Comparison

Hypastorm vs FlickiBall

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

Head to head
About

Hypastorm

Engage in fast-paced, physics-based twin-stick action in a distant future arena. Shoot, bounce, and strategically use environmental elements to overcome challenges and achieve victory. Collect medals to level up your craft and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Physics-based twin-stick action
  • Over 25 challenging levels
  • Medal collection for leveling up
  • Jump, bounce, and plasma gun combat
  • Full game controller support
  • Game Center achievements and leaderboards
  • Universal purchase across Apple devices
Features
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A fast, physics based, twin stick indie game. In a distant future, take your craft and enter the arena to shoot and bounce your way to victory and glory. • Over 25 levels designed with increasing difficulty and challenges to solve. • Collect medals after eliminating drones to level up your craft. • Jump, bounce and use your plasma gun to beat each level. • Full support for game controllers. • Eliminate all the drone spawners in a level to reach victory. • Drones won't hurt you, so use them to jump higher. • Their bullets will hurt you though. • Jump on walls to get higher, also an air based double jump is possible before hitting the ground. • Sit on top of a spawner too long and it will push you away. Use that to your advantage to solve some levels. • Game Center achievements and high score leaderboard. • Universal purchase, enjoy the game across iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS.

About

FlickiBall

Features
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You've always wanted to save the world — now you can, but time is running out. While the ground tilts, the sky burns, and only your flicks can keep the world alive. Every hesitation leaves a mark, and when the final moment comes, only your actions matter. FlickiBall is a quick-paced, hypnotic arcade challenge about balance, urgency, and survival. Flick to move, tilt to steer, and race to escape in just 55 seconds. It's easy to learn, challenging to master, and impossible to forget. Survival is the win — but the faster you escape, the more of the world you save. Features • Simple flick-and-tilt controls that anyone can pick up • 55 seconds to collect, survive, and escape before time runs out • A world that reacts to your pace — calm skies turn to chaos as time fades • Vivid visuals that shift from blue serenity to red destruction • Play again and again to push your limits and sharpen your reflexes • Free to play with an optional ad-free upgrade • We don't collect your data — only the clock is watching Can you save the world in time?

Screenshots

Hypastorm3 screens
FlickiBall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FlickiBall at Free against Hypastorm's $0.99. FlickiBall also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Hypastorm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

FlickiBall is free to download; Hypastorm costs $0.99 up front. FlickiBall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hypastorm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Hypastorm versus FlickiBall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHypastormFlickiBall
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB67 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBitbebopKevin DANCE

In-app purchases

None

Hypastorm

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FlickiBall

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Hypastorm free?
Hypastorm costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlickiBall free?
FlickiBall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hypastorm or FlickiBall have ads?
FlickiBall shows ads; Hypastorm does not.
Which is updated more often, Hypastorm or FlickiBall?
Hypastorm ships an update every 3 weeks, and FlickiBall every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hypastorm was updated on October 6, 2026 and FlickiBall on October 11, 2026.

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