Comparison

Super Pipe Bird vs Volt Flip

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

Volt Flip

Tap to flip gravity and dodge walls in this fast-paced arcade game. Explore seven unique modes, compete on daily and global leaderboards, and customize your experience with five visual themes. Simple one-tap gameplay makes it easy to pick up and play.

Highlights
  • Gravity-flipping mechanic
  • Seven unique game modes
  • Daily Gauntlet challenge
  • Global and per-mode leaderboards
  • Five visual themes
  • One-tap gameplay
Features
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Tap to flip gravity. Dodge the walls. How far can you go? Volt Flip is a fast, minimal arcade game with one simple mechanic — tap to flip — and seven modes that push it in wildly different directions. GAME MODES: - CLASSIC — Pure flip skill. Just you, the ball, and the walls. - DRIFT — Gaps slide as walls approach. - SPLIT — Two gaps per wall. Pick your path. - ECHO — Walls stack into tunnels. Thread the arc. - SQUEEZE — The gap shrinks as your score climbs. - VANISH — Walls fade before they reach you. - CHAOS — Mechanics collide. Pure madness. DAILY GAUNTLET: One attempt per day. All modes back-to-back in a randomized order, ending with Squeeze. Same walls for every player worldwide. Compete on the daily leaderboard. FEATURES: - Daily Gauntlet — a new challenge every day - Per-mode leaderboards — compete separately in each mode - Global leaderboard — see where you rank worldwide - Share your score and challenge friends - 5 visual themes: Neon Blue, Synthwave, Matrix, Inferno, Ice - Tip Jar — support the developer, get Pro forever - One-tap gameplay, zero tutorials needed Free to play. All modes and themes unlocked.

Screenshots

Super Pipe Bird4 screens
Volt Flip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Volt Flip at 5.0 against Super Pipe Bird's 4.3. Volt Flip also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). Super Pipe Bird's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (232 vs 8). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Volt Flip sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Super Pipe Bird asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Volt Flip 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 232 ratings behind it against 8, 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 Volt Flip's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Pipe Bird ships an update every 4 months, Volt Flip every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Super Pipe Bird versus Volt Flip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Pipe BirdVolt Flip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (232 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings232 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElaine RochaChristopher Liebe

Customer experience

Super Pipe Bird

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

Volt Flip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Super Pipe Bird

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Volt Flip

One-time3
  • Fan2 variants$0.99
  • Super Fan2 variants$2.99
  • Legend2 variants$4.99

Questions

Is Super Pipe Bird free?
Super Pipe Bird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Volt Flip free?
Volt Flip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Pipe Bird or Volt Flip?
Volt Flip is rated higher. Super Pipe Bird averages 4.3 out of 5 from 232 ratings, while Volt Flip averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Super Pipe Bird or Volt Flip have ads?
Neither Super Pipe Bird nor Volt Flip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Super Pipe Bird or Volt Flip?
Super Pipe Bird ships an update every 4 months, and Volt Flip every 3 days. Most recently, Super Pipe Bird was updated on October 21, 2026 and Volt Flip on October 8, 2026.

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