Drop In The Cup vs Flow Free
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drop In The Cup
A physics-based puzzle game where players drop balls into cups. Collect golden balls by interacting with objects and solve over 89 unique levels. Customize your ball and compete with friends.
- Addicting physics gameplay
- 89+ challenging levels
- Golden ball collection
- Customizable balls
- Colorful themes
- Game Center leaderboards
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Drop the ball into the cup. It's just that easy !! Collect golden balls as you can and challenge your friends . " If the ball touches more objects before dropping , you'll get more GOLDEN BALLS ! " FEATURES :: - Amazing and addicting physical game . - More than 89 levels to solve , and hours of fun . - Each level has a different idea . you'll think a lot :) . - Clean UI . - 9 colorful themes to choose between them . - Customize your ball . - Game Center leaderboards and achievements . - Compatible with all Apple devices . - No Ads ! What you're waiting for ! Go ahead and download this amazing game .
Flow Free
Connect matching colored pipes to create a flow across the board, ensuring no pipes cross or overlap. Solve hundreds of challenging puzzles, with new daily levels available. Enjoy a relaxing or time-trial experience with smooth controls and engaging graphics.
- Warp paths across the board
- Connect matching colors
- Cover the entire board
- Hundreds of free puzzles
- Daily puzzles
- Time Trial mode
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Warps: Discover a new dimension of Flow Free®! Warp paths across the board in this challenging new Flow Free game. Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free: Warps a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free: Warps features: * Over 2,500 free, warping puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Drop In The Cup at none against Flow Free's shown. Drop In The Cup also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Flow Free's advantage is ratings volume (5.2K vs 162). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Drop In The Cup sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Flow Free sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Drop In The Cup against 4.7 for Flow Free. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Free has 5.2K ratings behind it against 162, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Drop In The Cup's written reviews are positive against 82% of Flow Free's.
Drop In The Cup ships an update every 2 months, Flow Free every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drop In The Cup | Flow Free |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (162 ratings) | 4.7 (5.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 162 | 5.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdulaziz Dlaim | Big Duck Games LLC |
Customer experience
Drop In The Cup
Flow Free
User reviews
Drop In The Cup
From 162 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Simple yet challenging mechanics
- ⏱️ Great time-wasting/casual gaming experience
- 🧠 Requires strategic thinking and skill
- ✨ Clean and elegant graphics
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall blocks access to later levels
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- ⏳ Long loading times between attempts
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🎮 Unfair difficulty spikes on certain levels
Flow Free
From 5.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Enjoyable puzzles
- 🧠 Challenging gameplay
- 💎 Addictive and fun
- 🎨 Beautiful colors
- 🧩 Satisfying to solve
Room to improve
- 🔍 Puzzles can be too difficult
- 📺 Intrusive ads
- 🔇 Ads ignore sound settings
- 🔒 Progress not saved after reinstall
- 🔘 Confusing UI changes
Bugs and requests
Drop In The Cup
Reported bugs
9 issues- Game crashes frequently during gameplay
- App crashes on startup
- Survey system shows 'no available surveys'
- Level 9 doesn't end properly
- Physics inconsistencies with ball impact
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- Ball respawn takes too long after failed attempts
- Purchased full version doesn't unlock content
- Magnetic ball behavior on basket impact
- Long loading times between level attempts
Requested features
6 requests- More free levels included
- All levels should be free
- Additional levels beyond current offerings
- Remove or reduce ads
- Ability to skip levels without golden balls
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- Better progression system without paywalls
Flow Free
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads causing app freezes
- Inability to close ads or return to game
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and packs
- Ability to connect dots through warps
- Option to disable flashing/bouncing completion indicators
- Separate names for each Flow Free game
- Ability to share/compete puzzles with friends
In-app purchases
Drop In The Cup
- 750 GB$0.99
- Upgrade To Pro Version$1.99
- 2000 GB$1.99
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- 3500 GB$2.99
- 5000 GB$3.99
- 8000 GB$4.99
Flow Free
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Pastel Colors$0.99
- Neon Rainbow Colors$0.99
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- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Unlock All Themes$1.99
- Comet Pack$1.99
- Kids Pack$1.99
- 20 Hints$2.99
- Unlock All Packs$4.99
- 100 Hints$9.99
