Comparison

Flapping Cage vs Knife Hit

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

Knife Hit

Throw knives at rotating logs to break them, slashing apples for new knives. Challenge bosses for exclusive rewards. Time your throws carefully to avoid hitting existing knives or spikes and become the ultimate knife master.

Highlights
  • Throw knives at logs
  • Slash apples for rewards
  • Unlock new knives
  • Defeat bosses for exclusive items
  • Avoid hitting knives and spikes
  • Time your actions
Features
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The ultimate knife challenge! Throw the knives into the logs to break them. Slash the apples and unlock new knives. Each 5th stage is defended by a boss - beat them to get exclusive knives! Be careful to not hit the knives or the spikes. Time your actions, target carefully and become the knife master! Can you beat all the bosses? Subscription Terms VIP MEMBERSHIP offers a weekly subscription, you will have a 3-days FREE trial period, after this period you will be charged $4.99. After buying this subscription, you will unlock +200% apples from daily gift, +200% experience from bosses and remove ads. This is an Auto-renewable subscription. The payment is charged to your account after confirmation. The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal as well. The prices are established for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may change and actual charges may be converted to your local currency. End of trial and subscription renewal: • The payment is charged to your account after a confirmation of purchase. • The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hour before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period at the cost of the weekly subscription. • The user may manage the subscription and auto-renewal have to be turned off by going to the user’s account settings after purchase in the Store. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Canceling a trial or a subscription: • If you want to cancel a subscription during its free trial, you have to cancel it through your account in the Store. This must be done at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period to avoid being charged. For more information, please visit https://support.apple.com/HT207865 for more informations If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at contact@ketchappgames.com Privacy Policy and Terms of use : https://legal.ubi.com

Screenshots

Flapping Cage4 screens
Knife Hit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flapping Cage at none against Knife Hit's 11. Flapping Cage also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (92% vs 62%). Knife Hit's advantage is ratings volume (80K vs 73) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating 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. Knife Hit sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Flapping Cage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Flapping Cage against 4.6 for Knife Hit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knife Hit has 80K ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Flapping Cage's written reviews are positive against 62% of Knife Hit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flapping Cage ships an update every 6 months, Knife Hit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Flapping Cage versus Knife Hit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlapping CageKnife Hit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (73 ratings) — better4.6 (80K ratings)
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews — better61.7% of reviews
Number of ratings7380K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB191 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAlessandro PezzettiKetchapp

Customer experience

Flapping Cage

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

Knife Hit

All ratings80,422 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews642 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral12.3%
Negative26.0%

Bugs and requests

Flapping Cage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Knife Hit

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ads not working as expected
  • Knife placement issues due to lag
  • Losing progress after app crashes
  • Inability to access purchased knives

Requested features

5 requests
  • More boss variety
  • Ability to choose random knives
  • Save progress and continue later
  • Additional game modes
  • Custom knife sounds and effects

In-app purchases

None

Flapping Cage

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Knife Hit

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time10
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Ad-Free Continue$1.99
  • Hunter Knives Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • No Ads + Free Continue$2.99
  • Fancy Knives Pack$3.99
  • Sci-Fi Knives Pack$4.99
  • Post-apocalyptic Knives Pack$4.99
  • Ice Knives Pack$4.99
  • Sharp Knives Pack$9.99
  • Royal Knives Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Flapping Cage free?
Flapping Cage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knife Hit free?
Knife Hit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flapping Cage or Knife Hit?
Flapping Cage is rated higher. Flapping Cage averages 4.7 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Knife Hit averages 4.6 from 80K ratings.
Do Flapping Cage or Knife Hit have ads?
Knife Hit shows ads; Flapping Cage does not.
Which is updated more often, Flapping Cage or Knife Hit?
Flapping Cage ships an update every 6 months, and Knife Hit every 2 months. Most recently, Flapping Cage was updated on October 15, 2026 and Knife Hit on October 19, 2026.

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