Comparison

Backflip Madness vs Lums

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Multiple backflips and locations
  • Parkour/Free running acrobatics
  • Realistic ragdoll physics
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Action replay
Features
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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!

About

Lums

Engage in a physics-based puzzle adventure where you use five unique characters with distinct abilities to defeat vampires by destroying their hideouts. Explore an organic, dark world filled with intricate details and challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Action physics puzzle gameplay
  • Five distinct Lum characters
  • Physically realistic real-time 2D soft shadows
  • Intuitive touch-device controls
  • 68 unique levels
  • 204 stars to collect
  • Over 50 achievements
Features
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"A Brilliant and Refreshing Puzzler." - Eric Ford, Touch Arcade, 4.5/5 "Lums is a physics puzzler that gives the player an astounding amount of agency, which makes it so much more fun than other, luck-based physics puzzlers." - Carter Dotson, 148 Apps, 4.5/5 + Editor's Choice "Lums demonstrates that there's still some originality left in the dark corners of the physics-based puzzle genre." - Nadia Oxford, Pocket Gamer, 8/10 + Silver Award ---------------------------------------- The Vampires invaded Lums world. The only way to stop them is to destroy their hideouts in the shadows and expose them to the light. Use 5 different Lums in this beautiful action physics puzzle game. Destroy everything with Cannonball Lum, create spotlights with Light Lum, use Antigravity Lum to make their hideouts fly away, or turn them into glass by using Transparent Lum. Sometimes you just need to turn everything into stone. Stone Lum can handle that. Features: - First game on the App Store with physically realistic realtime 2D soft shadows - Completely new type of intuitive and very precise controls which are designed to work on touch devices only - Organic dark world full of small details - 5 characters with very different abilities - 68 unique levels - 204 stars to collect - More than 50 achievements - Leaderboards for best players

Screenshots

Backflip Madness4 screens
Lums4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lums at 4.9 against Backflip Madness's 4.5. Lums also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 82%). Backflip Madness's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 11) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 17 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Backflip Madness costs $0.99 and Lums $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lums holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backflip Madness has 13K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Backflip Madness's written reviews are positive against 92% of Lums's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backflip Madness ships an update every 5 months, Lums every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Backflip Madness versus Lums: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackflip MadnessLums
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (13K ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB28 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperHubert SliwkaVladimir Hrincar

Customer experience

Backflip Madness

All ratings12,698 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews649 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.3%

Lums

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative2.0%

User reviews

Backflip Madness

From 13K App Store ratings

What 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

Lums

From 11 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Creative and original gameplay
  • 👍 Intuitive and fun controls
  • ✨ Stunning graphics and lighting effects
  • 🧠 Mentally stimulating and challenging puzzles
  • 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 😕 Controls can be tricky initially
  • 🤔 Gameplay can be confusing at first
  • 👻 Monsters look too cute
  • 💰 Overpriced for short gameplay duration
  • 🪲 Controls are a bit loose

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

Lums

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes (mentioned once, but resolved by user)
  • Touchscreen not responsive on iPad Air (specific device issue)

Requested features

6 requests
  • Release new levels
  • Update for latest iDevices
  • Add more levels
  • Level editor
  • Creepier music and monsters
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  • More sinister looking monsters

In-app purchases

None

Backflip Madness

No in-app purchases

None

Lums

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backflip Madness free?
Backflip Madness costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lums free?
Lums costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backflip Madness or Lums?
Lums is rated higher. Backflip Madness averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Lums averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do Backflip Madness or Lums have ads?
Neither Backflip Madness nor Lums shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backflip Madness or Lums?
Backflip Madness ships an update every 5 months, and Lums every 17 months. Most recently, Backflip Madness was updated on November 9, 2026 and Lums on November 1, 2026.

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