Comparison

Fling! Lite vs Cover Orange (Ad Supported)

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

Head to head
About

Fling! Lite

A highly-rated puzzle game where players fling furballs to solve unique challenges. Offers multiple game modes, hints, and a vast number of puzzles with increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • Thousands of unique puzzles
  • 19 levels of increasing difficulty
  • Free-play, Arcade, and Challenge modes
  • Hint system for assistance
  • Automatic game saving
  • Local and global high scores
Features
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The #1 TOP PAID APP for weeks in UK, Australia, Canada! TOP 10 in paid apps in US for a month! Considered by many the best puzzle game ever made for the iPhone! *************************************** The latest puzzle-sensation from the makers of Fuzzle has finally arrived after over one year in development! Featuring 10,000s of unique puzzles, such that no two puzzles you encounter are ever the same, and split into 19 levels of increasing difficulty, Fling guarantees you many long hours of puzzling fun! Each puzzle has a single, unique solution, and is solved by simply flinging (pushing) the furballs, and watching them bump each other off the edge of the screen, until only one is left. Three different game modes are provided: * FREE-PLAY mode - play at your own pace, while the game tracks your stats and keeps track of all puzzles solved/failed, allowing you to browse your entire puzzle-solving history and go back to any previously solved/unsolved puzzle to attempt to (re-)solve it! * ARCADE mode - race against the clock, solving as many puzzles of ever-increasing difficulty as you can before your time runs out! * CHALLENGE mode - solve sets of puzzles within a given amount of time to progress, while trying to beat your personal best times for each level! OTHER KEY FEATURES: * Hints are provided to help you solve the puzzles when stuck * Game music, which automatically switches itself off at start when playing other music on your ipod/iphone * Local+Global high-scores lists for the arcade-mode * Automatic saving of games - always come back to the game right where you left it! * Gameplay + instructions video on youtube, just search for Fling iphone * Try before you buy - this free version (limited to the first few difficulty levels) allows you to find out what makes this game so addictive before buying the full version! View our video in youtube to see the game in action! http://tinyurl.com/flingiphone Follow us on twitter for news and promotions regarding our games or apps: twitter.com/candycaneapps *************************************** WHAT REVIEW SITES SAY ABOUT FLING! "takes the idea of a Puzzle game to new heights ... definitely one of the best puzzle Apps on the App Store" - apphunter.net, 4.5/5 "truly addicting ... definitely one of the most fun puzzle games I’ve played on the iPhone to date" - appvee.com "genuinely addictive ... replay value is incredibly high ... a polished, simple and engaging puzzler" - ztgamedomain.com, 8.5/10 "slickly presented, fiendishly addictive and hugely popular puzzler" - gamepeople.co.uk "simple enough for a child to pick up and play, yet challenging enough to keep adults hitting the Undo button and trying again" - appsmile.com, 5/5

About

Cover Orange (Ad Supported)

Protect oranges from a deadly rain cloud by strategically placing objects to create barriers. This physics-based puzzle game offers hundreds of levels and engaging gameplay for all ages.

