Comparison

Super Pipe Bird vs Flappy

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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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.

About

Flappy

Tap the screen to swing a bat and smash invading birds. This simple, de-stressing game allows for anytime, anywhere play. Earn more points by hitting birds that cause chain reactions.

Highlights
  • Tap to swing bat
  • Smash invading birds
  • Chain reaction scoring
  • De-stressing gameplay
  • Play anytime, anywhere
Features
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For who hate the Flappy. If you want to smash them all, this is the game for you This is simple. You can play it anytime, anywhere Just tap the screen to make the cat swing the bat and smash all the bird's invasion Key to win: - Swing at the right moment, the most perfect hit is the tip of the bat - There is a little delay between swing, so be calm and wait - Hit bird can collapse the others, you even earn more point Flappy Hit - Flappy Bird Must Die is a free game, offer you a simple way to de-stress among many others game. Stop the bird invasion by the way you like. Just swing the bat, smash them all and smash all your stress. I believe after playing this game, you will feel better. Please download Smashy bird game and play. Share it to your friend and rate it if it make fun

Screenshots

Super Pipe Bird4 screens
Flappy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flappy at 5.0 against Super Pipe Bird's 4.3. Flappy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Super Pipe Bird's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (252 vs 2). On price, 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

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

Flappy 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 252 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Super Pipe Bird's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flappy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Pipe Bird ships an update every 4 months, Flappy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Super Pipe Bird versus Flappy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Pipe BirdFlappy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (252 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings252 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElaine Rochaanh pham

Customer experience

Super Pipe Bird

All ratings228 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%

Flappy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Super Pipe Bird

No in-app purchases

None

Flappy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Super Pipe Bird free?
Super Pipe Bird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flappy free?
Flappy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Super Pipe Bird or Flappy?
Flappy is rated higher. Super Pipe Bird averages 4.3 out of 5 from 252 ratings, while Flappy averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Super Pipe Bird or Flappy have ads?
Flappy shows ads; Super Pipe Bird does not.
Which is updated more often, Super Pipe Bird or Flappy?
Super Pipe Bird ships an update every 4 months, and Flappy every 2 months. Most recently, Super Pipe Bird was updated on November 11, 2026 and Flappy on October 30, 2026.

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