Mr Flap vs Cooped Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mr Flap
Guide a small square bird through an endless obstacle course. Test your reflexes and see how far you can fly. Simple one-touch gameplay makes it easy to pick up but challenging to master.
- Endless obstacle course
- One-touch controls
- High score tracking
- Challenging gameplay
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Say hello to Mr Flap, the little square bird that'll make your head spin! How far can you get?
Cooped Up
Navigate a vibrant sanctuary as a new exotic bird, flinging yourself upwards while avoiding obstacles and other quirky birds. Snack on tasty insects along the way and use boosts to ascend further. Compete with friends via Game Center.
- Intuitive twanging fling gameplay
- Simple pick up and play
- Game Centre support
- Collect and eat insects
- In-game boosts
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You are the latest addition in the exotic bird sanctuary. The other older birds have been Cooped Up a little too long and are a branch short of a perch! Ahhemmm... they is a bit crazy! Fling yourself up up and away but watch out, there's more than just birds that you must avoid. However don't be afraid to snack on the way... ...and don't let the other birds laughing at you get you down! Pick yourself up and twang twang twang again! Features: - Intuitive twanging fling gameplay. - Simple pick up and play for all! - Full game centre support to compete with friends and foes - Eat worms, spiders and flies! Hmmm yummy!!! - Boost you way up like a steam train! Important information This game contains third party advertising which can be removed via a one time IAP. This game contains coins which can be collected within the game for free, bought with real money or via earned via promotions. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mr Flap at every 2 months against Cooped Up's every 17 months. Mr Flap also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 71%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Mr Flap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cooped Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cooped Up holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 84 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Mr Flap's written reviews are positive against 71% of Cooped Up's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mr Flap ships an update every 2 months, Cooped Up every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mr Flap | Cooped Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (110 ratings) | 4.5 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews — better | 70.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 84 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 1Button SARL | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Mr Flap
Cooped Up
User reviews
Mr Flap
From 110 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Fun and entertaining
- 🎮 Challenging gameplay
- ✨ Addictive experience
- 🎨 Colorful visuals
- 🎶 Enjoyable audio
Room to improve
- 🤯 Extremely difficult
- 😤 Frustrating at times
- 🔋 Can be draining on battery
- 💤 Gets repetitive after a while
- 🙄 Ads can be annoying
Cooped Up
From 84 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Charming and unique pixel art style
- 😄 Quirky humor and entertaining animations
- 🎵 Catchy banjo music and sound design
- ⚡ Fast-paced and responsive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Screen flickering after watching ads
- 🐛 Game incompatibility with iPad
- 🐛 Upside-down screen glitches
- 📺 Excessive and repetitive ads
Bugs and requests
Mr Flap
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Inconsistent collision detection
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to unlock new characters or skins
- Different game modes or levels
- Leaderboards or social features
- Improved tutorial or instructions
Cooped Up
Reported bugs
13 issues- Game crashes on launch or during gameplay
- Screen flickering and glitching after ads
- Upside-down screen display
- Phone freezing or requiring restart
- Jump mechanics not responding
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- Achievement notifications not displaying
- Trophy/score button unresponsive
- Invincibility frames missing after bug collection
- Screen rotation causing control issues
- Frame rate drops during star animations
- Black screen on startup
- Incompatibility with iPad devices
- Pixelated app icon on iPhone 6
Requested features
12 requests- Unlockable characters and skins
- New maps and backgrounds
- Additional enemy types and difficulty levels
- In-game currency and upgrade system
- Customizable bird options
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- Story mode or narrative elements
- Different game modes (rush mode, challenge mode)
- Tutorial for new players
- Leaderboard functionality improvements
- Power-ups and special abilities
- Bird care mechanics (feeding, washing, growing)
- Mute settings that persist between sessions
In-app purchases
Mr Flap
- Remove Ads$1.99
Cooped Up
- Remove Ads$1.99
