Backflip Boy Racer vs The Detractor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backflip Boy Racer
Guide Joe through an endless running adventure to protect the neighborhood. Tap to leap over various obstacles, aiming for the highest score. Experience a fun and engaging challenge with simple controls.
- Endless running gameplay
- Tap to jump mechanics
- Obstacle avoidance
- High score chasing
- Character-based adventure
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Help Joe save the neighborhood in this fun endless running game. Tap to jump and avoid obstacles from birds to electric fences to reach the highest score. Try it out today!
The Detractor
Embark on a rogue-like adventure as an exiled soul seeking vengeance against a tyrannical king. Explore procedurally generated realms, battle formidable foes, and uncover mysteries across three epic chapters. Adapt your strategies and collect powerful items to determine the destiny of a world in turmoil.
- Rogue-like adventure
- Procedurally generated realms
- Epic story chapters
- Formidable foes
- Item and artifact collection
- Skill progression
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In a world consumed by darkness and ruled by the malevolent King of Hatred, you are "The Detractor," an exiled soul on a quest for vengeance and redemption. Immerse yourself in this gripping rogue-like adventure spanning three epic chapters as you defy the odds and challenge the tyrant who cast you aside. "The Detractor" invites you to navigate confront formidable foes, and unearth hidden mysteries across procedurally generated realms. With each chapter, the King of Hatred's wickedness is unveiled, revealing the depths of his cruelty and the horrors he's unleashed upon the land. Embrace the role of "The Detractor" and utilize your ever-growing skills. As you progress, amass powerful items and artifacts. Adapt your strategies to tackle the ever-shifting challenges that lie in your path. Prepare to embark on a quest where courage is your most potent weapon, and your actions will determine the destiny of a realm in turmoil. Will you rise from exile to become the hero this world so desperately needs? Find out in "The Detractor: Rise of the Exiled."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Backflip Boy Racer at none against The Detractor's shown. Backflip Boy Racer also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). The Detractor's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 50 months) and review sentiment (42% vs 25%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Backflip Boy Racer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and The Detractor sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Backflip Boy Racer against 3.6 for The Detractor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 28 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Backflip Boy Racer's written reviews are positive against 42% of The Detractor's.
Backflip Boy Racer ships an update every 50 months, The Detractor every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backflip Boy Racer | The Detractor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (41 ratings) | 3.6 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 549 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Makeover Mania Story Games | Happii Gamer Studios Inc. |
Customer experience
Backflip Boy Racer
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In-app purchases
Backflip Boy Racer
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Add 10 Lives for Every Run$2.99
The Detractor
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Gold Bundle$3.99
- Treasure Trove$7.99
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- Epic Gold Pull$12.99
Questions
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