Parents' Guide to

Flippy Race

By Paul Semel, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 6+

Jet ski racing game undermined by greed, bad controls.

App iPhone, iPad, Android Free Racing Games
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 2+

Based on 2 parent reviews

feistyflavie
feistyflavie Adult
June 3, 2019
age 2+

Great game!

The game is super fun and this website put too much emphasis on the coins; that really isn’t the fun or the point of the game. The coins allow you to get cool new boats/jets that are totally optional! The fun of the game is racing! As for the ads, just turn the wifi/data off on the device and there are no more ads!! (Simple right!?)

This title has:

Easy to play/use
hihihihihihihihihii
hihihihihihihihihii Adult
April 30, 2019
age 2+

the best game ever

tell your kids to play it this website is trash

This title has:

Easy to play/use
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What’s It About?

In FLIPPY RACE, you engage in jet ski races held in a canal that has numerous obstacles, lines of floating gold coins, and waves that send you flying in the air. Now, if want, you can use these waves to do flips for even more cash; just make sure you land right side up. Why you're doing all of this is unknown; the game doesn't have a story, but presumably. it's for the money.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (2):
Kids say: Not yet rated

While this is yet another mobile game that's made insufferable by having so many persistent ads, this one wouldn't even be fun if it was ad-free. In Flippy Race, you have to race a jet ski in a straight track of water that has hazards and waves that send you flipping into the air. That means you not only have to steer well, you also have to land upright so you don't sink. Though, on the plus side, there are lines of gold coins magically floating over the water you can grab. These coins, plus gems you earn by completing certain tasks, can then be used to purchase some fun jet skis.

It's just too bad this game is also really greedy. Not only does it randomly show video ads after some races, but there's a static ad on the bottom of the screen during every race. And removing these ads -- for the low, low price of $2.99 -- won't help, since this has wonky controls that make steering and landing correctly rather frustrating. It's almost like someone swapped the water for oil or something equally viscous and slick. Which is why you're not going to flip over Flippy Race; it's a game that sinks instead of swims.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about advertising. Flippy Race is full of ads, and some even run without warning. Do all the ads make the game less fun for you? Why do you think they include so many ads?

  • Do you think it's safe to race a jet ski down a canal so full of high waves and barricades? Does it matter that there isn't a person on the jet ski, and it seems to be controlled by itself?

App Details

  • Devices: iPhone, iPad, Android
  • Pricing structure: Free
  • Release date: February 25, 2019
  • Category: Racing Games
  • Publisher: Ketchapp
  • Version: 1.3.1
  • Minimum software requirements: Requires iOS 8.0 or later; Android 4.1 and up
  • Last updated: March 4, 2019

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