Comparison

Drop and Explode vs FlipGrid

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

Head to head
About

Drop and Explode

Engage in explosive soda experiments by dropping mint candies into a bottle of coke. Collect candies and use multipliers to create the tallest geyser possible in this fun physics-based game.

Highlights
  • Soda geyser experiments
  • Mint candy collection
  • Multiplier power-ups
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Simple controls
  • Explosive gameplay
Features
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What do you get when you mix a thousand mint candies with a cistern of soda? Let’s check! Carry out incredible experiments with coke in this fun explosion game. Create the highest soda geyser and reach the Moon! The game rules are simple. Collect as many mint candies on your way, use multipliers to create even more balls, and drop everything into a bottle of coke. The more mint candies you gather, the higher your soda fountain is. Why you’ll love this coke game: - Fun experiments with coke & mint candies - Challenges you’ve never dreamed of - Exciting gameplay - Hundreds of interesting levels - Simple controls Make your soda geyser erupt as high as possible! Download Drop and Explode right now and run fun experiments with coke!

About

FlipGrid

Features
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Imagine Bejewelled smashed with a Rubik’s Cube A match-3 puzzle game with a literal twist... tilt entire rows and columns to line up your tiles and flip the grid to level up. FlipGrid takes the satisfying match-3 gameplay of classics like Bejewelled and Candy Crush and smashes it together with the strategic rotation mechanics of a Rubik's Cube.. Featuring gorgeous tiles inspired by the beautiful Portuguese azulejos of the board game Azul, every flip feels tactile and every match is earned. Simple to learn, endlessly satisfying to master — this isn't your typical swipe-and-match puzzler.

Screenshots

Drop and Explode4 screens
FlipGrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FlipGrid at none against Drop and Explode's shown. FlipGrid also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Drop and Explode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FlipGrid sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drop and Explode ships an update every 5 months, FlipGrid every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drop and Explode versus FlipGrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrop and ExplodeFlipGrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAI Games FZPeter Hinton

Bugs and requests

Drop and Explode

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Leaderboard glitch
  • Loading/crashing issues
  • Upgrade issues

Requested features

2 requests
  • More levels
  • Level ideas (Mars, Pluto)

FlipGrid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Drop and Explode

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
3 purchases

FlipGrid

One-time3
  • Theme: Batik (Indonesia)$0.99
  • Theme: Encaustic Tiles$0.99
  • Full Game$3.99

Questions

Is Drop and Explode free?
Drop and Explode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlipGrid free?
FlipGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drop and Explode or FlipGrid have ads?
Drop and Explode shows ads; FlipGrid does not.
Which is updated more often, Drop and Explode or FlipGrid?
Drop and Explode ships an update every 5 months, and FlipGrid every 2 weeks. Most recently, Drop and Explode was updated on November 7, 2026 and FlipGrid on November 5, 2026.

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