SFCave vs Tiny Wings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SFCave
Navigate a challenging cave by controlling a ribbon's ascent and descent. Avoid colliding with cave walls in this addictive action game. Progress through 12 unique levels, including 3D and tilt modes.
- Simple tap controls
- Avoid cave walls
- 12 levels
- 3D mode
- Tilt mode
- Score-based unlocking
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This is a simple but addictive action game. Control ribbon to avoid cave walls! Touch the screen to move up. Release to move down. This game contains 12 LEVELS including 3D and Tilt modes! (higher levels are unlocked by scores)
Tiny Wings
Guide a bird with tiny wings down rolling hills to achieve flight. Master the terrain, flap to gain altitude, and race against the setting sun. Unlock new birds and upgrade your nest as you explore procedurally generated islands.
- One-tap arcade gameplay
- Procedurally generated worlds
- Daily mode with missions
- Unlockable birds
- Night mode
- Nest upgrades
- Split screen multiplayer (iPad)
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You have always dreamed of flying - but your wings are tiny. Luckily the world is full of beautiful hills. Use the hills as jumps - slide down, flap your wings and fly! At least for a moment - until this annoying gravity brings you back down to earth. But the next hill is waiting for you already. Watch out for the night and fly as fast as you can. Otherwise flying will only be a dream once again. Tiny Wings was chosen as the iPhone Game of the Year in App Store Rewind 2011 in Europe and many other countries. Thank you Apple and a big thank you to all Tiny Wings fans! Highlights: • simple "one button" (ok... maybe "one tap") arcade game about the dream of flying • the world is changing every day - so it does in this game! Procedural generated graphics will make "tiny wings" look different every day you play • Four game modes • Daily mode with new islands and missions every day • 240 birds to unlock • Night mode: play the game at night • upgrade your nest by fulfilling tasks • iPad only: Split screen multiplayer! • Supports Game Center with 30 tricky achievements • Supports iCloud syncronization
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SFCave at Free against Tiny Wings's $2.99. SFCave also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14). Tiny Wings's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 26) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On review sentiment, ads and device support 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
SFCave is free to download; Tiny Wings costs $2.99 up front. Tiny Wings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SFCave asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tiny Wings holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Wings has 15K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 88% positive.
SFCave ships an update every 11 months, Tiny Wings every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SFCave | Tiny Wings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.6% of reviews — better | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #7 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yohei Iwasaki | Andreas Illiger |
Customer experience
SFCave
Tiny Wings
User reviews
SFCave
From 26 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Simple and easy-to-learn controls
- ⏱️ Perfect for quick gaming sessions
- 🆓 Free to download and play
- 📱 Works offline without internet connection
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive pop-up advertisements
- 🐛 Ads freeze or crash the application
- 🎨 Plain and outdated visual design
- ⚠️ Game pauses when notifications arrive
- 🔧 Lacks Game Center integration for leaderboards
Tiny Wings
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Nostalgic and timeless gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful art style and music
- 🕹️ Simple yet addictive controls
- 🔓 No ads or in-app purchases
- 🕰️ Relaxing and calming experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional performance issues and stuttering
- 🤯 Challenging objectives like passing island 4 in fever mode
- 🤖 Frustrating AI opponents in racing mode
Bugs and requests
SFCave
Reported bugs
6 issues- Pop-up ads cause app freezing
- Notifications interrupt gameplay and cause loss
- High score submission requires Safari navigation
- Pause function causes game loss
- Incompatibility with newer iPhone models
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- Out of bounds visual display (pink blurred dots) is distracting
Requested features
15 requests- Remove or reduce number of advertisements
- Add Game Center integration for friend rankings
- Implement local leaderboard functionality
- Add pause/resume button with replay feature
- Allow background music from device library
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- Create iPad version of the game
- Add iPhone 5 and newer device support
- Implement theme customization options
- Add color customization for game elements
- Add difficulty levels or easy mode
- Implement automatic pause on notifications
- Add more game modes and levels
- Improve graphics quality and visual design
- Add right-handed control option
- Create restart button for quicker replays
Tiny Wings
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues with newer iOS devices
- Coins and progress not saving properly
Requested features
4 requests- More islands and levels to explore
- Ability to customize birds with skins/outfits
- Online multiplayer racing mode
- Endless mode or procedurally generated levels
In-app purchases
SFCave
No in-app purchases
Tiny Wings
- Sun bird$2.99
