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# Flappy Bird's Unofficial Clone is Open-Source: Here's How to Try
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/flappy-bird-open-source/
- Published: 2024-09-24T11:54:15.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-24T11:54:15.000Z
- Description: A 100 KB sized open-source Flappy Bird clone. What else do you need in 2024?
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Open Source, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

I remember back in the day, when [Flappy Bird](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flappy%5FBird?ref=itsfoss.com) first came into my circle of friends, how painful it was to score even a single point. I used to try going ahead but would inevitably bump into one of the pipes, only to see one of my friends do it like a pro.

That's enough talk about my past shenanigans. Now, there is some news for fans of Flappy Bird which might make them revisit the game.

**What's Happening:** Thanks to the work of [Vadim Boev](https://github.com/VadimBoev?ref=itsfoss.com), there is now **a** [**C**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%5F%28programming%5Flanguage%29?ref=itsfoss.com)**\-based, free, and open-source version of Flappy Bird**, that doesn't annoy you with crypto or bombard you with ads.

Currently, the Flappy Bird clone doesn't feature a license of any kind, and that's probably because the [Flappy Bird Foundation](https://flappybird.org/?ref=itsfoss.com) owns the trademark for it (*who are not related to the original creator*). But, you can view the code freely if you'd like.

I sincerely hope the lead developer changes its branding so that it is more accessible via app stores like F-Droid and the Play Store. As of now, there is only a signed APK.

**What To Expect:** A clone of the original Flappy Bird game, of course. I tested it on an Android 12 smartphone, and it worked really well. It was just that the [hitbox](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit%5Fbox%5F%28video%5Fgames%29?ref=itsfoss.com) for the bird was rather too big, resulting in me inadvertently hitting those pesky pipes.

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/09/Flappy_Bird_FOSS_a-1.jpg)

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/09/Flappy_Bird_FOSS_b-2.jpg)

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/09/Flappy_Bird_FOSS_c-1.jpg)

I managed to get a very high score of 3! I am happy with that. 😏

**How To Get:** The lead developer (*and the only one, from what I can see*) has been consistently pushing updates to this FOSS version of Flappy Bird. You can grab the latest release (*signed APK*) from the project's [GitHub](https://github.com/VadimBoev/FlappyBird?ref=itsfoss.com) repo, which comes in under a minuscule **100 KB**.

[Flappy Bird (FOSS)](https://github.com/VadimBoev/FlappyBird/releases?ref=itsfoss.com)

If you are interested in learning what made Vadim develop this and how they were able to achieve it, then you should give the project's [README](https://github.com/VadimBoev/FlappyBird/blob/master/README.md?ref=itsfoss.com) a read.

*💬 I never expected Flappy Bird to make a comeback like this (the crypto-riddled remake doesn't count). What about you? Will you try this out?*