Contre Jour HD vs Red's First Flight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Contre Jour HD
Manipulate a hauntingly beautiful world of light and darkness to guide a mysterious creature to safety. Solve clever physics-based puzzles using intuitive touch controls and a variety of interactive elements. Embark on a journey through 100 unique levels with a captivating soundtrack.
- Morph landscape with touch controls
- Guide creature through puzzles
- 100 unique levels across five chapters
- Twelve interactive elements (portals, tentacles, etc.)
- Stunning visual style
- Orchestrated soundtrack
- Unlockable achievements
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Apple has named Contre Jour HD iPad Game of the Year in more than 10 countries across Europe and Asia in App Store Rewind 2011. Thanks to Apple and all of our wonderful fans for supporting this special game. Best Mobile Game of E3 ‹ GamePro Best Mobile Game of E3 Finalist ‹ IGN Best Mobile/Handheld Game of E3 Nominee ‹ Game Critics Awards Blurring the lines between games and interactive art, Contre Jour welcomes you to a hauntingly beautiful world shaped by the interplay of light and darkness. Use your finger to morph the landscape, propelling the mysterious creature Petit to safety. Pull, swipe, and tap gadgets such as tendrils, air geysers, and pulleys to complete clever puzzles. Set to a poignant orchestrated soundtrack from composer David Ari Leon, Contre Jour both delights and bedevils from start to finish. Press Quotes "Contre Jour…seems like the complete package. It has challenging physics-based puzzles, a unique gameplay hook, beautiful graphics, and an eerie soundtrack. Keep a gigantic, rolling eyeball out for this game…” — Slide To Play “I'm totally loving the look and feel of this one.” — TouchArcade “It's a seriously gorgeous and addictive game, and I can't wait for it to come out.” — IGN “The star of [E3] was Contre Jour, a darkly-weird platformer where you manipulate the ground around you.” — GamePro Contre Jour Highlights • Five chapters featuring 100 unique levels, as well as 300 collectable lights, will have you playing for hours and hours. • Use extremely intuitive controls to change the environment around you. • Twelve different interactive elements to master; portals, slingshots, tentacles, blowers and more. • Stunning visual style places Contre Jour in a league of it’s own – simply one of the most beautiful games of the year. • Rich, organic and original soundtrack by David Ari Leon perfectly matches Petit’s journey. Get some headphones and lose yourself in the world of Contre Jour. • Unlock a variety of achievements as you play, can you find them all?
Red's First Flight
Launch birds with a slingshot to destroy structures and defeat greedy pigs who have stolen eggs. This classic physics-based puzzle game offers hundreds of levels and unique bird abilities for strategic and skillful gameplay.
- Physics-based slingshot gameplay
- 8 original episodes with over 390 levels
- Unique bird powers
- 3-star all levels
- Golden Egg hunting
- Classic characters
- Mighty Eagle support
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Rebuilt from the ground up, Red's First Flight is a faithful re-make of the original Angry Birds game that took the world by storm! The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the greedy pigs who stole their eggs. Use the unique powers of each bird to destroy the pigs' defenses. Angry Birds features challenging physics-based gameplay and hours of replay value. Each level requires logic, skill and force to solve! – Enjoy fun and satisfying slingshot gameplay! – Play all 8 original Angry Birds episodes from 2012 – over 390 levels! – 3-star all the levels and hunt for the Golden Eggs! – All the original classic characters just as you remember them! – Call in the Mighty Eagle to destroy those hard-to-beat levels! – No IAPs! – No intrusive pop-up ads interrupting gameplay! Relive your first smartphone gaming experience with THE mobile game of mobile games. We may update the game periodically, for example, to add new features or content or to fix bugs or other technical issues. Please note that the game may not function properly if you do not have the newest version installed. If you have not installed the latest update, Rovio will not be responsible for the game failing to function as expected. -------- Terms of Use: http://www.rovio.com/eula Privacy Policy: http://www.rovio.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Red's First Flight at none against Contre Jour HD's 4. Red's First Flight also leads on ratings volume (84K vs 168) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Contre Jour HD's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 85%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On rating, 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
Contre Jour HD costs $2.99 and Red's First Flight $4.99 up front. Contre Jour HD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Red's First Flight asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Contre Jour HD against 4.8 for Red's First Flight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red's First Flight has 84K ratings behind it against 168, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Contre Jour HD's written reviews are positive against 85% of Red's First Flight's.
Contre Jour HD ships an update every 4 months, Red's First Flight monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contre Jour HD | Red's First Flight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (168 ratings) | 4.8 (84K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.9% of reviews — better | 84.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 168 | 84K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #1 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Natulang OU | Rovio Entertainment Oyj |
Customer experience
Contre Jour HD
Red's First Flight
User reviews
Contre Jour HD
From 168 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals and art style
- 🎶 Soothing, atmospheric music
- 🧠 Challenging yet rewarding puzzles
- 🕹️ Intuitive and responsive controls
- 🤗 Endearing and charming character
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive background music
- 🤯 Frustrating difficulty spikes
- 🕰️ Lack of level variety over time
- 📱 Compatibility issues on newer devices
- 💰 Expensive for the content provided
Red's First Flight
From 84K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great nostalgic experience
- 👍 No ads or microtransactions
- 🎁 Free Mighty Eagle
- 💰 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Some physics/visual issues
- 🔍 Missing certain levels/features
- 🔍 Smaller screen size on newer devices
Bugs and requests
Contre Jour HD
Reported bugs
2 issues- Frequent crashes and performance issues
- Unresponsive controls in certain levels
Requested features
4 requests- More level packs and content updates
- Adjustable difficulty settings
- Expanded soundtrack with more variety
- Optimization for larger screen sizes
Red's First Flight
Reported bugs
3 issues- Persistent white popup after restarting levels
- Impossible to get 100% on certain levels
- Sound issues when skipping cutscenes
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back other classic Angry Birds games
- Add more levels/episodes
- Restore missing features (Red's Mighty Feathers, etc.)
- Improve physics and visual consistency
In-app purchases
Contre Jour HD
- Early Unlock - Chapter 2$0.99
- Early Unlock - Chapter 3$0.99
- Early Unlock - Chapter 4$0.99
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- Early Unlock - Chapter 5$0.99
Red's First Flight
No in-app purchases
Questions
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