Flip Ball vs Flowing Somen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flip Ball
Compete to collect coins in this retro arcade action game by pulling a spring to launch a ball. Navigate challenging stages, avoid falling into holes, and master realistic ball physics. Enjoy a fun and engaging experience with simple touch controls.
- Spring-based ball launching
- Coin collection challenges
- Realistic ball physics
- Paper and 3DCG stages
- Simple touch controls
- Avoid falling into holes
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This game is the 7th iPhone game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL". Easy operation only of pulling a spring. Action game that competes without falling into a hole how many coins taken. Cute cat stage made of paper, realistic pre-rendering 3DCG stage, please get a coin. Operating with realistic ball physics of motion. [ How to play ] touch -> drag -> release The spring force to play ball, drag depends on the distance. [ Game Tips ] Do not drop the ball in the hole. And please collect coins. Arrive at the ball to the goal, restart from the top of the same course. Compete for the number of coins collected. Please Enjoy it!
Flowing Somen
Experience the unique challenge of guiding flowing noodles to a goal by manipulating obstacles. Compete globally for the best time and test your skills across multiple difficulty modes. Avoid dropping the noodles to achieve the shortest possible completion time.
- Guide flowing noodles
- Manipulate obstacles
- Shortest time challenge
- Global time leaderboards
- Easy, Normal, Hard modes
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== Addictive Japanese game == Are you curious about the extreme movements of Nagashi somen? (a.k.a the "Flowing noodles")? * The rules are simple: Manipulate the obstacles and guide the flowing somen to the goal in the shortest time possible. Try your best not to drop it on the floor! You can also compete with everyone in the world for your time record. There are Easy, Normal, and Hard modes for you to challenge! Let's start from the beginner level!! Download now!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flip Ball at 67% against Flowing Somen's 33%. Flowing Somen's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flip Ball ships an update every 4 months, Flowing Somen monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flip Ball | Flowing Somen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Shion Honda |
Customer experience
Flip Ball
Flowing Somen
In-app purchases
Flip Ball
No in-app purchases
Flowing Somen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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