Comparison

Super Pipe Bird vs String Theory Game

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Simple tap controls
  • Crispy gameplay
  • High score challenges
  • Original game mechanics
Features
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Your wings may be tiny, but oh-you-can-fly! Tapping the screen is all you need, well, many taps, just keep tapping, birdie will flap, flap, flap! But beware to not flop, dohh! Super Pipe Bird is fun, featuring a very original and crispy gameplay, the best of its kind! How to play: - Just tap the screen! (it's that easy)

About

String Theory Game

A vibrant puzzle game where you recreate patterns by drawing loops between pegs. Strategically place and overlap loops to match the target design with minimal moves. Offers handcrafted puzzles, daily challenges, and endless free play.

Highlights
  • Pattern matching puzzles
  • Loop drawing mechanics
  • Color-based loop filling
  • 60+ handcrafted puzzles
  • Daily challenges
  • Free play modes
Features
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String Theory is a colorful puzzle game about matching a given pattern by building it out of different colored shapes. String theory has 60+ handcrafted puzzles, daily challenges, and free play modes, making for hours of fun. Draw lines between pegs to create loops. The loops fill in with a different color depending on how many pegs they touch. Any loop that touches either three pegs or six pegs turns green. Any loop that touches either four pegs or eight pegs turns purple. Any loop that touches either five pegs or seven pegs turns spotted purple. Replicating the given pattern with as few loops as possible requires strategic placement and overlapping of loops. With dozens of handcrafted patterns to match, and thousands additional free play patterns, String Theory is a mind-bending game filled to the brim with tricky puzzles to get the gears turning! No ads, no microtransactions.

Screenshots

Super Pipe Bird4 screens
String Theory Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: String Theory Game at 5.0 against Super Pipe Bird's 4.3. String Theory Game also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). Super Pipe Bird's advantage is ratings volume (218 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

String Theory Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Pipe Bird has 218 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Pipe Bird ships an update every 3 months, String Theory Game every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Super Pipe Bird versus String Theory Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Pipe BirdString Theory Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (218 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings218 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElaine RochaAndrew Viesta

Customer experience

Super Pipe Bird

All ratings218 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%

String Theory Game

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Super Pipe Bird

No in-app purchases

None

String Theory Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Super Pipe Bird free?
Super Pipe Bird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is String Theory Game free?
String Theory Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Super Pipe Bird or String Theory Game?
String Theory Game is rated higher. Super Pipe Bird averages 4.3 out of 5 from 218 ratings, while String Theory Game averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Super Pipe Bird or String Theory Game have ads?
Neither Super Pipe Bird nor String Theory Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Super Pipe Bird or String Theory Game?
Super Pipe Bird ships an update every 3 months, and String Theory Game every 2 days. Most recently, Super Pipe Bird was updated on September 26, 2026 and String Theory Game on September 7, 2026.

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