Monster Dash vs PapiFlap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monster Dash
Embark on an action-packed adventure running and gunning through monster hordes. Master simple controls to blast enemies with powerful weapons across diverse worlds. Discover hidden awards and enjoy uninterrupted gameplay.
- Run and gun gameplay
- Powerful weapons
- Diverse worlds
- Unique enemies
- Hidden awards
- Simple controls
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Sprint, Jump and Blast your way through Monster Dash, an action-packed game by the creators of Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja. Experience the classic game resurrected from the dead! With simple controls, just two buttons, making it easy-to-learn but hard to master. Join Barry Steakfries and his iconic Machine Gun Jetpack in a world full of menacing monster mayhem, as you run and gun your way through hordes of zombies, vampires and more with the most explosive and powerful weapons you can find! UNIQUE FEATURES: • Clear your path with punchy and powerful Weapons! • Uninterrupted gameplay without ads or in-app purchases • 5 different exotic worlds to survive • Unique enemies to defeat in each world • 62 Hidden Awards and Accolades to discover Download Monster Dash now and embark on an action-packed, monster-slaying, adventure… with a dash of nostalgia. Do the dash, do the Monster Dash! WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: ● Exclusive access to the highest-rated games ● No ads or in app purchases ● Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games ● Regular updates and new games ● Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Kick off your Guest Access with 60 minutes of gameplay! If you like what you see, start your One Month free trial and play all our games without ads, in app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 30 days, or save money with an annual membership! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com **************************************** View our privacy policy at https://halfbrick.com/hbpprivacy View our terms of service at https://www.halfbrick.com/terms-of-service
PapiFlap
Tap to make a character flap and navigate through obstacles. Avoid hitting poles and stay within the screen to keep playing. This game is a port of a classic released in 2007.
- Tap to flap
- Avoid wood poles
- Stay within screen
- Classic gameplay
- Simple controls
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Mr.Papi (red ball guy) is flapping in the air! Tap anywhere to flap and avoid wood poles. The game ends if he goes out of the screen. - This app is the porting of our old game released in 2007 Japan named Soratobu Meido Jiisan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PapiFlap at 5.0 against Monster Dash's 4.4. PapiFlap also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 19) and review sentiment (86% vs 62%). Monster Dash's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Monster Dash sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PapiFlap asks for nothing beyond the download.
PapiFlap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Dash has 2.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Monster Dash's written reviews are positive against 86% of PapiFlap's.
Monster Dash ships an update every 3 weeks, PapiFlap every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monster Dash | PapiFlap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halfbrick | Yohei Iwasaki |
Customer experience
Monster Dash
PapiFlap
Bugs and requests
Monster Dash
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress and purchases disappearing after updates
- Game Center integration not working properly
- Spawning enemies too close to the player
Requested features
3 requests- Bring back the original pixel art style
- Add more unlockable weapons and gadgets
- Implement a classic mode without energy/stamina system
PapiFlap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monster Dash
- Halfbrick+$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+ (Trial)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+ (Early Adopter)6 Months trial$2.991 Month
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- Halfbrick+ (Yearly discount)$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- The Mega Magnet$0.99
- Special Ammo Gadget$0.99
- Small Gem Pack$1.99
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- Fruit Ninja Blade$1.99
- Weapon Bundle 1$1.99
- Weapon Bundle 2$1.99
- Apocalypse Starter Pack$2.99
- Medium Gem Pack$3.99
- Incredibubble$3.99
- Large Gem Pack$8.99
- Halfbrick+$99.99
PapiFlap
No in-app purchases









