Flip Brick vs Canvas Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flip Brick
Match three or more blocks of the same color to clear them and achieve objectives within a time limit. Offers unlimited gameplay and challenging settings with adjustable difficulty and speed. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards.
- Match-3 block clearing
- Timed challenges
- Unlimited gameplay option
- Adjustable difficulty
- Speed variations
- Global leaderboards
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The goal is to blow up the flashing stars within the time limit. Blocks blow up when at least three blocks of the same color are stacked or placed in a row. Unlimited gameplay option, as well as an extremely difficult setting! 4 difficulty settings, 3 speed variations, and Leaderboards for total wins overall and fastest times for 25 and 50 stars!
Canvas Run
Navigate through levels by expanding your canvas. Enjoy addictive gameplay with simple, intuitive controls.
- Expand canvas to clear levels
- Easy slide controls
- Addictive gameplay mechanic
- Progress through levels
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Make your way through level by creating bigger canvas! Slide easy-to-learn controls with addictive gameplay mechanic!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flip Brick at none against Canvas Run's 1. Flip Brick also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Canvas Run's advantage is ratings volume (35K vs 2). On price, update cadence 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. Canvas Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flip Brick asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flip Brick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Run has 35K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Flip Brick's written reviews are positive against 29% of Canvas Run's.
Flip Brick ships an update monthly, Canvas Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flip Brick | Canvas Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (35K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 29.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 35K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 263 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Harden Consulting LLC | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Flip Brick
Canvas Run
Bugs and requests
Flip Brick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Canvas Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera glitches and falls through the map
- Game freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent ball count reductions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spend gems on upgrades or customization
- Offline play mode
- More obstacles and challenges
- Clearer progression and scoring system
In-app purchases
Flip Brick
No in-app purchases
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
