Comparison

Super Pipe Bird vs Loopy Bird

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

Loopy Bird

Relive the classic arcade experience with this challenging endless runner. Tap to guide a bird through obstacles, aiming for a high score. Enjoy addictive extras and surprises in a retro gaming environment.

Highlights
  • Classic tap-to-fly gameplay
  • Endless runner mode
  • High score challenges
  • Retro gaming feel
  • Addictive extras and surprises
Features
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One tap to fly. One pipe to end it all. How far can you go? Loopy Bird is a pixel-art arcade game about tapping at exactly the right moment. Flap through the gaps, beat your best, and unlock birds that each play in their own way. It's quick to learn, hard to master, and impossible to put down. 24 BIRDS, EACH WITH ITS OWN TRICK - Loopy Bird flies backwards - Crazy Bird scores double - Bounce Bird bounces off the ground and the tops of pipes - Ghost Bird races a replay of your own best run - Gravity Bird turns the whole world upside down every 10 pipes - Hummingbird hovers: hold to rise, let go to drop - Phoenix rises from the flames once per run - Owl slows time, and pipes passed in slow motion score double - Bat flies at night and only sees what its light reaches - Twin Birds: two birds, one tap - Space Bird warps through portals, Cyber Bird blasts pipes, Retro Bird flies in a 4-bit world - ...and more, plus one bird you can never buy: it has to be earned 10 BACKGROUNDS TO PICK FROM Fly over Country Town, Volcano Island and Space Town, or through 7 new worlds: Haunted Hollow, Ember Peaks, Twilight Forest, Flower Garden, Sunny Beach, Orbital Station and Mirror Lake. Each has its own pipes. DAILY CHALLENGE Every day, everyone gets the same bird and the same pipes. Hit the day's target and climb the daily leaderboard. EARN EVERYTHING BY PLAYING Unlock birds with your best run, or keep a daily streak going and every pipe adds up. 31 Game Center achievements and a leaderboard for every bird. Every earnable bird can be earned by playing. If you'd rather not wait, the store has single birds, team packs and the Loopy Pass, which unlocks every bird and background in the game. Buy once, keep forever. No subscriptions. Made by one person who has been flapping since the beginning. Thanks for playing.

Screenshots

Super Pipe Bird4 screens
Loopy Bird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Super Pipe Bird at none against Loopy Bird's 10. Super Pipe Bird also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8). Loopy Bird's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Loopy Bird sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Super Pipe Bird asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super Pipe Bird holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 246 and 138 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Super Pipe Bird's written reviews are positive against 75% of Loopy Bird's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Pipe Bird ships an update every 4 months, Loopy Bird monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Super Pipe Bird versus Loopy Bird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Pipe BirdLoopy Bird
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (246 ratings) — better3.8 (138 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings246 — better138
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElaine RochaEmpoc, LLC

Customer experience

Super Pipe Bird

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

Loopy Bird

All ratings130 ratings
Positive66.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews244 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.4%
Negative15.6%

Bugs and requests

Super Pipe Bird

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Loopy Bird

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Achievements not working properly
  • Inconsistent bird speed and responsiveness
  • Ads popping up during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more game modes (tunnel, spikes, etc.)
  • Provide an option to mute music
  • Make the first levels easier for beginners
  • Add a way to unlock birds more easily
  • Improve the sensitivity and control of the bird

In-app purchases

None

Super Pipe Bird

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Loopy Bird

One-time10
  • Mini Bird$0.99
  • Flower Garden$0.99
  • Sunny Beach$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Orbital Station$0.99
  • Mirror Lake$0.99
  • Retro Bird$1.99
  • Legend Team$2.99
  • Bird Pack$4.99
  • The Dream Team$4.99
  • Loopy Pass$12.99

Questions

Is Super Pipe Bird free?
Super Pipe Bird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loopy Bird free?
Loopy Bird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Pipe Bird or Loopy Bird?
Super Pipe Bird is rated higher. Super Pipe Bird averages 4.3 out of 5 from 246 ratings, while Loopy Bird averages 3.8 from 138 ratings.
Do Super Pipe Bird or Loopy Bird have ads?
Neither Super Pipe Bird nor Loopy Bird shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Super Pipe Bird or Loopy Bird?
Super Pipe Bird ships an update every 4 months, and Loopy Bird monthly. Most recently, Super Pipe Bird was updated on November 6, 2026 and Loopy Bird on November 6, 2026.

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