Flying Rafts vs Nimble Plover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flying Rafts
Command an airborne raft in this io-style game. Expand your raft by collecting parts, arm it with weapons and crew, and battle against other rafts in the sky. Face challenging boss rafts and collect legendary bonuses to become the strongest captain.
- Expand raft by collecting parts
- Arm raft with weapons and crew
- Engage in fierce air battles
- Battle tough boss rafts
- Collect legendary bonuses
- Addictive .io gameplay
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Do you love io games and flying? This version of the popular Rafts game is exactly for you! This time, the epic battle is taking place in the sky! And you are the Captain high in the clouds. Cut the air and expand your rafts by connecting and attaching raft parts! Fortify and arm you raft to the teeth with more men, weapons and buildings that you will find in the sky to head on your opponnets and take them down! The bigger your raft and crew, the stronger you’ll get against the enemies’ rafts. If you are lucky and a good navigatore, you will even find special legendary bonuses to make your raft stronger than ever! In each stage, you will face a tough Boss raft! Make sure you are strong enough when you face it! Game includes: - Fine and addictive gameplay in the .io genre! - Fierce air battles! - Cool & colorful graphics! - Intuitive and responsive interface! - Easy controls! Hours of fun guaranteed! Join our community of gamers! Enjoy.
Nimble Plover
Guide a brave bird through a dangerous natural environment, dodging predators and utilizing special abilities to survive. Test your reflexes and endurance in this action-packed adventure.
- Evade crocodile attacks
- Dodge jumping piranhas
- Utilize dash ability
- Endure hazards
- Adventure amongst nature
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Join a fearless feathered friend in "Nimble Plover" and experience an adventure amongst nature's wildest hunters like never before. - Don't get chomped by the crocodile's teeth - Dodge Piranha's jumping from the river - Utilize the Dash ability to evade efficiently - Endure as long as you can while avoiding all hazards Get Nimble Plover and unleash the adventurer within!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flying Rafts at 4.5 against Nimble Plover's 3.5. Flying Rafts also leads on ratings volume (615 vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Nimble Plover's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 41%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flying Rafts holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flying Rafts has 615 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Flying Rafts's written reviews are positive against 67% of Nimble Plover's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Flying Rafts ships an update every 2 months, Nimble Plover every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flying Rafts | Nimble Plover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (615 ratings) — better | 3.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 615 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FRIENDLY APPS LTD | Adknown |
Customer experience
Flying Rafts
Nimble Plover
Bugs and requests
Flying Rafts
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after ad playback
- Progress reset after crashes
- Controls feel unresponsive
Requested features
3 requests- Option to disable ads
- More challenging and varied levels
- Meaningful use for in-game currency
Nimble Plover
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flying Rafts
No in-app purchases
Nimble Plover
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Flying Rafts free?
Is Nimble Plover free?
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