Highlights
  • Protect oranges from acid rain
  • Strategic object placement
  • Realistic game physics
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Vibrant colors and animations
  • User-friendly touch controls
Features
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Make your day orange! Over 10 million iOS downloads! Join the party! :) - also available for iPad and Mac OS! TOXIC ALERT! A deadly genetically modified rain cloud of fruit dissolving vapour is heading for the orange capital of the world! WANTED! A fruit loving, natural-ingredient pioneering hero! WHEN? Now! Can you ‘orange’ it? MISSION! Drag the various objects at your disposal to create barriers that will protect the oranges from the acid rain. Use your skill and ingenuity to achieve the maximum population survival rate. Vitamin ‘C’ollateral damage is not an option. REWARD? Adoring shouts and cheers from the small, orange, spherical guys and their undying love. Cover Orange is an exciting puzzle game suitable for all ages. It combines realistic game physics, enduring levels, vibrant colours and laugh out loud animations. It’s time to pump up the juice in a game made from pure orange concentrate! **PRESS REVIEWS** CNET: "Cover Orange: Best game since Cut the Rope?" ".. instantly accessible, wholly addictive, and thoroughly entertaining--just like Angry Birds and Cut the Rope." IGN: "Cover Orange is just what an iPhone game should be: a fun concept with simple touch screen controls and sharp graphics. If you're looking for your next portable addiction, it's got your bases covered." TouchArcade: "I've definitely felt that "ok, just one more level" draw that a clever puzzler will inspire, making it tough to walk away from" SlidetoPlay: "Cover Orange HD got the creative juices flowing." "We recommend a buy.." FEATURES: - Retina Screen and iPhone X support - iPhone 5 widescreen support - Apple GAME CENTER support - Includes 400 Levels - Ultra-realistic object physics - A true Internet hit with over 170 million plays - Music by Eduard Tziselsky, composer for the tv-show "Village of Fools" - User-friendly touch controls - Dazzling colors - Countless hours of fun Watch the game in action: http://tinyurl.com/coverorangegame

Screenshots

Fling! Lite4 screens
Cover Orange (Ad Supported)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cover Orange (Ad Supported) at 4.7 against Fling! Lite's 3.8. Cover Orange (Ad Supported) also leads on ratings volume (3K vs 516). Fling! Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fling! Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cover Orange (Ad Supported) sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cover Orange (Ad Supported) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cover Orange (Ad Supported) has 3K ratings behind it against 516, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Fling! Lite's written reviews are positive against 70% of Cover Orange (Ad Supported)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fling! Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, Cover Orange (Ad Supported) every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fling! Lite versus Cover Orange (Ad Supported): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFling! LiteCover Orange (Ad Supported)
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (516 ratings)4.7 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews — better69.8% of reviews
Number of ratings5163K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBevin Software OUFDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG

Customer experience

Fling! Lite

All ratings523 ratings
Positive63.5%
Neutral15.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative16.9%

Cover Orange (Ad Supported)

All ratings2,948 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative25.6%

User reviews

Fling! Lite

From 516 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and challenging puzzle game
  • 🎨 Cute and colorful graphics
  • 💡 Addictive gameplay
  • 🧠 Good brain exercise
  • 🕹️ Fun for all ages

Room to improve

  • 🔚 Limited number of free levels
  • 💰 Encourages in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Gets repetitive after a while
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs

Cover Orange (Ad Supported)

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game
  • 👍 Nostalgic and fun
  • 👍 Great graphics and smooth gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Ads disrupt gameplay
  • 🐛 Audio issues
  • 🐛 Sensitive controls

Bugs and requests

Fling! Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Hint feature not always working as expected
  • Menus and UI elements freezing

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free levels
  • Difficulty settings
  • Ability to save progress
  • Compatibility updates for newer devices

Cover Orange (Ad Supported)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Levels become unwinnable
  • Restore purchases not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Remove ads or reduce frequency
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve level difficulty progression

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fling! Lite

One-time1
  • Extra Hints Pack$0.99
5 purchases

Cover Orange (Ad Supported)

One-time5
  • Pack of 5 helmets$0.99
  • Pack of 15 helmets$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
Show 2 more
  • Unlock all worlds$2.99
  • Unlimited helmets$4.99

Questions

Is Fling! Lite free?
Fling! Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cover Orange (Ad Supported) free?
Cover Orange (Ad Supported) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fling! Lite or Cover Orange (Ad Supported)?
Cover Orange (Ad Supported) is rated higher. Fling! Lite averages 3.8 out of 5 from 516 ratings, while Cover Orange (Ad Supported) averages 4.7 from 3K ratings.
Do Fling! Lite or Cover Orange (Ad Supported) have ads?
Cover Orange (Ad Supported) shows ads; Fling! Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Fling! Lite or Cover Orange (Ad Supported)?
Fling! Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cover Orange (Ad Supported) every 6 months. Most recently, Fling! Lite was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cover Orange (Ad Supported) on November 11, 2026.

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