Flap Happy vs Box Cat Bash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flap Happy
Guide a determined bird through challenging obstacles with unique power-ups and hazards. Enjoy a visually engaging experience with entertaining sound effects and special death animations. Choose from six distinct birds to embark on this fun yet demanding adventure.
- Progressive and Classic difficulty modes
- Crash Helmets and Jet Boosts
- Head starts and unique hazards
- Special death effects
- 6 playable birds
- Distinctive art and animation
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The smash hit reimagined! • Progressive or Classic difficulty! • Crash Helmets! • Jet Boosts! • Head starts! • Unique hazards! • Special death effects! • 6 birds to choose from! • See why Flap Happy is best in its class! Meet Happy! He's a small, blue bird with a hard, hard head. Help him fly through obstacles to score points. An engaging character, distinctive art and animation, entertaining sound effects and unique twists set Flap Happy apart and make it as fun as it is challenging. Comments or suggestions? Please visit the support URL. Thanks for playing!
Box Cat Bash
Control a cat character to smash falling cars before they explode. This sequel to a 2011 hit features simple, tight controls optimized for mobile devices and supports game controllers.
- Smash falling cars
- Tight mobile controls
- Game controller support
- Sequel to a classic
- Arcade gameplay
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Box Cat returns! Smash cars falling from above before they explode. Simple, tight controls built for your phone. Supports game controllers. Sequel to the 2011 smash hit Box Cat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flap Happy at Free against Box Cat Bash's $0.99. Flap Happy also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). Box Cat Bash's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 28 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Flap Happy is free to download; Box Cat Bash costs $0.99 up front. Flap Happy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Box Cat Bash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Box Cat Bash holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Flap Happy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Box Cat Bash's.
Flap Happy ships an update every 28 months, Box Cat Bash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flap Happy | Box Cat Bash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Funnerware | Rusty Moyher |
Customer experience
Flap Happy
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In-app purchases
Flap Happy
- Permanent Ad Removal$0.99
- Unlock for All Bird Awards$0.99
- Pile of 1,000 Coins$0.99
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- Full Unlock (The Tweet Deal)$2.99
Box Cat Bash
- Remove Ads$1.99
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