FlapBuddy vs Flappy Fish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlapBuddy
Engage in a simple yet fun tapping game with a variety of adorable characters to choose from. Experience enhanced enjoyment with your FlapBuddy.
- Easy to play anytime
- Choose cute characters
- Enjoyable gameplay
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FlapBuddy! The game is easy to enjoy any time. You can choose cute characters. Even more fun with a FlapBuddy!
Flappy Fish
Guide a small fish through a challenging obstacle course by tapping your screen. Avoid hitting pipes to achieve a high score in this simple yet addictive game.
- Tap to navigate
- Avoid pipe obstacles
- Simple one-touch gameplay
- High score challenge
- Addictive arcade experience
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Navigate the little fish with tapping your finger on the screen and avoid the obstacles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FlapBuddy at weekly against Flappy Fish's every 16 months. FlapBuddy also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Flappy Fish's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for FlapBuddy against 5.0 for Flappy Fish. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlapBuddy has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
FlapBuddy ships an update weekly, Flappy Fish every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlapBuddy | Flappy Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeong-Hoon Mo | Tobias Johansson |
Customer experience
FlapBuddy
Flappy Fish
In-app purchases
FlapBuddy
No in-app purchases
Flappy Fish
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FlapBuddy free?
Is Flappy Fish free?
Which has better reviews, FlapBuddy or Flappy Fish?
Do FlapBuddy or Flappy Fish have ads?
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