Flow Free vs 2048
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flow Free
Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board without crossing or overlapping. Enjoy hundreds of free levels or challenge yourself in timed modes. This addictive puzzle game offers a relaxing yet engaging experience for all skill levels.
- Connect matching colors with pipes
- Fill the entire board
- Over 2,500 free levels
- Daily puzzles
- Time Trial mode
- Multiple board sizes
- Level packs
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Flow Free® is a simple yet addictive puzzle game. Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free a try, and experience "mind like water"! *** Flow Free features *** * Content - Over 2,500 free levels available in Free Play mode, and new Daily Puzzles every day! - 10 different board sizes - Free Classic, Bonus, Bridges, Mania, Extreme, and Jumbo level packs - Additional level packs available for purchase * Challenge - Game Center achievements as you solve levels and complete packs - Track your completion of each level in Free Play mode - Strive for accuracy in Free Play using the fewest, most efficient moves - Strive for speed in Time Trial for the most and fastest solves - 20 scored Time Trial variants to choose from by board size and duration * Look & Feel - Smooth, polished touch interaction - Colorful UI - Fun sound effects - Clean vector graphics and animations - Labels available for color impaired players Enjoy.
2048
Merge numbered tiles by swiping to reach the 2048 tile. This fun and relaxing puzzle game challenges you to achieve a high score by strategically combining tiles.
- Swipe to move tiles
- Merge tiles with same numbers
- Reach 2048 tile
- High score challenge
- Relaxing puzzle gameplay
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Join the numbers and get to the 2048 tile! Swipe to move all tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one. Get to the 2048 tile, and reach a high score! Inspired by Gabriele Cirulli game available on the web: http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flow Free at 82% against 2048's 43%. Flow Free also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (401K vs 38K). 2048's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. Flow Free sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and 2048 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flow Free holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Free has 401K ratings behind it against 38K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Flow Free's written reviews are positive against 43% of 2048's.
Flow Free ships an update every 5 months, 2048 every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Flow Free | 2048 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (401K ratings) — better | 4.4 (38K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better | 43.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 401K — better | 38K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #42 — better | #126 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Big Duck Games LLC | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Flow Free
2048
User reviews
Flow Free
From 401K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and fun
- 🧠 Challenges the brain
- ⏱️ Good for passing time
- 🔓 No WiFi required
- 💻 Works well on different devices
Room to improve
- 🔍 Ads can be intrusive
- 💰 Hints/levels can be expensive
- 🤯 Levels can get too difficult
- 🔁 Daily streak issues
2048
From 38K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 💡 Challenging and addictive
- 👍 Simple yet engaging concept
- 🕹️ Great time-killer
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unpredictable tile placement
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📢 Intrusive and frequent ads
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
Bugs and requests
Flow Free
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing or crashing
- Ads getting stuck and preventing progress
Requested features
4 requests- More challenging levels for older players
- Ability to earn hints through gameplay
- Option to change background color for themes
- Sync progress across devices
2048
Reported bugs
3 issues- Leaderboard and high score tracking issues
- Freezing and crashing during gameplay
- Ads interfering with gameplay and audio
Requested features
4 requests- Undo/rewind functionality
- Customizable themes and styles
- Multiplayer/competitive modes
- Difficulty levels or progressive challenges
In-app purchases
Flow Free
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Green Pack$1.99
- Blue Pack$1.99
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- Purple Pack$1.99
- 10x10 Mania$1.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Unlock All Themes$1.99
- 20 Hints$2.99
- Unlock All Packs and Remove Ads$4.99
- 100 Hints$9.99
2048
- Revive 5 Lives$0.99
- 10 lives (special first purchase)$0.99
- 10 lives$2.49
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- 15lives$2.99
- 30 Lives$3.99
- Remove ads$7.99
- No-Ads + 25 Lives$9.99
