Comparison

Flippy the Train vs Rule It

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

Head to head
About

Flippy the Train

Solve digital circuitry puzzles by building train tracks that model logic gates like NOT, AND, and OR. Challenge yourself to create complex circuits such as XOR gates and half-adders with minimal track segments. Explore a sandbox mode for freeform track creation.

Highlights
  • Digital circuitry puzzles
  • Logic gate simulation (NOT, AND, OR, XOR)
  • Half-adder circuit challenges
  • Sandbox mode for track creation
  • Minimal track segment challenges
Features
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Build a train track to solve digital circuitry puzzles! Flippy the Train rides the rails, flipping switches to model basic digital circuitry: NOT, AND, and OR logic gates. After building these basics, reuse them in larger tracks to create the more-complex XOR gate and half-adder. What is the fewest number of track segments required to build a half-adder? Includes a sandbox mode for creating arbitrary track for Flippy to ride.

About

Rule It

Features
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Find the rule behind a sequence of cards.  The rule can be very easy like: "Color of new card must be different from color of previous card."  or hard like:  "If number of previous card is bigger than 7 then shape of new card must be different from shape of previous card, if not then shape must be the same." At the start of the game 4 cards are placed for you. If you want more cards just keep pressing the "I don't know yet" button. Once you discover the rule, you can use the "Yes" and "No" buttons to correctly place new cards. You can always go back and press the "I don't know yet" button again. The more cards you need before you can correctly place 6 cards in a row, the fewer the points you will win. A New game will be available every Friday for you to play. Friday games are the same for everyone playing the app. You can also buy new games and choose if you want to play an easy, medium or hard game. The new game will use one of the possible rules for the difficulty level you choose.

Screenshots

Flippy the Train2 screens
Rule It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flippy the Train at none against Rule It's 3. Flippy the Train also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Rule It sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Flippy the Train asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Flippy the Train versus Rule It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlippy the TrainRule It
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperKarl VoskuilGLBW Consultoria de Engenharia e Inform?tica ltda

In-app purchases

None

Flippy the Train

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Rule It

One-time3
  • 100 New Games$0.49
  • 225 New Games$0.99
  • 500 New Games$1.99

Questions

Is Flippy the Train free?
Flippy the Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rule It free?
Rule It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flippy the Train or Rule It have ads?
Neither Flippy the Train nor Rule It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flippy the Train or Rule It?
Flippy the Train ships an update every 6 months, and Rule It every 6 months. Most recently, Flippy the Train was updated on September 28, 2026 and Rule It on September 30, 2026.

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