Comparison

Cornsweeper vs Flow Free+

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

Head to head
About

Cornsweeper

Pop delicious popcorn kernels while avoiding explosions in this meditative mind-sweep-em-up game. Enjoy a beautifully illustrated aesthetic and a chill, lo-fi soundtrack across 70 handcrafted levels. Discover secrets and unlockable modes for a whimsical gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Beautifully illustrated aesthetic
  • Chill, lo-fi inspired OST
  • 70 Handcrafted levels
  • Unlockable Arcade Mode
  • Collect 28 purchasable items
  • Classic gameplay with unique twists
  • Toy-like sense of discovery
Features
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Cornsweeper is a chill, whimsical, meditative mind-sweep-em-up; pop delicious popcorn, avoid explosions. #Lofi&popcorn. Key Features • Beautifully illustrated aesthetic • Chill, Lo-fi inspired OST • 70 Handcrafted levels • Unlockable Arcade Mode • Collect all 28 items purchasable from The Stall • Classic gameplay with unique & accessible twists • Use Arcade Mode like a Pomodoro for your daily tasks (after buying item in The Stall) • A Toy-like sense of discovery in every bite • Clues & Secrets

About

Flow Free+

Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board without crossing or overlapping. Enjoy hundreds of levels with varying difficulty, or challenge yourself in time trials. Offers daily puzzles and achievements for a continuously engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Connect matching colors
  • Fill the entire board
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Time Trial mode
  • Daily puzzles
  • Over 9,000 puzzles
Features
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Flow Free® is a simple yet addictive puzzle game. Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free+ features: * Over 9,000 puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!

Screenshots

Cornsweeper4 screens
Flow Free+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flow Free+ at 92% against Cornsweeper's 12%. Flow Free+ also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Cornsweeper's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Flow Free+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Free+ has 16K ratings behind it against 264, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Cornsweeper's written reviews are positive against 92% of Flow Free+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cornsweeper ships an update every 3 weeks, Flow Free+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cornsweeper versus Flow Free+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCornsweeperFlow Free+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (264 ratings)4.8 (16K ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.9% of reviews91.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26416K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1006 MB20 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRobert MorrisonBig Duck Games LLC

Customer experience

Cornsweeper

All ratings262 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive11.9%
Neutral14.9%
Negative73.3%

Flow Free+

All ratings15,613 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews462 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.8%

Bugs and requests

Cornsweeper

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes
  • Language randomly changes to Arabic
  • Levels not registering as completed
  • Upgrades not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior and visual glitches

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to mark/flag suspected kernels
  • Option to disable certain upgrades/features
  • Randomized levels instead of pre-set puzzles
  • Better onboarding and in-game tutorials
  • Improved performance and stability

Flow Free+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cornsweeper

No in-app purchases

None

Flow Free+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cornsweeper free?
Cornsweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flow Free+ free?
Flow Free+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cornsweeper or Flow Free+?
Flow Free+ is rated higher. Cornsweeper averages 4.1 out of 5 from 264 ratings, while Flow Free+ averages 4.8 from 16K ratings.
Do Cornsweeper or Flow Free+ have ads?
Neither Cornsweeper nor Flow Free+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cornsweeper or Flow Free+?
Cornsweeper ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flow Free+ monthly. Most recently, Cornsweeper was updated on September 19, 2026 and Flow Free+ on September 26, 2026.

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