Comparison

Timberman vs Flippy Fruit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Timberman

Become a lumberjack in this arcade-style casual game. Chop trees, avoid branches, and unlock dozens of characters and environments. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards and build your village.

Highlights
  • Chop trees and avoid branches
  • Unlock dozens of characters
  • Explore various environments
  • Build and expand a village
  • Compete on global leaderboards
  • Trade wood for gold
Features
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Over 20 million players could not be wrong - featured as one of the best games since 2014 and still eagerly played in 2022! Especially with a new update that adds dozens of new characters, new environments and an expandable village! And as always tons of fun & lot of trees to cut. Timberman is an oldschool arcade style casual game. Become a Timberman, chop wood and avoid the branches. Sounds like an easy task? It's easy to play but hard to master. Dozen of variable environments and 104 lumberjacks to unlock. Master your skills for the top records on the leaderboards. Take your axe as every lumberjack does and chop the tree as fast as you can! Cut down trees, trade wood for gold, buy plots of land and discover new islands. Generate passive income, buy new axes and randomize super fantastic packs of epic characters! Many characters, trees, tons of cutting fun & wood around! Timberman is an original old school arcade style casual free game. Become a Timberman! Chop, cut and slice wood while avoiding branches. Improve your skill to reach the top of the leaderboards in this easy to learn, hard to master game. - Dozens of characters to choose from - Countless high scores to beat - Global leaderboards - Cutting edge chopping action Cut your way to the top of the leaderboards and beat others’ high scores. Chop with speed, precision and focus to become a master lumberjack. Unlock tons of different lumberjack characters, including: ninja, ghost, fireman, devil, angel, santa, monster slayer and more. Play in various environments, including: forest, wild west, circus and even hell. As a lumberjack you will race against the clock to chop down as much as you can of an endless tree. Quick thinking will be necessary to avoid branches - your biggest enemy. Cut left or chop right? You only have milliseconds to answer this question. Get it right and you’ll beat the competition and become the best Timberman ever! Along the way on this free chopping action adventure you will unlock many different characters and trees. Each one requires you to complete a unique quest! Are you up for the challenge? If so, then we at Digital Melody invite you to pick up an axe, yell timber and start chopping to test your skills and become the best Timberman ever!

About

Flippy Fruit

Engage in an endless adventure with five unique fruity characters. Choose between two game modes: Endless, where you aim for the highest score without a time limit, or Time Trial, where you race against the clock to set new personal bests.

Highlights
  • Endless adventure gameplay
  • 5 different fruity characters
  • Endless mode for high scores
  • Time Trial mode for speed challenges
  • Personal best tracking
Features
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Enjoy flipping with Flippy Fruit! Flip your way through an endless adventure with 5 different fruity characters. Engage yourself in 2 different game modes. Endless: - Get the highest score you can with no time limit. The game ends once you die. Time Trial: - Finish the trail as fast as you can. Race against yourself and try to beat your high score! Happy flipping!

Screenshots

Timberman4 screens
Flippy Fruit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flippy Fruit at 100% against Timberman's 56%. Flippy Fruit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). Timberman's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (522 vs 22). On price, 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. Timberman sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Flippy Fruit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flippy Fruit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timberman has 522 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Timberman's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flippy Fruit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timberman ships an update every 5 weeks, Flippy Fruit every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Timberman versus Flippy Fruit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimbermanFlippy Fruit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (522 ratings)4.4 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings522 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital MelodyStill57

Customer experience

Timberman

All ratings522 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral9.4%
Negative35.0%

Flippy Fruit

All ratings22 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Timberman

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent score tracking and achievement unlocking
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices
  • Paid version not removing all ads as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to skip retry countdown
  • More diverse character unlocks and abilities
  • Improved leaderboard system and tracking
  • Customization options for gameplay and visuals

Flippy Fruit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Timberman

One-time15
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Package of 2000 coins$0.99
  • Special Characters Pack #2$0.99
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  • Special Characters Pack #3$0.99
  • Special Characters Pack #6$0.99
  • Special Characters Pack #5$0.99
  • Special Characters Pack #4$0.99
  • Buy package of 5000 wood$0.99
  • Special Characters Pack #1$0.99
  • Unlock all characters$1.99
  • Special Offer 1$1.99
  • Special Offer 2$1.99
  • Package of 5000 coins$1.99
  • Special Offer 3$3.99
  • Package of 20000 coins$6.99
None

Flippy Fruit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timberman free?
Timberman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flippy Fruit free?
Flippy Fruit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timberman or Flippy Fruit?
Flippy Fruit is rated higher. Timberman averages 4.0 out of 5 from 522 ratings, while Flippy Fruit averages 4.4 from 22 ratings.
Do Timberman or Flippy Fruit have ads?
Both Timberman and Flippy Fruit show ads.
Which is updated more often, Timberman or Flippy Fruit?
Timberman ships an update every 5 weeks, and Flippy Fruit every 4 months. Most recently, Timberman was updated on September 4, 2026 and Flippy Fruit on September 14, 2026.

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