Flapping Cage vs Dunk Shot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Avoid spikes and traps
- Hundreds of different rooms
- Online multiplayer with leaderboards
- Unlockable skins
- Collectable feathers and stars
- Playable offline
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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
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!
- Shoot hoops
- Unlock new balls
- Arcade gameplay
- Become a basketball star
- Unlimited basketball action
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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!
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Verdict
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 75). 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
Both are free to download. Dunk Shot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Flapping Cage asks for nothing beyond the download.
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 75, 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.
Flapping Cage ships an update every 6 months, Dunk Shot every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flapping Cage | Dunk Shot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (75 ratings) — better | 4.3 (11K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews — better | 51.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 75 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — 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 | 6 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alessandro Pezzetti | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Flapping Cage
Dunk Shot
User reviews
Flapping Cage
From 75 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 💡 Unique spin on Flappy Bird
- 👍 Easy to learn
- 👍 Good for passing time
- 👍 No ads mentioned positively
Room to improve
- 🐛 Rank not loading on iPhone
- 🐛 Game not working on iPhone
- 🐛 Frustrating and difficult
- 🐛 Advertisements can be disruptive
- 🐛 Promised skin not delivered
Dunk Shot
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple yet challenging
- 🎨 Customizable balls and hoops
- 🏆 Satisfying to beat high scores
- 💡 Enjoyable challenges
Room to improve
- 🤖 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
- 🐛 Inconsistent 'continue' feature after ads
- 🔍 Difficulty tracking progress on some devices
- 🕹️ Lack of control options (e.g. music playback)
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay over time
Bugs and requests
Flapping Cage
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rank not loading on iPhone
- App not connecting on iPhone
- Promised skin not delivered
Requested features
5 requests- Add a pause button
- Add hats from Flapping Online
- New game modes
- Option to disable ads (pay to remove)
- New rooms, chat, add friends, challenge them
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
Flapping Cage
No in-app purchases
Dunk Shot
- 1000 stars$0.99
- 10 Extra Lives$0.99
- No Ads + 1000 stars$2.99
Questions
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