Comparison

Flow Free vs Target

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

Head to head
About

Flow Free

Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board and solve puzzles. Avoid crossing pipes to complete each level. Offers hundreds of free puzzles with varying difficulty, plus daily challenges and a timed mode.

Highlights
  • Connect matching colors
  • Cover the entire board
  • Hundreds of shaped puzzles
  • Daily new levels
  • Time Trial mode
  • Game Center achievements
  • Cloud sync
Features
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Flow Free® reimagined: Infinite possibilities! If you like Flow Free, you'll love Flow Free: Shapes! Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free: Shapes a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free: Shapes features: * Over 4,000 free, shaped puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!

About

Target

Engage your mind with a unique number puzzle game. Slide and merge tiles on a 5x5 board to discover prime numbers. Complete specific prime targets across 51 challenging stages.

Highlights
  • Slide and merge tiles
  • Target specific prime numbers
  • 51 challenging stages
  • Use secret items like Magic Tile
  • Collect and unlock themes
Features
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Hunt for Hidden Primes! The Ultimate Prime Number Puzzle! Primes are... Love. (__); A Prime Number is a proud, solitary figure that opens up to no one but 1 and itself. On a 5x5 board, merge tiles to track down these charming numbers one by one! How to Play: Slide, Merge, and Find Primes! Slide & Merge: Swipe tiles in four directions to combine numbers. Target Prime: Clear the stage by completing the specific Prime Number assigned! Why You’ll Love It PRIME Mode: Much trickier than regular numbers, but the intellectual satisfaction is 200% higher! 51 Stages: From small digits to massive challenges—give your brain cells a full workout. Secret Items: Use the 'Magic Tile' to change numbers or 'Unlock' to escape a crisis. Collect Themes: From Cyber Blue to Sakura Pink, customize your board with earned trophies! The Perfect Intellectual Break! It’s not just a time-killer. Stimulate your number sense and focus as you fall for the mysterious charm of Primes. Shall we find your very first Prime right now?

Screenshots

Flow Free4 screens
Target4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Target at none against Flow Free's 10. Target also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 10 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Flow Free sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Target asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flow Free ships an update every 10 months, Target daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flow Free versus Target: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow FreeTarget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBig Duck Games LLCJINWOO LEE

Customer experience

Flow Free

All ratings13,611 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews401 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.2%

Target

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Flow Free

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Accidental hint usage due to button placement
  • Visibility issues with overlapping paths in 3D levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Restore original UI layout from previous Flow Free games
  • Option to disable in-app purchase prompts
  • Forward/backward level navigation

Target

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Flow Free

One-time10
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Fall Harvest Colors$0.99
  • Pastel Colors$0.99
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  • Neon Rainbow Colors$0.99
  • Winter Chill Colors$0.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Unlock All Themes$1.99
  • 20 Hints$2.99
  • Unlock All Packs & Remove Ads$4.99
  • 100 Hints$9.99
None

Target

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flow Free free?
Flow Free is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Target free?
Target is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flow Free or Target have ads?
Flow Free shows ads; Target does not.
Which is updated more often, Flow Free or Target?
Flow Free ships an update every 10 months, and Target daily. Most recently, Flow Free was updated on November 10, 2026 and Target on October 31, 2026.

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