Comparison

Flippee Ball vs Descent

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

Head to head
About

Flippee Ball

Features
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Are you ready for a challenge? A minimal, one-button, two-player game of maximal skill where pinball meets basketball. Learn the shots in the Academy, practice against the computer, then challenge your friends and family. A single button flips your flippers but gives you precise control of your shots. Master your timing, improve your reactions to your opponent, learn all the tricks and develop your own techniques until the ball is under your control and scoring becomes second nature. The free version has: • 20 levels of the Academy – 20 “assists” for you to try to score from to help perfect your technique. • Easy & Medium “longest streak mode” – see how many games in a row you can win against the computer in games up to 3 minutes long. • Multiple control options – touch screen, mouse, keyboard and game controller. • Professional and amateur game speeds. • “Aim assist” – need a little help? Then enable this! • Sudden Death – first to score in the event of a tie wins the game. • Buzzer beater – baskets scored after the buzzer still count if hit before it sounds • Possession timer – hands the ball to your opponent if you keep it for too long. • No adverts. Purchasing the single in-app purchase unlocks the full game giving: • 80 more Academy levels giving a total of 100 (50 amateur and 50 professional) covering all the shots you need to become a Flippee Ball master. • Increase maximum game length from 3 to 30 minutes. • Four more game modes: • Hard longest streak mode. • Progressive longest streak mode where each game the computer gets progressively harder to beat. • Career mode – also increases difficulty with every game won – but this time your progress is saved so losing isn’t the end. • Player vs player – play against your friends, family and enemies on the same device • Stats: • In-game display of each player's current points per minute. • Saving the highest points per minute to your device. • Player vs AI game stats. • Current and longest vs AI winning streak stats. • Tracking of current and longest winning streak across all four longest streak modes and both game speeds. • Tracking of the highest shot. Flippee Ball. Simple. Skillful.

About

Descent

Embark on an old-school mining adventure on your iPhone. Dig through six unique strata, collecting increasingly valuable ores as you descend. Upgrade your rig, strategically use dynamite, and uncover buried secrets to find your way home.

Highlights
  • Six unique strata to explore
  • Collect various ores including gold and platinum
  • Upgrade drill, fuel, cargo, hull, and engine
  • Use dynamite for difficult rock
  • Discover buried bones for rewards
  • Offline play with autosave
Features
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Descent is an old-school mining game, made for iPhone. • Six strata with unique characteristics • Ore gets richer with depth: iron, copper, silver, gold, platinum — and Descentium, the rare guidance ore that opens the way home • Five rig systems to upgrade: drill, fuel tank, cargo bay, hull, engine • Dynamite... for when the rock disagrees with you • Insurance: rescues aren't free! • Buried bones scattered in the deep: assemble the whole skeleton for a payout • Bring 3 Descentium and $150,000 to the launch pad, to complete the game • Autosaves constantly; pick any run back up where you left it • Fully offline. No ads. No in-app purchases. • Game Center and iCloud sync are optional: achievements, leaderboards, and your save on every device The ore gets richer the deeper you go. So does everything trying to stop you!

Screenshots

Flippee Ball4 screens
Descent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flippee Ball at Free against Descent's $1.99. Descent's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, 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

Flippee Ball is free to download; Descent costs $1.99 up front. Flippee Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Descent asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flippee Ball ships an update every 2 weeks, Descent every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Flippee Ball versus Descent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlippee BallDescent
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Bounce Forge LtdCartographer ApS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flippee Ball

One-time1
  • Unlock local PvP & high score.$0.99
None

Descent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flippee Ball free?
Flippee Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Descent free?
Descent costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flippee Ball or Descent have ads?
Neither Flippee Ball nor Descent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flippee Ball or Descent?
Flippee Ball ships an update every 2 weeks, and Descent every 9 days. Most recently, Flippee Ball was updated on October 1, 2026 and Descent on October 3, 2026.

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