Lil Flippers vs Hamster Puzzles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lil Flippers
Embark on an action-packed underwater adventure, diving, jumping, and swimming through vibrant worlds. Collect treasure, evade enemies, and build a school of dolphin friends. Unlock new worlds by completing quests and race with unique dolphin characters.
- 6 themed worlds with randomized levels
- Quest completion for world unlocks
- 5 unique dolphin characters with special powers
- Clamshell mini-game for treasure
- Multiple game modes
- Customizable dolphin skins
- Game Center high score comparison
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- Please note: This app is compatible with iPod 3G, or iPhone 3GS models or higher. Race through sea and sky in the action-packed adventure, Lil Flippers! Dive, Jump, Surf, and Swim as you seek treasure, evade enemies, and build a school of friends to protect you. •6 beautifully themed worlds with randomized level generation means you never play the same game twice. Enjoy the Sargasso Sea, an old Ships Graveyard, weedy Kelp fields, the beautiful blue Pacific, and the lost world of Atlantis! More coming soon! •Complete challenging quests and earn Stars so you can unlock each new amazing world. • Race 5 different dolphin characters, each one is packed with special powers! •Clamshell Mini-Game! Collect golden keys to unlock untold treasures! •Highly interactive and simple touch screen functionality . . . Easy to learn, fun to master! •Multiple Modes! Play as a carefree dolphin or enter super-speedy star mode to move through sea & sky like lightning! •Sparkling Retina Display! •14 customizable dolphin skins! •So many enemies to ‘School!’ Snarky Sharks, Jumping Jellyfish, Pouty Puffer-fish, Feisty Fishermen’s Nets, Stingy Storm Clouds, and Sticky Seaweed! •Compare your high scores and achievements with your friends in Game Center! Lil Flippers is fin-tastic fun for all ages! Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/socialgamingnetwork Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGNGames (@SGNGames)
Hamster Puzzles
This jigsaw puzzle game features 60 levels with adorable hamster images. Drag and drop pieces to complete pictures, with options to preview, skip levels, and save completed images. Compete with players worldwide via Game Center.
- 60 levels with cute hamster images
- Drag and drop puzzle piece assembly
- Peek button to preview original image
- Save completed images to photo gallery
- Skip level option
- Game Center for global competition
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Hamster Puzzles is a jigsaw game for iPhone and iPad. Enjoy high quality images. The game contains 60 levels with cute hamster pictures. Drag the pieces to the right place to create the image. Use "Peek" button to preview the original image. Completed levels will be unlocked and you can save images to your phone photo gallery. If you can not complete any level just press "Skip" level button and try later. The Game Center is available. So you can compete with players all over the world. Let’s start and enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lil Flippers at 61% against Hamster Puzzles's 0%. Lil Flippers also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 30 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Lil Flippers sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Hamster Puzzles sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lil Flippers holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lil Flippers has 268 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Lil Flippers's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hamster Puzzles's.
Lil Flippers ships an update every 3 weeks, Hamster Puzzles every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lil Flippers | Hamster Puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (268 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 268 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MindJolt | John Smith |
Customer experience
Lil Flippers
Hamster Puzzles
Bugs and requests
Lil Flippers
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game not compatible with newer iOS versions
- Screen rotation issues
- Crashes when trying to access certain features
- Inability to load or start the game
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and environments
- Ability to save progress and resume games
- Option to disable ads or pay to remove them
- Clearer instructions and tutorials
Hamster Puzzles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lil Flippers
- Pearl Pack 5k$0.99
- Quest Token$0.99
- Pearl Pack 12k$1.99
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- World Token$1.99
- Pearl Pack 50k$3.99
- Ultimate Travel Pack$3.99
- Pearl Pack 100k$5.99
Hamster Puzzles
- Peek image$0.99
- Skip level$0.99
- Save image$0.99
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- Unlock all levels$1.99
- Remove ads$1.99
Questions
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