Comparison

Pancake vs Flippy Pancake

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • One-button gameplay
  • Endless pancake flipping
  • High score challenges
  • Simple controls
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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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.

About

Flippy Pancake

Master the art of pancake flipping in this engaging game. Tap and hold to cook, then time your release perfectly to flip, rotate, and land pancakes in various pans. Aim for targets, unlock new items, characters, and locations as you progress.

Highlights
  • Tap and hold to cook
  • Precise release timing for flips
  • Multiple pans and rotations
  • Unlockable items and characters
  • Explore new locations
  • High score challenges
Features
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Do you even flip, duder? Tap and hold to cook the pancake. Carefully time your release as your pancake flips, switches, rotates and somersaults from one pan to the next. Can you hit the target and fatten up the customers? Rack up the high scores and play through endlessly zany situations, with plenty of new items to unlock, characters to see and locations to explore!

Screenshots

Pancake3 screens
Flippy Pancake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pancake at none against Flippy Pancake's 1. Pancake also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Flippy Pancake's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Flippy Pancake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pancake asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flippy Pancake holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 843 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Pancake's written reviews are positive against 62% of Flippy Pancake's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pancake ships an update every 3 months, Flippy Pancake every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pancake versus Flippy Pancake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPancakeFlippy Pancake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (843 ratings)4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.0% of reviews — better62.1% of reviews
Number of ratings8431.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB205 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhilipp StollenmayerFull Fat Productions Ltd

Customer experience

Pancake

All ratings841 ratings
Positive79.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews352 reviews
Positive67.0%
Neutral7.7%
Negative25.3%

Flippy Pancake

All ratings1,144 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative21.2%

User reviews

Pancake

From 843 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and fun
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Unique art style
  • 💡 Unlockable features
  • 🎮 Great time-killer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options
  • 🔊 Distracting ads
  • 🤔 Confusing mechanics
  • 🤯 Extremely challenging

Flippy Pancake

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and charming game
  • 🚀 Simple and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Unique and funny characters

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 🔋 Repetitive gameplay can get boring
  • 🤔 Aiming and controls could be improved

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

Flippy Pancake

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • High score not saving correctly
  • Ads opening App Store unexpectedly
  • Aim reticle disappearing during gameplay

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add difficulty levels
  • Implement sound/vibration settings
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

None

Pancake

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flippy Pancake

One-time1
  • Remove Adverts$5.99

Questions

Is Pancake free?
Pancake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flippy Pancake free?
Flippy Pancake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pancake or Flippy Pancake?
Flippy Pancake is rated higher. Pancake averages 4.2 out of 5 from 843 ratings, while Flippy Pancake averages 4.6 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Pancake or Flippy Pancake have ads?
Flippy Pancake shows ads; Pancake does not.
Which is updated more often, Pancake or Flippy Pancake?
Pancake ships an update every 3 months, and Flippy Pancake every 5 months. Most recently, Pancake was updated on November 1, 2026 and Flippy Pancake on November 2, 2026.

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