Comparison

FlashTap vs RefleX

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

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About

FlashTap

Features
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FlashTap - Test Your Memory & Reflexes! Challenge your memory and reflexes in FlashTap, the addictive tile-matching game! Watch tiles flash on the grid, remember their positions, and tap them correctly to advance through increasingly difficult waves. THREE GAME MODES NORMAL MODE • 3 lives for a forgiving experience • Memory-based: tiles flash, then disappear - tap them after they fade • 20 challenging waves with progressive difficulty HARD MODE • Only 1 life - one mistake and it's game over! • Faster difficulty ramp-up • 18 intense waves that push your limits FAST MODE • Lightning-fast gameplay with countdown timer • Tap tiles BEFORE they disappear • 20 waves of pure adrenaline HOW TO PLAY • Tiles flash briefly on a 3x3 or 4x4 grid • Remember which tiles were highlighted • Normal/Hard: tap them after they disappear • Fast: tap them before the timer runs out! • Miss a tile or tap wrong → lose a life • Complete all waves to achieve VICTORY! COLLECTIBLE TILE SKINS Customize your gameplay with unique skins featuring special abilities: RARITY LEVELS: Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythic SPECIAL ABILITIES: • Score Multipliers - Earn 2x, 3x, or more points • Coin Boosts - Multiply your coin earnings • Extra Lives - Start with bonus lives • Shield Protection - Absorb mistakes • Slow Fade - Tiles stay visible longer • Lucky Strikes - Chance to restore lives • Auto-Forgive - Percentage chance to forgive wrong taps • Extra Time - Bonus milliseconds in Fast mode • Tile Reveal - One correct tile stays revealed per wave

About

RefleX

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How fast is your brain? Test your speed, memory, and focus across 10 cognitive challenges and find out your RefleX Age. 10 BRAIN TESTS • Target Tap: tap targets as fast as you can • Color Reaction: react the moment the screen changes • Go / No-Go: tap on green, hold on red (impulse control) • Number Order: tap 1 to 25 in a shuffled grid, fast • Math Speed: solve arithmetic under pressure • Stroop Test: name the color, not the word • Sequence Memory: repeat growing tile patterns • Chimp Test: memorize numbers, tap in order • Visual Memory: recall the highlighted squares • Word Memory: seen or new? Test your recall THE GAUNTLET Take all 10 tests back to back for one overall RefleX Age. The ultimate measure of your mind's speed. COMPETE & CHALLENGE • 22 Game Center leaderboards, including weekly boards that reset every Monday • 9 achievements to unlock, with an in-app progress tracker • Challenge your friends to beat your score • Daily challenges with streaks, milestones, and reminders so you never lose your run SMARTER RESULTS • A RefleX Age score after every test • A rolling 10-game average, so your score stays steady and honest • Personal best alerts the moment you beat your record • Real percentile ranking, pulled from the leaderboards • An activity heatmap and personal records in your history HANDS-FREE • Ask Siri "What's my RefleX Age?" • Jump into today's challenge from Shortcuts or Spotlight • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your streak and trend BUILT FOR EVERYONE • Color Blind Mode with shape cues • Reduce Motion and full Dynamic Type support • Pause Sequence, Chimp, and Visual Memory when life interrupts • Larger, clearer results No sign-up. No account. Just open and play. Works offline too. Free to play with ads. Watch one short video for 24 hours ad-free, or Remove Ads Forever with a one-time purchase (Family Shareable). Think you're quick? Prove it.

Screenshots

FlashTap4 screens
RefleX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlashTap at none against RefleX's 1. FlashTap also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. RefleX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlashTap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlashTap ships an update every 2 days, RefleX every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
FlashTap versus RefleX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashTapRefleX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDejan RojkoThrijith Thankachan

In-app purchases

None

FlashTap

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RefleX

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Forever$4.99

Questions

Is FlashTap free?
FlashTap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RefleX free?
RefleX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlashTap or RefleX have ads?
Both FlashTap and RefleX show ads.
Which is updated more often, FlashTap or RefleX?
FlashTap ships an update every 2 days, and RefleX every 3 weeks. Most recently, FlashTap was updated on October 25, 2026 and RefleX on October 25, 2026.

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