Comparison

MOONTIDE vs FLINGER!

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

Head to head
About

MOONTIDE

Command the ocean's tides to guide your fish through a dynamic seascape. Dodge obstacles, collect pearls, and earn points for near misses. Unlock new fish, trails, and moons to enhance your underwater adventure.

Highlights
  • Harness moon energy to control tides
  • Guide fish by manipulating water
  • Dodge mines, jellyfish, gulls, and electric gates
  • Earn bonus points for near misses
  • Collect pearls to unlock upgrades
  • Customize fish, trails, and moons
Features
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Harness the Moon's energy to command the ocean. Hold anywhere and the tide rises toward you, let go and it comes crashing back down. Your fish simply rides the surface, so every dodge and every close call comes down to how you move the water. Time it perfectly, letting go right at the top of the swell or catching it right at the bottom, and you build Surge: the sea speeds up, your multiplier climbs, and a full meter unleashes a Tidal Rush. The farther you swim the busier the sea gets, with mines, jellyfish, diving gulls and electric gates drifting into your path, and an adaptive score that changes with every biome. Collect pearls and spend them on new fish, trails, moons, crests and splashes, and try anything on before you buy.

About

FLINGER!

An arcade game focused on precise timing and risk-taking. Players fling themselves through a procedurally generated universe, choosing between safe, risky, or long-shot paths to earn points and discover new celestial bodies. Customize your appearance and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • One-tap gameplay
  • Risk vs. reward scoring
  • Procedurally generated skies
  • Daily challenges and archives
  • Customizable appearance
  • Playable sky links for challenges
Features
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ONE TAP. A UNIVERSE TO DISCOVER. Catch an orbit. Find your moment. Fling yourself toward something wonderful. FLINGER! is a one-thumb arcade game about timing, daring shortcuts, and the irresistible feeling that your next run could be your best. Take the safe catch, thread a risky gap, or reach for the distant long shot. One tap makes the difference. YOUR ROUTE. YOUR RISK. SAFE earns 1 point, RISK earns 4, and LONG SHOT earns 10. Catch a Guard Rail for your next shot, double your next catch, or widen a long-shot target. Ride wormholes and find rare golden planets: 10 shot points plus a separate 150 Stardust jackpot. FOLLOW THE UNEXPECTED The sky grows with your run. Discover ringed worlds, asteroid fields, auroras, and the Galaxy Heart. Take an optional three-shot RISK route through a Starwhale Passage, Inside the Moon, or a Living Constellation. Prefer a safer path? Keep flying your own way. A NEW SKY EVERY DAY Play Today's Sky, chase Bronze, Silver, and Gold, and return to past skies in the archive. Everyone gets the same daily sky; the route you take is yours. No entry cost, lost streaks, or pressure to keep up. BRING THE UNIVERSE HOME Uncover six discoveries, collect worlds in your Home sky, and earn an optional starlight companion. Follow the clues and watch your little corner of the cosmos become a record of where you've been. EARN YOUR OWN LOOK Your final score becomes Stardust. Complete missions and catch jackpots for more. Spend it on permanent hats, glasses, and trails in the Stardust Shop, and try on combinations before choosing. Stardust is earned through play and cannot be bought with money. ONE MORE GOAL Work toward three ongoing missions at your own pace. Chase 23 achievements and unlock star trails at 100, 200, 300, and 400 points. Score 501 or more in one run to earn Prism Eclipse permanently. FOUR WORLDS. YOUR FAVORITE FEEL. Start with Original, earn the luminous Prism Eclipse, or choose an optional paid skin: Cataclysm's black holes and supernovas, or Bloomwake's glowing botanical world. Encounters take on each skin's own character. Every unlocked skin includes a matching selectable app icon. Buying either paid skin also removes ads. SEND THE SKY. SETTLE THE SCORE. Challenge a friend to your best run with a playable sky link. Retry that same sky or start fresh with NEW SKY. Action messages stay at the top, and points sparkle on the planet you hit. Unlimited runs. No energy meter, subscriptions, or paid score advantages. Sound, haptics, and reduced-motion settings help you find your rhythm. How far will one more launch take you? COMPETE ON GAME CENTER Compare your best run on the Highest Run leaderboard and collect all 23 Game Center achievements. Signing in is optional.

Screenshots

MOONTIDE4 screens
FLINGER!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MOONTIDE at 16.0 against FLINGER!'s 18.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. MOONTIDE sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and FLINGER! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MOONTIDE against 5.0 for FLINGER!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MOONTIDE ships an update every 2 days, FLINGER! daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MOONTIDE versus FLINGER!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMOONTIDEFLINGER!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVISHNU SAI PURUSHOTHAMANBlack Leaf Productions, LLC

Customer experience

MOONTIDE

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FLINGER!

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MOONTIDE

One-time4
  • Handful of Pearls$0.99
  • Satchel of Pearls$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Pearl Treasure$6.99
2 purchases

FLINGER!

One-time2
  • Cataclysm$1.99
  • Bloomwake$1.99

Questions

Is MOONTIDE free?
MOONTIDE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FLINGER! free?
FLINGER! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MOONTIDE or FLINGER!?
MOONTIDE and FLINGER! are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do MOONTIDE or FLINGER! have ads?
Both MOONTIDE and FLINGER! show ads.
Which is updated more often, MOONTIDE or FLINGER!?
MOONTIDE ships an update every 2 days, and FLINGER! daily. Most recently, MOONTIDE was updated on October 9, 2026 and FLINGER! on October 13, 2026.

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