Comparison

Crunchyroll vs Flapstack

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

Head to head
About

Crunchyroll

A relaxing puzzle game where players recreate Japanese bento boxes by arranging ingredients. It features a heartwarming story about a cat family and over 120 unique recipes to master. No cooking experience is necessary to enjoy this charming experience.

Highlights
  • Pattern-matching bento puzzles
  • Over 120 recipes
  • Heartwarming cat family story
  • Interactive illustrations
  • New mechanics introduced
  • Textless tutorial
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MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED - Exclusive to Crunchyroll Mega and Ultimate Fan Memberships inbento is a chill pattern-matching puzzle game where you prepare Japanese lunch boxes (bento) while enjoying a cute story about parenthood and growing up. Recreate over 120 puzzling recipes, master tricky mechanics and learn about the life of the kitten family as you pour your love into the food you create. SOLVE THE RECIPES In each puzzle you start with a limited number of ingredients and a picture of the final result - rotate, move and insert the food in the right order to rediscover the original recipe and make a delicious dish! A HEARTWARMING STORY Finishing each chapter will reward you with interactive illustrations offering glimpses into the life of a cat family and the ups & downs of parenthood. 120+ MEALS TO PREPARE Over the course of the game you will encounter new mechanics that allow you to swap, remove and copy ingredients in order to make the puzzles more exciting! ZERO UNDERSTANDING OF COOKING REQUIRED You don’t need to be a pro chef to play inbento - the game’s relaxed pace and textless tutorial will offer all the guidance you need to have a great time! ** 1st place in The Big Indie Pitch @ PGA 2019 ** ———— Crunchyroll Premium members enjoy ad-free streaming—1,300+ titles, 46,000+ episodes, and simulcasts shortly after they air in Japan. Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan memberships also include offline viewing, Crunchyroll Store discounts, Crunchyroll Game Vault access, multi-device streaming, and more! Privacy Policy: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/privacy Terms: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/terms/

About

Flapstack

A daily pancake sorting puzzle where you flip stacks to achieve a specific order. Compete against a daily par and other players' results without timers or levels.

Highlights
  • Daily pancake sorting challenge
  • Flip pancakes to order stack
  • Compete against daily par
  • Spoiler-free result grid for sharing
  • Unlimited practice stacks (Griddle)
  • Replay optimal solution
Features
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One stack of pancakes a day. Same stack for everyone. Flip it into order. Tap a pancake to slide the spatula under it and flip it together with everything above. Get the smallest on top and the largest at the bottom in as few flips as you can. Every day has a par, the fewest flips that can possibly do it, and you have par plus three before the day is lost. Flapstack is a sorting puzzle you can hold in your head: no timer, no lives, no levels to grind. Just one honest stack each morning, a number to beat, and a grid to share that shows how your day went without giving anything away. WHAT MAKES IT STICK • A par streak and a play streak. Matching par keeps the one that matters. • A result grid that tells the story of your flips, spoiler-free, ready for the group chat. • "You beat 63% of today's players", once enough people have played. • After the daily: the Griddle. Unlimited practice stacks with exact par, and a hint when you are stuck. • Watch the perfect stack: replay the optimal line, flip by flip. The stacks change through the week, from a friendly seven on Monday to a proper nine on Sunday. A short stack can still be a hard one: par is computed by exhaustive search, so it is always the true minimum. Play the same daily on the web at flapstack.app. Streaks and stats live in the app. Flapstack shows ads. There are no accounts and nothing to sign up for.

Screenshots

Crunchyroll4 screens
Flapstack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flapstack at none against Crunchyroll's 1. Flapstack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). Crunchyroll's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (72 vs 3). 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. Crunchyroll sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $13.99 per month. Flapstack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flapstack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crunchyroll has 72 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crunchyroll ships an update every 5 weeks, Flapstack every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Crunchyroll versus Flapstack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrunchyrollFlapstack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (72 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size354 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrunchyroll, LLCChris Bosch

Customer experience

Crunchyroll

All ratings65 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative35.0%

Flapstack

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crunchyroll

Subscriptions1
  • Mega Fan [Monthly]7 Days trial$13.991 Month
None

Flapstack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crunchyroll free?
Crunchyroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flapstack free?
Flapstack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crunchyroll or Flapstack?
Flapstack is rated higher. Crunchyroll averages 4.6 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Flapstack averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Crunchyroll or Flapstack have ads?
Flapstack shows ads; Crunchyroll does not.
Which is updated more often, Crunchyroll or Flapstack?
Crunchyroll ships an update every 5 weeks, and Flapstack every 3 days. Most recently, Crunchyroll was updated on October 30, 2026 and Flapstack on October 24, 2026.

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