Comparison

Flapping Cage vs Dunk Shot

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

Head to head
About

Flapping Cage

Guide a bird through a series of challenging rooms filled with spikes and traps. Test your reflexes and compete with players worldwide on leaderboards. Unlock new skins and collect items as you progress through hundreds of unique levels.

Highlights
  • Avoid spikes and traps
  • Hundreds of different rooms
  • Online multiplayer with leaderboards
  • Unlockable skins
  • Collectable feathers and stars
  • Playable offline
Features
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Make your Bird fly and don't touch the spikes! In Flapping Cage, birds are trapped into cages full of spikes and traps... Let them flap through hundreds of different rooms unaware of what will come next! Every 10 scores you'll be teleported in a new room with random obstacles, In which room will you die? Challenge hundreds of player online in 4 different servers (newbie, junior, pro and elite) with leaderboards that will be refreshed every hour (The game works also offline)! Flapping Cage includes: - 57 Skins to unlock. - 72 Achievements. - 150 collectable feathers. - 10 collectable stars. - 21 different rooms. - 18 Ranking levels. - 5 types of Medals (if you play online): Golden, Silver, Bronze, Top 10 and Top 30. - 4 types of leaderboard server. - App playable Online and Offline. In a few words: Avoid spikes! Be aware of spikes! Don't touch the spikes! Flapping Cage! Website: http://www.flappingcage.com

About

Dunk Shot

Experience the thrill of arcade basketball by shooting hoops and unlocking new balls. Become the next basketball star in this fast-paced, engaging game. Join the unlimited basketball action on the playground!

Highlights
  • Shoot hoops
  • Unlock new balls
  • Arcade gameplay
  • Become a basketball star
  • Unlimited basketball action
Features
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Ready to shoot some hoops? Grab a ball and start dunking! Dunk Shot is a burning hot arcade game that anybody can enjoy! Shoot the hoops, unlock new balls, become the next basketball star! Come on now, join everybody on the playground of unlimited basketball action!

Screenshots

Flapping Cage4 screens
Dunk Shot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flapping Cage at 92% against Dunk Shot's 51%. Flapping Cage also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Dunk Shot's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 73). On price, update cadence 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. Dunk Shot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Flapping Cage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flapping Cage holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dunk Shot has 11K ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Flapping Cage's written reviews are positive against 51% of Dunk Shot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flapping Cage ships an update every 6 months, Dunk Shot every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Flapping Cage versus Dunk Shot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlapping CageDunk Shot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (73 ratings) — better4.3 (11K ratings)
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews — better51.1% of reviews
Number of ratings7311K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB147 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAlessandro PezzettiKetchapp

Customer experience

Flapping Cage

All ratings73 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.2%

Dunk Shot

All ratings10,881 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews1,007 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral15.0%
Negative33.9%

Bugs and requests

Flapping Cage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dunk Shot

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing and lagging on some devices
  • Inconsistent rewards after watching ads
  • Progress and collectibles being lost unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More challenge levels and game modes
  • Leaderboards and social features
  • Ability to play own music in background
  • Improved formatting for notched devices
  • Consistent 'continue' functionality after ads

In-app purchases

None

Flapping Cage

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Dunk Shot

One-time3
  • 1000 stars$0.99
  • 10 Extra Lives$0.99
  • No Ads + 1000 stars$2.99

Questions

Is Flapping Cage free?
Flapping Cage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dunk Shot free?
Dunk Shot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flapping Cage or Dunk Shot?
Flapping Cage is rated higher. Flapping Cage averages 4.7 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Dunk Shot averages 4.3 from 11K ratings.
Do Flapping Cage or Dunk Shot have ads?
Dunk Shot shows ads; Flapping Cage does not.
Which is updated more often, Flapping Cage or Dunk Shot?
Flapping Cage ships an update every 6 months, and Dunk Shot every 4 months. Most recently, Flapping Cage was updated on July 6, 2026 and Dunk Shot on September 28, 2026.

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