects • Leave comments and feedback • Follow creators • Support creators with virtual coins • Discover new and experimental games • Help creators improve projects through playtesting A COMMUNITY BUILT AROUND GAMES Every project in the Hub was made using hyperPad's visual 2D game engine. Creators can share their projects with real players, gather feedback, improve their games and continue developing them toward release. Players get a constantly evolving arcade of original games and experiments created by indie developers, students, artists and game makers around the world. WANT TO CREATE YOUR OWN GAME? Download hyperPad Starter to begin making a game for free, or hyperPad Complete for the full game development and publishing workflow. hyperPad Hub is for playing. hyperPad is for creating. Start exploring games made with hyperPad today. Privacy: https://www.hyperpad.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.hyperpad.com/terms-of-use

About

BFDI Parallels

Engage in a strategic board game where characters from parallel universes battle. Choose your contestants, gather resources, and form alliances to outlast opponents in elimination rounds. Compete against friends or AI in this unique universe-spanning challenge.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer board game
  • 2-4 players (human or computer)
  • Features original and parallel universe characters
  • Strategic gameplay with scene cards and alliances
  • Elimination rounds to determine the winner
Features
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Objects between two parallel universes are currently competing, and you get to decide which characters you want to play with, and have them battle against their own friends, or against the objects of both universes! BFDI Parallels is a board game that you can play with up to 2 - 4 players, human or computer. Features the 20 original contestants of Battle for Dream Island and their 20 counterparts from Compete for Dream Island! Decide which competition you want to compete in, gather up scene cards and stars, choose your characters, play scene cards, and make alliances with other opponents! To win a competition, make your characters outlast the other characters by surviving multiple rounds of eliminations until one of them is the last one standing!

Screenshots

hyperPad Hub4 screens
BFDI Parallels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BFDI Parallels at 4.5 against hyperPad Hub's 3.5. BFDI Parallels also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (85% vs 53%). hyperPad Hub's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 21). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BFDI Parallels holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hyperPad Hub has 113 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of hyperPad Hub's written reviews are positive against 85% of BFDI Parallels's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hyperPad Hub ships an update every 2 months, BFDI Parallels every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
hyperPad Hub versus BFDI Parallels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhyperPad HubBFDI Parallels
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (113 ratings)4.5 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings113 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB112 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUntitledDMichael Sherriffs

Customer experience

hyperPad Hub

All ratings113 ratings
Positive60.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative30.1%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral17.0%
Negative30.2%

BFDI Parallels

All ratings21 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

Bugs and requests

hyperPad Hub

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Error loading project
  • Cannot create account
  • Login issues (keyboard disappears)
  • App crashes constantly
  • Email verification not received
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  • Token invalid error

Requested features

5 requests
  • iPhone support for the editor app
  • Search bar functionality
  • Free version of the creator app
  • 3D version with visual scripting
  • More frequent updates for the viewer app

BFDI Parallels

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

hyperPad Hub

No in-app purchases

None

BFDI Parallels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is hyperPad Hub free?
hyperPad Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BFDI Parallels free?
BFDI Parallels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, hyperPad Hub or BFDI Parallels?
BFDI Parallels is rated higher. hyperPad Hub averages 3.5 out of 5 from 113 ratings, while BFDI Parallels averages 4.5 from 21 ratings.
Do hyperPad Hub or BFDI Parallels have ads?
hyperPad Hub shows ads; BFDI Parallels does not.
Which is updated more often, hyperPad Hub or BFDI Parallels?
hyperPad Hub ships an update every 2 months, and BFDI Parallels every 3 days. Most recently, hyperPad Hub was updated on September 29, 2026 and BFDI Parallels on September 30, 2026.

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