Comparison

Bad Piggies vs Flapping Cage

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

Head to head
About

Bad Piggies

Build creative contraptions from various parts to guide pigs to their goal. Over 200 levels offer physics-based puzzle challenges with opportunities for creative engineering and piloting.

Highlights
  • Build makeshift contraptions
  • Pilot pigs safely to the goal
  • Over 200 levels
  • 40+ special levels
  • 9+ sandbox levels
  • 42 buildable objects
  • Mechanic Pig assistance
Read full description

OiNk! Build makeshift contraptions from a huge collection of parts and make it to the goal without blowing your vehicle to pieces! IGN's "Best Mobile Game of 2012" Winner! "Extremely fun and very challenging" -- Kotaku “The best title Rovio has released yet” - IGN “4/4 - Must Have” -- Slide to Play "If you can’t enjoy watching a pig drive a badly constructed car off a cliff and onto a pile of dynamite, you probably don’t have a soul." - Yahoo/BGR Create the ultimate flying/crawling/rolling/spinning/crashing device and pilot the pigs safely to the eggs! The Bad Piggies are after the eggs again -- but as usual, nothing is going according to plan! Can you create the ultimate flying machine and steer them safely to their destination? Those tricky pigs have a few objects they can use, but they need your help to turn these into the perfect transportation! With more than 200 levels, and free updates coming up, you have hours and hours of pig-crashing, exploding, and flying fun! Get three stars to unlock over 40 more levels! HINT: Sometimes you need to play the level several times to achieve all the objectives -- try building a new device or steering in a different way to earn all the stars! Features: ● Over 200 levels crammed with flying/driving/crashing fun! ● 40+ special levels unlocked by getting three stars! ● Free updates! ● 9+ sandbox levels to stretch your creativity! ● Ultra-special, ultra-secret, ultra-difficult sandbox level to unlock by collecting ten skulls! Oh – guess it’s not a secret anymore... ● 42 objects to create the ultimate machine: motors, wings, fans, bottle rockets, umbrellas, balloons, and much more! Mechanic Pig ● Need help? This little piggy will build it for you! ● Mechanic pig pre-assembles transport for you! ● All you have to do is pilot it! ● Tweak his design to get all three stars! New Episode: The Road to El Porkado Embark on an archaeological adventure in an all new episode full of treacherously icy environments and spooky dark caves. Be sure to equip the trusty lamp to find your way in the darkness – or put the new Night Vision Goggles power-up to use! Get ready to see pigs fly! Become a fan of Bad Piggies on Facebook: http://facebook.com/badpiggies Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/badpiggies We may update the game periodically, for example to add new features or content or to fix bugs or other technical issues. Please note that the game may not function properly if you do not have the newest version installed. If you have not installed the latest update, Rovio will not be responsible for the game failing to function as expected. While our game is free to download and play, some game items can also be purchased for real money and the game may include loot boxes or other game mechanics with random rewards. Purchasing these items is optional but you can also disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. Terms of Use: http://www.rovio.com/eula Privacy Policy: http://www.rovio.com/privacy Important Message for Parents This game may include: - Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. - Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page. - Advertising of Rovio products and also products from select partners. - The option to make in-app purchases. The bill payer should always be consulted beforehand.

About

Flapping Cage

Guide a bird through a series of challenging rooms filled with spikes and traps. Test your reflexes and compete with players worldwide on leaderboards. Unlock new skins and collect items as you progress through hundreds of unique levels.

Highlights
  • Avoid spikes and traps
  • Hundreds of different rooms
  • Online multiplayer with leaderboards
  • Unlockable skins
  • Collectable feathers and stars
  • Playable offline
Features
Read full description

Make your Bird fly and don't touch the spikes! In Flapping Cage, birds are trapped into cages full of spikes and traps... Let them flap through hundreds of different rooms unaware of what will come next! Every 10 scores you'll be teleported in a new room with random obstacles, In which room will you die? Challenge hundreds of player online in 4 different servers (newbie, junior, pro and elite) with leaderboards that will be refreshed every hour (The game works also offline)! Flapping Cage includes: - 57 Skins to unlock. - 72 Achievements. - 150 collectable feathers. - 10 collectable stars. - 21 different rooms. - 18 Ranking levels. - 5 types of Medals (if you play online): Golden, Silver, Bronze, Top 10 and Top 30. - 4 types of leaderboard server. - App playable Online and Offline. In a few words: Avoid spikes! Be aware of spikes! Don't touch the spikes! Flapping Cage! Website: http://www.flappingcage.com

Screenshots

Bad Piggies4 screens
Flapping Cage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flapping Cage at none against Bad Piggies's 12. Flapping Cage also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). Bad Piggies's advantage is ratings volume (6.2K vs 73) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bad Piggies sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Flapping Cage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flapping Cage holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bad Piggies has 6.2K ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Bad Piggies's written reviews are positive against 92% of Flapping Cage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bad Piggies ships an update every 6 weeks, Flapping Cage every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Bad Piggies versus Flapping Cage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBad PiggiesFlapping Cage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6.2K ratings)4.7 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews91.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.2K — better73
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.06 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB42 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRovio Entertainment OyjAlessandro Pezzetti

Customer experience

Bad Piggies

All ratings6,158 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews772 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative21.8%

Flapping Cage

All ratings73 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.2%

Bugs and requests

Bad Piggies

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons and levers not functioning properly in some levels
  • Crates and parts not loading or disappearing
  • Game crashing when trying to use the camera feature

Requested features

4 requests
  • Expand sandbox mode with more building options
  • Add new level themes and gameplay modes
  • Improve matchmaking in the Cake Race mode
  • Introduce a premium version with no ads

Flapping Cage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Bad Piggies

One-time12
  • Permanent Mechanic$0.99
  • Super Glue x10$1.99
  • Mechanic x 10$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Super Mechanic x5$1.99
  • Small Snout Coin Pack$1.99
  • Small Snout Gem Pack$1.99
  • Field of Dreams$2.99
  • Medium Snout Coin Pack$4.99
  • Golden Crate$4.99
  • Mechanic x 35$5.99
  • Mechanic x 65$9.99
  • Large Snout Coin Pack$9.99
None

Flapping Cage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bad Piggies free?
Bad Piggies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flapping Cage free?
Flapping Cage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bad Piggies or Flapping Cage?
Flapping Cage is rated higher. Bad Piggies averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while Flapping Cage averages 4.7 from 73 ratings.
Do Bad Piggies or Flapping Cage have ads?
Bad Piggies shows ads; Flapping Cage does not.
Which is updated more often, Bad Piggies or Flapping Cage?
Bad Piggies ships an update every 6 weeks, and Flapping Cage every 6 months. Most recently, Bad Piggies was updated on September 28, 2026 and Flapping Cage on July 6, 2026.

Other comparisons