Comparison

Flick Home Run ! vs Backflip Madness 2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flick Home Run !

Experience realistic baseball batting with intuitive flick controls. Hit home runs by timing your swings and mastering various pitch types. Compete with others or train your skills in multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Intuitive flick controls for batting
  • Realistic physics-based ball movement
  • Multiple game modes (Minor, Major, Multiplayer, Training)
  • Unlockable modes with progression
  • Level-up system with skill upgrades
  • 28 achievement bonuses
Features
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Turn your finger into a bat in a classic physics-driven baseball game. A quick, accurate flick sends the ball farther. Read the pitch, choose your timing, and adapt to varied movement as every hit follows the game’s physics. Play a wide range of modes: Minor, Major, Moon Star, Bunt, Total, Faster & Faster, Giant, Cutter, Called Shot, Balloons, and Cars. Each mode brings its own goals and scoring style. Earn experience and improve Power, Contact, and Batting Eye. Complete achievements, then compare your best scores through leaderboards and online features. Easy to pick up and satisfying to master—see how far your best flick can fly.

About

Backflip Madness 2

Experience an extreme sports game focused on parkour and performing spectacular tricks. This sequel offers enhanced graphics, realistic physics, and new features like explorable levels and character customization for an ultimate parkour sandbox.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics-based gameplay
  • Parkour and freerunning acrobatics
  • Fully explorable levels
  • Character customization
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Combo chaining
  • Gameplay recording
Features
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Fast-paced, parkour-flavored extreme sports game. Your goal is simple - make tons of spectacular tricks and stunts. Take it to the extreme, again! The long-awaited sequel has finally arrived! Backflip Madness 2 brings more thrills with enhanced graphics, realistic physics, smooth animations, and new features like fully explorable levels, character customization, multiplayer mode, and combo tricks. Dive into the ultimate parkour experience now and join the backflip revolution. Features: - Realistic physics-based gameplay - Parkour / Freerunning acrobatics - Fully explorable levels - Ragdoll physics and simulation - Multiple backflips, gainers, and front flip - Combo chaining - SloMo and Lunar Gravity - Record gameplay with one tap - Character customization - Controller supported - Game Center leaderboards - Optimized and battery friendly performance Easy to learn, hard to master backflip game. Jump from the roof, flip from the cliff, train backflips and become real flip master! Play with friend on your device with additional gamepad or keyboard in Two Players mode. Backflip Madness 2 is a premium game with no ads or in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Flick Home Run !4 screens
Backflip Madness 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backflip Madness 2 at 4.6 against Flick Home Run !'s 3.3. Backflip Madness 2 also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 39%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Flick Home Run !'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#1 vs #34). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Flick Home Run ! costs $0.29 and Backflip Madness 2 $0.99 up front. Flick Home Run ! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Backflip Madness 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backflip Madness 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flick Home Run ! has 1.5K ratings behind it against 229, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Flick Home Run !'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Backflip Madness 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flick Home Run ! ships an update every 4 days, Backflip Madness 2 every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Flick Home Run ! versus Backflip Madness 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlick Home Run !Backflip Madness 2
Price$0.29 — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (1.5K ratings)4.6 (229 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.6% of reviews79.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better229
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#1 — better#34
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB60 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerinfinity pocketHubert Sliwka

Customer experience

Flick Home Run !

All ratings1,459 ratings
Positive52.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative38.3%
Written reviews391 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral17.6%
Negative43.7%

Backflip Madness 2

All ratings211 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative13.2%

User reviews

Flick Home Run !

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Fun and addictive game
  • 🕹️ Simple and easy to play
  • 💪 Challenging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow progression and leveling up
  • 🤑 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of updates and support

Backflip Madness 2

From 229 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Nostalgic connection to the first game
  • 🚀 Improved physics and mechanics
  • 💡 New features like running and bigger maps
  • ✨ Satisfying physics-based gameplay
  • 🤩 Great upgrade from the first game

Room to improve

  • 👎 Controls can be complicated/weird
  • 🐛 Game feels unpolished/buggy
  • 🤔 Physics feel strange/floaty to some
  • 📉 Downgrade in jump and landing mechanics for some
  • 🤷‍♂️ Objectives can be hard to find

Bugs and requests

Flick Home Run !

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Inconsistent hit detection
  • Progress and achievements not saved
  • Crashes on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and game modes
  • Improve progression system
  • Optimize for larger screens
  • Add left-handed support

Backflip Madness 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Retry button not working
  • Game not restarting after retry
  • First level seems impossible/glitched
  • Backpack spawn point feature not working

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add twisting flips (180s, 360s)
  • Add female character option
  • Allow customization of character colors
  • Reintroduce the old replay feature
  • Add a marker/teleport feature like Skate 3
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  • Add more levels/bigger maps
  • Improve walking/running mechanics
  • Add buttons instead of joystick for controls
  • Add community maps
  • Add more screaming sound effects
  • Add roll animation on landing
  • Import stages from the first game
  • Add photo customization for characters
  • Add double/triple jumps expansion

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Flick Home Run !

One-time10
  • Gems 4$0.99
  • PowerLevel_1Up$0.99
  • ContactLevel_1up$0.99
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  • EyeLevel_1up$0.99
  • AllLevel_1up$2.99
  • PowerLevel_5up$3.99
  • ContactLevel_5up$3.99
  • EyeLevel_5up$3.99
  • AllLevel_5up$9.99
  • GOLD BAT$14.99
None

Backflip Madness 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flick Home Run ! free?
Flick Home Run ! costs $0.29, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Backflip Madness 2 free?
Backflip Madness 2 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flick Home Run ! or Backflip Madness 2?
Backflip Madness 2 is rated higher. Flick Home Run ! averages 3.3 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Backflip Madness 2 averages 4.6 from 229 ratings.
Do Flick Home Run ! or Backflip Madness 2 have ads?
Neither Flick Home Run ! nor Backflip Madness 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flick Home Run ! or Backflip Madness 2?
Flick Home Run ! ships an update every 4 days, and Backflip Madness 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flick Home Run ! was updated on October 26, 2026 and Backflip Madness 2 on October 26, 2026.
Which is more popular, Flick Home Run ! or Backflip Madness 2?
Flick Home Run ! currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and Backflip Madness 2 at #34. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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