Comparison

FlipFriends vs Hand

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

Head to head
About

FlipFriends

A fun card-matching memory game for all ages. Create custom decks with your own photos or explore themed worlds. Play solo or with a friend, with various game modes and daily rewards.

Highlights
  • Custom photo decks
  • Themed seasonal worlds
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Multiple game modes
  • Daily rewards and stickers
  • Offline play
Features
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FlipFriends is a card-matching memory game for kids and the whole family. Flip two cards, find the pairs, and earn up to three stars in every world. WORLDS COME TO VISIT Winter Wonderland, Valentine's Day, Spring Garden, Summer Beach and Halloween Night each stop by in their season, with 12 new cards, their own music and a card back to win. Their stickers stay in the Sticker Book all year. WORLDS FROM YOUR PHOTOS Turn your family's photos into a deck of cards. A grownup picks 4 to 24 photos, or taps Surprise Me, and they become a world of their own, with a card back and music to match. Make up to twelve worlds. Your photos stay on your device unless a grownup chooses to share a world. Nothing is uploaded and nothing is collected. SHARE A WORLD A grownup can send a photo world to grandparents, cousins or friends by AirDrop, Messages or Mail. They open the file in FlipFriends to add it, with its photos, card back and music. PLAY WITH A FRIEND Two players take turns on one device. Find a pair and go again; miss, and it's your friend's turn. The most pairs wins, and a tie goes to a bonus round where each player pops their own color. A BONUS ROUND AFTER EVERY WIN Open a present to find Emoji Pop, Balloon Pop, Bubble Wrap or Find It, with gold and rainbow surprises and a best score to beat. A STICKER BOOK AND A PRESENT EVERY DAY Every win adds a sticker to the Sticker Book, with shiny and gold ones to find. Win a game in the day's world to open Today's Present, and earn new card backs with stars, stickers and stamps. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Classic: find every pair before the clock runs out • Triple Match: match three at once • Peek Memory: every card shows, then turns. Remember where they were • Endless Cascade: the board keeps refilling. How long can you go? EIGHT ILLUSTRATED WORLDS Animal Kingdom, Transportation, Space Adventure, Fruit Party, Monster Companions, Ocean Explorer, Dinosaur World and Mix-Up Madness, each with its own art and music. Five difficulties, from Easy to OMG. MADE FOR FAMILIES • No ads and no in-app purchases • No account needed • The clock can be turned off for younger players • A grownup gate in front of anything that leaves the game • VoiceOver, larger text and Reduce Motion • Made for iPhone Duo: closed on the cover, or open for bigger cards in any orientation • iPhone and iPad, with iPad in every orientation • Game Center leaderboards and achievements

About

Hand

Features
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A falling-block puzzle like you've never played: the blocks are the ones you draw yourself. You don't wait for random pieces to drop. Trace a shape with your finger and it falls onto the board exactly where you drew it—you choose the form and the column in a single stroke. ■ Clear lines your own way The satisfaction of filling a row precisely and watching it vanish. Since you draw the next shape you want, the strategy is endless. ■ Easy to start, surprisingly tricky Even when you think you drew it just right, sometimes a slightly different shape comes out— and that little unpredictability is the spice! You can even create tough spots on purpose. An exquisite challenge that keeps you coming back. ■ Play it your way - 4 difficulty levels - 5 original background tracks - Landscape support - Left-handed mode / Language switch (Japanese & English) ■ Play with peace of mind No in-app purchases. No ads. No data collection. Nothing extra—just pure focus on the game. Simple controls, deep and free strategy. Take command of the board with the blocks you draw.

Screenshots

FlipFriends4 screens
Hand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlipFriends at none against Hand's 1. FlipFriends also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Hand's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. Hand sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlipFriends asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlipFriends ships an update every 2 days, Hand every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
FlipFriends versus Hand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlipFriendsHand
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve Villardiseiji honda

In-app purchases

None

FlipFriends

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hand

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$0.49

Questions

Is FlipFriends free?
FlipFriends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hand free?
Hand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlipFriends or Hand have ads?
Neither FlipFriends nor Hand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlipFriends or Hand?
FlipFriends ships an update every 2 days, and Hand every 3 weeks. Most recently, FlipFriends was updated on November 8, 2026 and Hand on October 31, 2026.

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