FlippyBit vs Cylinders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlippyBit
Tap to guide a floating bit through a dangerous digital cave filled with obstacles. Experience simple, retro-styled gameplay with authentic 8-bit graphics that challenge your reflexes.
- Tap to float gameplay
- Retro 8-bit graphics
- Challenging reflexes
- Digital cave environment
- Simple mechanics
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It's time to flip your bit! Party like it's 1979! Tap to keep your bit floating past the stalactites and stalagmites of a vast digital cave! FlippyBit's simple gameplay, retro-styled graphics, and authentic 8-bit graphics will warm your heart and challenge your reflexes.
Cylinders
Stack blocks vertically to construct the tallest possible cylinder. Compete to achieve the highest score and challenge your friends to beat your achievements.
- Build cylinders vertically
- Reach highest score
- Challenge friends
- Stack blocks
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Build up the cylinders as high as you can! Reach the highest score and challenge your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FlippyBit at 5.0 against Cylinders's 4.2. FlippyBit also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Cylinders's advantage is review sentiment (58% vs 33%) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 1). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FlippyBit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cylinders has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of FlippyBit's written reviews are positive against 58% of Cylinders's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlippyBit | Cylinders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rebisoft | Khang Le |
Customer experience
FlippyBit
Cylinders
Bugs and requests
FlippyBit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cylinders
Reported bugs
3 issues- Accuracy issues when tapping the screen
- Leaderboard not showing scores properly
- Frequent lags and glitches
Requested features
3 requests- Add more colors and levels
- Fix leaderboard issues
- Improve accuracy and reduce lag
In-app purchases
FlippyBit
No in-app purchases
Cylinders
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FlippyBit free?
Is Cylinders free?
Which has better reviews, FlippyBit or Cylinders?
Do FlippyBit or Cylinders have ads?
Which is updated more often, FlippyBit or Cylinders?
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