Comparison

First To Life vs Flashback

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

Head to head
About

First To Life

Guide swimmers through challenging levels, collecting units to create and customize your own babies. Battle armies and bosses in a fun, satisfying experience with many levels.

Highlights
  • Create and customize babies
  • Swim through obstacles
  • Collect units
  • Battle armies and bosses
  • Challenging levels
  • Satisfying gameplay
Features
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Join together and make your own babies! -Swim through obstacles, collect units, and reach the eggs! -Customize your own babies, and play as them! -Battle formidable armies and bosses -Lots of fun and challenging levels -Satisfying gameplay with lots of swimmers

About

Flashback

Engage your mind with a unique puzzle game that challenges your thinking skills. Solve intricate riddles and IQ tests by manipulating time to uncover clues and reveal hidden truths. Prove your intelligence and become a master riddle solver.

Highlights
  • Time control gameplay
  • Challenging clues
  • Hundreds of puzzles
  • Brain training
  • Unique scenarios
  • Logical IQ tests
Features
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Welcome to the unique world of Flashback! This game has been developed for you to challenge yourself, train your brain, and improve your thinking skills! Are you looking for a new and different game among hundreds of riddles games? You are in the right place and the game you are looking for is right here! Flashback is designed with brand new features for players who love brain puzzle games but seek innovation in the game! Flashback offers a new time control gameplay while solving complicated riddles, unique puzzles and iq tests! Watch the scene, go back in time, find clues and complete the levels! Flashback has multiple types of scenarios and puzzles to solve. This new riddle game gives you a chance to learn the truth behind the scenes, uncover mysterious scenarios and train your brain! You can solve all the riddles and prove that you're the smartest people between all of your friends! Flashback is a combination of a variety of riddles, mind challenges, brain teasers, tricky puzzles, logical IQ tests, mind-blowing clues that will make you think critically. Tricky brain teasers and IQ tests guarantee that you will have a lot of fun playing this game and you will be addicted to Flashback! Feature of the game: - Addictive gameplay - Challenging clues to find - Lots of different characters - Control the time! Slide and find! - Hundreds of puzzles and iq tests - Unique quality animations and drawings - Brain training that develops thinking skills! Start a relentless challenge for yourself and your friends. Show your strength, prove your intelligence! Become the best riddle solver player! Download the game now, share it with your friends! Enjoy Flashback! This game has a subscription-based premium feature package, it enables users to use the app without advertisements and with extra features. It's an auto-renewable subscription. The subscription period is weekly. Payment is charged to the App Store account at confirmation. Subscription is renewed unless turned off 24 hours before the end of the period, and the account will be automatically charged for renewal as well. You may turn it off in your Account Settings anytime. Privacy Policy: https://www.radiantcat.studio/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.radiantcat.studio/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

First To Life4 screens
Flashback4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Flashback at #13 against First To Life's unranked. Flashback also leads on ratings volume (179K vs 26K) and review sentiment (48% vs 39%). First To Life's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. First To Life sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flashback sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for First To Life against 4.6 for Flashback. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashback has 179K ratings behind it against 26K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of First To Life's written reviews are positive against 48% of Flashback's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First To Life ships an update fortnightly, Flashback monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
First To Life versus Flashback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst To LifeFlashback
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26K ratings) — better4.6 (179K ratings)
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews48.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26K179K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#13 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB519 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTDRadiant Cat Studio

Customer experience

First To Life

All ratings25,875 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews300 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral15.7%
Negative45.0%

Flashback

All ratings175,842 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews989 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral12.6%
Negative39.3%

User reviews

First To Life

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game concept
  • 🤩 Relaxing gameplay
  • 💯 Smooth animations

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
  • 🤯 Laggy performance
  • 🤒 Game freezing issues

Flashback

From 179K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Helps improve problem-solving skills
  • 🎮 Fun and entertaining gameplay
  • 🧠 Challenges the mind
  • 🕹️ Enjoyable for passing time

Room to improve

  • 🚧 Too many ads, disruptive to gameplay
  • 💰 Paywall for removing ads
  • 🐛 Glitches and freezing issues
  • 🤔 Levels can be too easy

Bugs and requests

First To Life

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game resets progress after updates
  • Ads causing game to freeze or crash
  • Inability to progress past certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reduce number of ads
  • Improve game stability and performance
  • Add option to disable ads for a fee

Flashback

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not progressing after completing
  • Incorrect or unhelpful hints
  • Inability to click on correct answers

Requested features

4 requests
  • More challenging levels
  • Ability to skip ads
  • Expand level selection beyond 301
  • Meaningful use for in-game currency

In-app purchases

1 purchases

First To Life

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
13 purchases

Flashback

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Membership23 Days trial$6.997 Days
One-time12
  • 5 Hint$0.99
  • 5 Skip$0.99
  • Unlock All$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Spin the Wheel$1.99
  • Moon's Limited Discount!$2.99
  • Moon's Golden Discount!$3.99
  • No ads$4.99
  • Moon's Lucky Package$5.99
  • Moon's Detective Package$5.99
  • Moon's Rich Package$5.99
  • Moon's Gold Package$6.99
  • Moon's Ultimate Package$7.99

Questions

Is First To Life free?
First To Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flashback free?
Flashback is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, First To Life or Flashback?
First To Life is rated higher. First To Life averages 4.7 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Flashback averages 4.6 from 179K ratings.
Do First To Life or Flashback have ads?
Both First To Life and Flashback show ads.
Which is updated more often, First To Life or Flashback?
First To Life ships an update fortnightly, and Flashback monthly. Most recently, First To Life was updated on October 29, 2026 and Flashback on October 29, 2026.

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