Comparison

Buddy Playground vs Flip Diver

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

Head to head
About

Buddy Playground

Engage in a chaotic sandbox experience where you can unleash a variety of weapons or construct intricate contraptions to interact with characters. Explore the consequences of your actions and experiment with different tools and creations.

Highlights
  • Arsenal of weapons
  • Assemble ingenious mechanisms
  • Destroy characters
  • Experiment with reactions
  • Daily coin and gem rewards (subscription)
  • New characters and weapons (subscription)
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Use a rich arsenal of weapons or assemble your ingenious mechanisms to destroy Buddy! Experiment and observe the characters' reactions to your every action. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS With subscription you get: • 3 new characters and 2 awesome weapons! • +1000 coins and +100 gems every day. You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period can not be canceled. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@playgendary.com Privacy Policy: https://playgendary.com/en/playgendary-limited-privacy-policy Terms of Use: http://www.playgendary.com/terms-of-use/

About

Flip Diver

Experience thrilling dives from extreme heights in this addictive game. Master perfect landings to progress through increasingly challenging levels. Earn coins to unlock new characters and vibrant themes for endless high-diving fun.

Highlights
  • High-diving and flipping mechanics
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Unlockable characters and themes
  • Coin-based in-game economy
  • Endless level progression
Features
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Touch, jump, dive and flip from soaring heights in this amazingly addictive game! For each level, you're required to land a perfect dive. If you hit the target score, you move upward onward to harder dives! FEATURES : * Easy to learn, hard to master! * Diving and flipping from extreme heights * Earn coins from your dives and use them to unlock bonus characters & themes * 10 unique themes to unlock & play in * Endless levels for hours of fun high diving action! Join over 5 million people who have downloaded our game! It's Flipping Fun!

Screenshots

Buddy Playground4 screens
Flip Diver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buddy Playground at 62% against Flip Diver's 0%. Buddy Playground also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Flip Diver's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Buddy Playground sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Flip Diver sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Diver holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 131 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Buddy Playground's written reviews are positive against 0% of Flip Diver's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy Playground ships an update every 7 months, Flip Diver monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Buddy Playground versus Flip Diver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddy PlaygroundFlip Diver
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (42 ratings)4.4 (131 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings42131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB204 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPlaygendary LimitedNguyen Duc tuyen

Customer experience

Buddy Playground

All ratings30 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral20.6%
Negative17.6%

Flip Diver

All ratings122 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Buddy Playground

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$17.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$94.991 Year
One-time7
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • 100 Gems$1.99
  • 3500 Coins$5.99
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  • 350 Gems$5.99
  • 6000 Coins$7.99
  • 30 Tickets$7.99
  • 1300 Gems$14.99
6 purchases

Flip Diver

One-time6
  • Purchase Coin 1$0.99
  • Purchase Coin 3$2.99
  • Purchase Remove Ads$4.99
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  • Purchase Coin 6$5.99
  • Purchase Coin 10$9.99
  • Purchase Coin 50$49.99

Questions

Is Buddy Playground free?
Buddy Playground is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flip Diver free?
Flip Diver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buddy Playground or Flip Diver?
Flip Diver is rated higher. Buddy Playground averages 4.0 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Flip Diver averages 4.4 from 131 ratings.
Do Buddy Playground or Flip Diver have ads?
Both Buddy Playground and Flip Diver show ads.
Which is updated more often, Buddy Playground or Flip Diver?
Buddy Playground ships an update every 7 months, and Flip Diver monthly. Most recently, Buddy Playground was updated on October 23, 2026 and Flip Diver on October 24, 2026.

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