Comparison

Catch the Soft Serve vs Flowing Somen

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

Head to head
About

Catch the Soft Serve

A simple and fun game where players catch falling soft serve ice cream with a cone. Aim to make the perfect soft serve by skillfully timing your catches. Enjoy a delightful ice cream-making experience.

Highlights
  • Catch falling soft serve
  • Use a cone to catch
  • Make perfect soft serve
  • Simple gameplay
  • Ice cream making theme
Features
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Let's make soft serve ice cream. Catch the falling soft serve with a cone!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Guide flowing noodles
  • Manipulate obstacles
  • Shortest time challenge
  • Global time leaderboards
  • Easy, Normal, Hard modes
Features
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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!!

Screenshots

Catch the Soft Serve4 screens
Flowing Somen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Catch the Soft Serve at 88% against Flowing Somen's 33%. Flowing Somen's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch the Soft Serve ships an update every 3 months, Flowing Somen monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Catch the Soft Serve versus Flowing Somen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch the Soft ServeFlowing Somen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNinicodeShion Honda

Customer experience

Catch the Soft Serve

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.4%

Flowing Somen

Written reviews39 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral25.6%
Negative41.0%

In-app purchases

None

Catch the Soft Serve

No in-app purchases

None

Flowing Somen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catch the Soft Serve free?
Catch the Soft Serve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flowing Somen free?
Flowing Somen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Catch the Soft Serve or Flowing Somen have ads?
Both Catch the Soft Serve and Flowing Somen show ads.
Which is updated more often, Catch the Soft Serve or Flowing Somen?
Catch the Soft Serve ships an update every 3 months, and Flowing Somen monthly. Most recently, Catch the Soft Serve was updated on October 26, 2026 and Flowing Somen on October 22, 2026.

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