Comparison

Lil Flippers vs Dinosaurs Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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)

About

Dinosaurs Puzzles

This jigsaw puzzle game features 60 levels with beautiful dinosaur images for iPhone and iPad. Drag and drop pieces to complete puzzles, with options to peek at the original image or skip difficult levels. Compete with others worldwide via Game Center.

Highlights
  • 60 levels with dinosaur images
  • Drag and drop puzzle pieces
  • Peek at original image
  • Skip levels
  • Save completed images
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Dinosaurs Puzzles is jigsaw game for iPhone and iPad. Enjoy of high quality images. The game contains 60 levels with beautiful dinosaurs 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 you can simple skip it and try to complete it later. Just press "Skip" level button to skip current level. The Game Center is available. So you can compete with players all over the world. Lets start and enjoy!

Screenshots

Lil Flippers4 screens
Dinosaurs Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lil Flippers at none against Dinosaurs Puzzles's shown. Lil Flippers also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (268 vs 9). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lil Flippers sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Dinosaurs Puzzles sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Lil Flippers against 4.2 for Dinosaurs Puzzles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lil Flippers has 268 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lil Flippers ships an update every 3 weeks, Dinosaurs Puzzles every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lil Flippers versus Dinosaurs Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLil FlippersDinosaurs Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (268 ratings)4.2 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews
Number of ratings268 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS3.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMindJoltJohn Smith

Customer experience

Lil Flippers

All ratings268 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative29.8%

Dinosaurs Puzzles

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

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

Dinosaurs Puzzles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Lil Flippers

One-time7
  • Pearl Pack 5k$0.99
  • Quest Token$0.99
  • Pearl Pack 12k$1.99
Show 4 more
  • World Token$1.99
  • Pearl Pack 50k$3.99
  • Ultimate Travel Pack$3.99
  • Pearl Pack 100k$5.99
5 purchases

Dinosaurs Puzzles

One-time5
  • Peek image$0.99
  • Save image$0.99
  • Skip level$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Unlock all levels$1.99
  • Remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is Lil Flippers free?
Lil Flippers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dinosaurs Puzzles free?
Dinosaurs Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lil Flippers or Dinosaurs Puzzles?
Dinosaurs Puzzles is rated higher. Lil Flippers averages 4.1 out of 5 from 268 ratings, while Dinosaurs Puzzles averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.
Do Lil Flippers or Dinosaurs Puzzles have ads?
Dinosaurs Puzzles shows ads; Lil Flippers does not.
Which is updated more often, Lil Flippers or Dinosaurs Puzzles?
Lil Flippers ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dinosaurs Puzzles every 7 months. Most recently, Lil Flippers was updated on August 31, 2026 and Dinosaurs Puzzles on June 5, 2026.

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