FlapThulhu vs Super Pipe Bird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlapThulhu
Navigate treacherous environments by flapping, battling monsters, and managing your sanity. Unleash eldritch powers or succumb to the madness in this action-packed game.
- Flapping mechanics
- Monster combat
- Madness management
- Eldritch dimension exploration
- Playable beast character
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Flap through the horrible gates of R'lyeh and unleash the Madness to open a portal to the eldritch dimension... or will the madness take you? New in version 2, you can now beat up lesser monsters as you fly through a disgusting cave. You can also unleash and play as a new horrible beast. Features: - Flapping - Fighting - Madness Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Flapthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl flaptagn!5687817
Super Pipe Bird
Tap the screen to make a small bird flap its wings and fly through a series of pipes. Avoid crashing to achieve the highest score possible in this simple yet challenging arcade game.
- Simple tap controls
- Crispy gameplay
- High score challenges
- Original game mechanics
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Tap to flap and find your way through the pipes. Keep flying, beat your best score, then try again. Play Original for a familiar challenge, or choose Arcade for pipes that move and change the gaps as you fly. Super Pipe Bird keeps it simple with pixel art, one-tap controls and Game Center leaderboards. Play on iPhone or iPad, turn sideways to see more of the course, and choose whether music plays during your run. No ads. Just you, the bird and the next pipe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FlapThulhu at every 3 weeks against Super Pipe Bird's every 4 months. FlapThulhu also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 67%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FlapThulhu holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 82 and 240 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of FlapThulhu's written reviews are positive against 67% of Super Pipe Bird's.
FlapThulhu ships an update every 3 weeks, Super Pipe Bird every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlapThulhu | Super Pipe Bird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (82 ratings) — better | 4.3 (240 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 82 | 240 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Madgarden Inc | Elaine Rocha |
Customer experience
FlapThulhu
Super Pipe Bird
Bugs and requests
FlapThulhu
Reported bugs
8 issues- Character too big to get through spikes
- Skulls don't appear often enough
- Game stopped working with iOS 11
- Saving skulls and bought items reset
- Laggy animation causes loss
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- Frameskipping is a pain
- Game crashes when crashing
- Issue where game crashes on death
Requested features
10 requests- More uses for skulls
- Achievements or in-game awards
- Sequel
- Option to turn sound off
- More modes or creatures to unlock
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- Perks to purchase
- More characters to play as
- Change Shogoth from floating to flappy
- More exclusive content
- More music options
Super Pipe Bird
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FlapThulhu
No in-app purchases
Super Pipe Bird
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FlapThulhu free?
Is Super Pipe Bird free?
Which has better reviews, FlapThulhu or Super Pipe Bird?
Do FlapThulhu or Super Pipe Bird have ads?
Which is updated more often, FlapThulhu or Super Pipe Bird?
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