Flappy Swim vs Flappy Crush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flappy Swim
Tap the screen to make a character swim upwards and avoid obstacles. Compete with yourself and friends to achieve the highest score in an endless challenge.
- Tap to swim
- Avoid obstacles
- Beat your own record
- Infinity challenge
- Compete with friends
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swim,swim,swim! jump,jump,jump! go,go,go!!! Just touch and touch the screen,that's all! You can't stop swim,beat your own record! Infinity challenge for the world's best record! And competition with your facebook friends! Let's swim now!
Flappy Crush
Tap to close pipes and crush incoming birds. Unlock power-ups, new pipes, and customize birds. Earn in-game currency to spend in the shop. Features multiple game modes, offline play, and cloud saves.
- Unlock power-ups
- Unlock powerful pipes
- Earn and spend Bone Bucks
- Customize birds
- Unlock 5 game modes
- 2 Player Mode
- Offline play
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YOU ARE THE PIPES! Tap the screen to close the pipes and crush any birds trying to flap through! Features: ◘ Unlock awesome power ups and unleash them on the birds! ◘ Unlock powerful Pipes with amazing bonuses! ◘ Compete in a global tournament against other real players every week to win prizes and bragging rights! ◘ Collect 30 unique birds in the Aviary - every one you catch unlocks a permanent bonus! ◘ 7 Game Modes - including Bird Mode, where YOU play as the bird! ◘ Same screen 2 Player Mode! ◘ Daily Missions and a login streak that rewards you every day! ◘ Earn Bone Bucks every round and spend them in the Shop! ◘ Customize the birds with lots of hilarious unlockable costumes! ◘ Can be played offline! No Wifi or Internet connection required! ◘ Cloud save means you can pick up where you left off on a new device! WARNING: Not for the faint-hearted! Lots of pixel gore inside! (With an option to switch off the blood to make it less gory)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flappy Crush at 90% against Flappy Swim's 47%. Flappy Crush also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). Flappy Swim's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Flappy Crush sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Flappy Swim asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flappy Crush holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flappy Crush has 7.6K ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Flappy Swim's written reviews are positive against 90% of Flappy Crush's.
Flappy Swim ships an update every 9 months, Flappy Crush monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flappy Swim | Flappy Crush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (60 ratings) | 4.6 (7.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.0% of reviews | 90.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 | 7.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MoonGames | Tarek Mongy |
Customer experience
Flappy Swim
Flappy Crush
User reviews
Flappy Swim
From 60 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐧 Adorable penguin character design
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing graphics
- 🎮 Addictive gameplay mechanics
- 🎯 Good challenge difficulty for players
- 🔄 Dynamic background colors that change each game
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive advertisements during gameplay
- 📺 Ads placed in middle of screen causing accidental clicks
- ⬆️ Jump mechanics too high and difficult to control
- 🐛 Game glitches when tapping excessively
- 🐛 Character goes off-screen with uncontrolled speed
Flappy Crush
From 7.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun
- 👍 Great gameplay
- 👍 Satisfying to crush birds
- 👍 Multiple game modes
- 👍 Customizable pipes and birds
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 💰 Grindy to unlock new content
- 📺 Too many ads
- 🔋 Can be draining on battery
Bugs and requests
Flappy Swim
Reported bugs
8 issues- Tapping excessively causes character to go off-screen with increased speed
- Character crashes into floor after going off-screen
- App shows black screen for 10-15 seconds before returning to home
- Game crashes on startup
- Random deaths occurring without collision
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- Glitching causing unexplained deaths
- Ads interrupt gameplay causing automatic loss
- Character hitbox too large relative to pipe size
Requested features
9 requests- Customization options for characters and backgrounds
- Shop system to collect and purchase items
- Multiple lives system instead of instant death
- Bigger pipes for easier navigation
- Reduced advertisement frequency or removal
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- Move ads to top of screen instead of middle
- Ability to play without Facebook login
- Improved reaction time and game feel similar to original flappy bird
- Settings to adjust jump height
Flappy Crush
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when opening the app
- Ads causing the game to freeze
- Issues with certain device compatibility
Requested features
4 requests- More pipes and power-ups
- Ability to disable blood/gore
- Easier way to earn in-game currency
- Online leaderboards or multiplayer
In-app purchases
Flappy Swim
No in-app purchases
Flappy Crush
- 4000 Bone Bucks Pack$2.99
- 10000 Bone Bucks Pack 50% Off$2.99
- 10000 Bone Bucks Pack$5.99
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- 20000 Bone Bucks Pack$9.99
- 40000 Bone Bucks Pack$15.99
- 100000 Bone Bucks Pack$29.99
- 200000 Bone Bucks Pack$49.99
- 500000 Bone Bucks Pack$99.99
Questions
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