Pancake vs Flip King
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pancake
Test your reflexes in this simple yet addictive game. Master the one-button mechanic to flip a pancake as many times as possible. Aim for the highest score by perfectly timing your throws and catches.
- One-button gameplay
- Endless pancake flipping
- High score challenges
- Simple controls
- Addictive gameplay
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Flip the pancake as many times as you can! One-button-action at its finest. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Throw the pancake! Catch the pancake! Throw the pancake! Catch the pancake! No seriously, that’s basically all you can do.
Flip King
Master your flipping skills in this fast-paced, one-button game. Juggle various objects on your pan to achieve the highest score and become the ultimate Flip King. It's a frantic test of reflexes and timing.
- One-button gameplay
- Object juggling
- Pan-based mechanics
- High-score challenges
- Frantic action
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Do you even flip? Prove your skills in this frantic one-button masher where you juggle various objects on your pan to become the ultimate Flip King!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pancake at none against Flip King's 10. Pancake also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). Flip King's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Flip King sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pancake asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pancake holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pancake has 842 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Pancake's written reviews are positive against 75% of Flip King's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pancake ships an update every 3 months, Flip King weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pancake | Flip King |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (842 ratings) — better | 3.8 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 842 — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Philipp Stollenmayer | Qwiboo Ltd |
Customer experience
Pancake
Flip King
Bugs and requests
Pancake
Reported bugs
5 issues- Pancake disappears or gets stuck
- Game freezes or lags when ads are shown
- Unlocked items not appearing correctly
- Inconsistent physics and controls
- High scores not saving properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more pancake and arm variations
- Implement a menu system for selecting unlockables
- Include a leaderboard or achievements
- Add sound effects and music options
- Provide a difficulty setting or progression system
Flip King
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pancake
No in-app purchases
Flip King
- Fish$0.99
- Ice Lolly$0.99
- Candy Cane$0.99
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- Saw$0.99
- Bottle$0.99
- Bacon$0.99
- Skateboard$0.99
- Zombie Arm$0.99
- Spaceship$0.99
- Burger$0.99
Questions
Is Pancake free?
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