22 hours following his tweet, Don Nguyen removed his wildly popular 1-off game, Flappy Bird, from both the iPhone App Store and Android’s Google Play. Did you miss out on the Flappy Bird frenzy? There has been a flood of Flappy Bird clones for both iOS and Android platforms since the weekend, some that are totally free and some with in-game purchases. The games feature the simplistic design of flying a small 8-bit character through a series of infinite obstacle courses. The addictive thrill comes from always trying to score one more and constantly competing against your own and your friends’ high score. The game is deceptively easy in its design, but Flappy Bird was extremely difficult due to the hard-to-control mechanic of tapping to keep the bird flying (in a bumpy way).
See our list below for the top clones for Flappy Bird in case you weren’t able to get the original. At the bottom of this post, we also have a way you can download a copy of the original Flappy Bird app.
So far, Ironpants has been the most popular clone. This is pretty much the same game, but features a little superhero instead of a bird. Apparently, it’s less buggy as well.
Flappy Wings is a little easier than the original but looks and plays about the same.
This is an ONLINE Flappy Bird clone that looks and feels almost exactly like the original. You can play it on your phone browser, tablet or desktop.
This game looks similar to Flappy Bird, but you fly the bird by typing instead of clicking. A bit hard to play on mobile or tablet, but super fun on desktop!
There are also ways to get the original app by using a torrent. There are many copies floating around in the internet through these means, but you’ll have to do some digging to get it. (Hint: google for Flappybird torrents). Remember to always use common sense and a good antivirus as this method is at your own risk.
