Hero time! vs Backflip Playground
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hero time!
Become a world hero and race to save the day. Utilize abilities like acceleration, collision, and wall running to overcome obstacles and complete rescue missions. Upgrade your hero's health and speed, but be mindful of traffic and pedestrians to avoid damage or death.
- Free running mechanics
- Acceleration and collision abilities
- Wall running
- Rescue missions
- HP and speed upgrades
- Avoidance of obstacles
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You are a world hero. You can run freely. Accelerate, Collide, Wall Run. There are various events waiting for your rescue. You can upgrade your HP and initial speed. Watch out for vehicles and pedestrians. Collisions will reduce your HP or death. Run free and save the world!
Backflip Playground
Perform backflips and jumps to reach goals or defeat opponents in this action-packed game. Enjoy stunning pixel graphics and realistic physics for endless entertainment. Remember, all in-game actions are fictional and should not be replicated.
- Perform backflips and jumps
- Reach finish lines
- Defeat enemies
- Cinematic action
- Pixel graphics
- Physics effects
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Jump and perform backflips to reach the finish line or take down enemies. Unleash your inner hero with cinematic action. The game with stunning pixel graphics and physics effects will keep you entertained in your spare time. All actions in the game are fictional, please do not perform these actions in real life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hero time! at 4.0 against Backflip Playground's 3.4. Hero time! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). Backflip Playground's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2). On price, ads and device support 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. Backflip Playground sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Hero time! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hero time! holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backflip Playground has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hero time! ships an update daily, Backflip Playground every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hero time! | Backflip Playground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.4 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fuzhou Super Fantasy Technology Co., Ltd | Lam Dao Thi Thanh |
Customer experience
Hero time!
Backflip Playground
In-app purchases
Hero time!
No in-app purchases
Backflip Playground
- coin 099$0.99
- coin 199$1.99
- starter pack$2.99
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- no ads$2.99
- coin 399$3.99
- coin 799$7.99
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