Backflip Madness vs Flip Diving
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backflip Madness
Perform spectacular tricks and stunts in this fast-paced extreme sports game. Master parkour acrobatics, execute multiple backflips, and compete for high scores. Enjoy realistic physics and unlock achievements.
- Multiple backflips and locations
- Parkour/Free running acrobatics
- Realistic ragdoll physics
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Action replay
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Backflip Madness is a fast-paced, parkour-flavored extreme sports game. Your goal is simple - make tons of spectacular tricks and stunts. Take it to the extreme! Features: - Multiple backflips and locations - Parkour / Free running acrobatics - Realistic ragdoll physics and simulation - Achievements and leaderboards (Game Center) - 3 difficulty levels - Action replay - Normal and ninja outfits Simple and addictive backflip platformer game. Jump from the roof or platform, flip from the cliff, train backflips and become real flip master! Take a break, kill the time, make some backflips or epic fails! Watch PewDiePie playing Backflip Madness on his channel!
Flip Diving
Perform daring dives from various heights and locations, executing a wide array of flips and tricks. Master perfect entries into the water while avoiding obstacles, and unlock new characters and moves. Share your spectacular dives or hilarious fails with friends.
- Perform frontflips, backflips, and gainers
- Dive from diverse locations like cliffs, trees, and trampolines
- Unlock new tricks and moves
- Wide range of playable characters with unique physics
- Custom physics engine with animated ragdoll physics
- Record and share dives
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• The World's #1 cliff diving game - now on your mobile! • Pull off Frontflips, Backflips & Gainers from high cliffs, rickety platforms, trees, castles, and trampolines! Choose from a wide range of divers, and unlock new tricks and moves. Aim for a perfect entry into the water, and don’t hit the rocks! Featuring a custom physics engine with animated ragdoll physics, Flip Diving is the most dynamic and entertaining cliff diving experience ever created! Download Flip Diving by MotionVolt NOW, and get: ---------------------------------------- TONS OF BACKFLIPS, FRONTFLIPS, GAINERS + 17 DIVING TRICKS • Layouts, Pikes, Reverses - and more tricks coming soon! • Each trick dynamically animated with ragdoll physics! DEATH-DEFYING LOCATIONS • Dive from trees, boats, trampolines and more! • Over 50 jump platforms to leap from! A HUGE RANGE OF CHARACTERS • Take a dive as a bodybuilder, a businessman, or in a penguin costume! • Each diver has different abilities, weights, and unique physics! • More coming soon! SHOW OFF TO YOUR FRIENDS • Record your best dives - or your biggest fails - and share them with your friends! ---------------------------------------- Play also our other Original & Authentic FLIP games: Flip Master & Flip Runner ! This game does not require internet connection, and can be played offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flip Diving at Free against Backflip Madness's $0.99. Flip Diving also leads on ratings volume (135K vs 13K). Backflip Madness's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Flip Diving is free to download; Backflip Madness costs $0.99 up front. Flip Diving sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Backflip Madness asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Backflip Madness against 4.6 for Flip Diving. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Diving has 135K ratings behind it against 13K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Backflip Madness's written reviews are positive against 81% of Flip Diving's.
Backflip Madness ships an update every 5 months, Flip Diving every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backflip Madness | Flip Diving |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (13K ratings) | 4.6 (135K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.0% of reviews — better | 80.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K | 135K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | #40 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hubert Sliwka | MotionVolt Games Oy |
Customer experience
Backflip Madness
Flip Diving
User reviews
Backflip Madness
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Fun and challenging
- 🎨 Unique control scheme
- 🤸♂️ Realistic backflipping physics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🕰️ Limited number of levels
- 🔁 Repetitive after completing levels
- 🎨 Basic graphics
Flip Diving
From 135K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Love the game
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
- 🏆 Satisfying to perfect the dives
- 🕹️ Smooth controls and physics
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🎢 Repetitive gameplay after unlocking everything
- 🤯 Frustrating when dives are incorrectly judged
- 💰 Coin/unlock system feels grindy
Bugs and requests
Backflip Madness
Reported bugs
3 issues- Replay feature not working
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent landing detection
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and obstacles
- Ability to save and share replays
- More character customization options
- Additional backflip types and moves
- Multiplayer or competitive modes
Flip Diving
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes on startup for some users
- Inconsistent dive recognition (bellyflops/backflops)
Requested features
4 requests- More diverse characters and locations
- Free dive mode without scoring constraints
- Ability to customize diver appearance
- Improved daily spin/reward system
In-app purchases
Backflip Madness
No in-app purchases
Flip Diving
- Ticket Starter$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Ticket stack$1.99
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Questions
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