Drop and Explode vs FlipGrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Soda geyser experiments
- Mint candy collection
- Multiplier power-ups
- Hundreds of levels
- Simple controls
- Explosive gameplay
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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!
FlipGrid
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Drop and Explode | FlipGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AI Games FZ | Peter 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
Drop and Explode
- No Ads$2.99
FlipGrid
- Theme: Batik (Indonesia)$0.99
- Theme: Encaustic Tiles$0.99
- Full Game$3.99
Questions
Is Drop and Explode free?
Is FlipGrid free?
Do Drop and Explode or FlipGrid have ads?
Which is updated more often, Drop and Explode or FlipGrid?
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