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Head-to-head

Angry Birds Friends vs Angry Birds 2

Angry Birds Friends 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Angry Birds 2
Angry Birds 2 4.6★ · Free + IAP 70

Angry Birds 2 generally offers a more engaging and feature-rich experience, despite both games suffering from similar monetization complaints.

Full reviews: Angry Birds Friends · Angry Birds 2

Both Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2 are free-to-play games with in-app purchases, and both face significant criticism for aggressive monetization and technical issues. However, Angry Birds 2 is praised for its more modern gameplay, animations, and variety, while Angry Birds Friends is seen as a simpler, more classic experience that has become outdated.

Head to head

Features and Gameplay edge: Angry Birds 2R6R8R18R28
Angry Birds Friends Angry Birds Friends offers a classic Angry Birds experience, which some users appreciate for its nostalgia R8. However, many find the levels repetitive and lacking new content, with some levels being described as impossible without power-ups R6R28. Users also wish for animations for birds and pigs, and more interesting levels R18.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 is lauded for its animations, avatars for birds, and a wider variety of levels and events R18. It includes daily challenges, clans, story mode, and online PvP with a rank system, which users find engaging . Some users, however, feel it tries to be a story instead of various puzzles like the first version .
Monetization and Value tieR1R6R9R24
Angry Birds Friends Angry Birds Friends is widely criticized as a 'cash grab' with ads and aggressive pushes for in-app purchases R1R6. Users report that it's hard to beat levels without buying extras R9 and that the game removed options to watch videos for power-ups, forcing coin purchases R24. Some feel the game is fixed to encourage spending, especially in tournaments .
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 also faces strong criticism for being 'pay to win' and a 'money grab' R61. Users are frustrated by the 'energy system' that limits play to a few turns before requiring waits, ads, or payments . The game is described as having overwhelming pop-ups for purchases R66 and making it difficult to progress without spending .
Reliability and Performance tieR1R7R12R15
Angry Birds Friends Angry Birds Friends users report frequent server disconnections that remove streaks R1R7, long loading times R12, and issues with the game not loading or working after updates R25. There are also complaints about losing all game progress and Facebook login glitches R15.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 also has significant reliability issues, with many users reporting the app won't open, freezes, or crashes after updates . Some users experience inconsistent physics and general clunkiness in navigation .
User Experience and Ads tieR1R10R21R33
Angry Birds Friends Users of Angry Birds Friends are annoyed by ads being 'shoved in your face' R1 and the increasing number and length of advertisements R39R51. Some find the game becomes 'try hard' past certain levels R21 and that bots outscore real players, reducing fun R10. There are also concerns about inappropriate scam advertising R33.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 users are overwhelmed by the amount of ads and pop-ups R66 that interrupt gameplay. The game's navigation is described as clunky , and some users dislike the 'energy system' that limits play .
Pick Angry Birds Friends if

you prefer a more classic, simpler Angry Birds experience and are willing to tolerate its technical issues and aggressive monetization R8.

Pick Angry Birds 2 if

you want a more modern Angry Birds game with animations, varied levels, and additional features like clans and PvP, and are prepared for frequent ads and in-app purchase prompts R18.

Evidence note: Both apps are free with in-app purchases, and both receive a high volume of negative reviews regarding aggressive monetization, ads, and technical problems. The lifetime ratings are very similar (4.63 vs 4.62), suggesting that while many users enjoy the core gameplay, a significant portion is frustrated by the business model and bugs.

Frequently asked

Do Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2 have in-app purchases?
Yes, both Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2 are free-to-play games that include in-app purchases R1R6R9R61.
Are there many ads in Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2?
Yes, both games are criticized for having a high volume of ads and pop-ups; users of Angry Birds Friends report ads being 'shoved in your face' and increasing in number and length, while Angry Birds 2 players describe the amount of pop-ups as overwhelming and intrusive R1R39R51R66.
Do these games have technical issues like crashing or not loading?
Yes, both Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2 users frequently report technical problems such as long loading times, server disconnections, games not loading after updates, and crashes R1R7R12R25.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R6] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US A total rip off: I downloaded angry bird friends I hate to say this but ROVIO is ripping people off with having gamers spend their money on getting power ups to buy slingshots and coins It's such a shame on the piggy towers it’s been the same levels over that past 12 years. When you uninstall the game and you start from the beginning just after you have done the tournament the exploding pigs are t
  2. [R8] Angry Birds Friends 5/5 · US Super fun: Classic game for All ages
  3. [R18] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US This game is good but angry birds 2 is way better: This game is good in all ways but the one issue about this game is that I wish there was animations for the birds and the pigs too. And I kinda want them to add more interesting levels to the game and angry birds 2 is WAY BETTER than this I love angry birds 2 so much it is fun and there is avatars for the birds and animations and more AND one last
  4. [R28] Angry Birds Friends 1/5 · US Impossible levels: Been playing this game for over a decade…but…..past few months have been poor. Constant impossible shots..it’s as if whoever is creating the levels aren’t even paying attention. You literally cannot make some of the necessary shot to score on some levels…even with power ups. If this isn’t corrected soon, I’m deleting the game, which makes me sad….I love playing this game. Ho
  5. [R1] Angry Birds Friends 2/5 · US Cash grab.: What once was a great Angry Birds spinoff has now become a quick money grabber. In addition to ads being shoved in your face, the server likes to disconnect itself randomly which removes your streak, in attempt to encourage you to spend money to get it back. The Angry Birds franchise is a sinking ship that hasn’t had a good game release since 2014, and it’s saddening.
  6. [R9] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US Purchases: Hard to beat several levels without having to use the extras. It didn’t used to be like that. All those extra cost money.
  7. [R24] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US Changed some options: You used to give the option to watch videos to gain power up’s why did you get rid of that? Also, you lowered the winning totals by half, another misfire on you part. Fix this!
  8. [R7] Angry Birds Friends 1/5 · US Greedy Birds is more like it!: Be aware that for some time now this apps likes to flash error/disconnected messages just for the sake of stealing one of your "lives" across all games in hopes of getting you to $pend faster and more often if unlike me you are predisposed to do so.. However I just delete the scam-er- game when I’ve had enough and download again a week or two later to see if they’ve
  9. [R12] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US Loading problems: Every time I open the game it takes a long time to load and I have a iPhone 14 Plus
  10. [R15] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US Facebook login glitch: This game runs fine and all, but every time you launch this game, there is a glitch that makes it to where you’re always logged out of Facebook and have to log back in every single time
  11. [R10] Angry Birds Friends 2/5 · US Angry birds friends: I’ve played this game for several years. Lately I’ve noticed that once you play all levels, if you want to go back and get a better score the birds seem to lose the same amount of velocity that they had the first round. The bots seem to outscore real player by a lot. That takes some of the fun and challenge out of it. Too bad since this was my favorite game. I’m not sure
  12. [R21] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US This. Is the most annoying yet addictive game ever: This game is becoming more try hard when it gets past level 40 or so
  13. [R33] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · GB Reservations: Disappointed with all the awful scam advertising on ABF. How can you accept fake slimming patches claiming to be from Superdrug on people dressed in Boots’ uniforms? All fake, not tested for safety. Disgusting lack of concern for your players, especially younger, less savvy or gullible players. These are the type of advertisements that should be banned from game platforms, not bombar
  14. [R61] Angry Birds 2 2/5 · US Angry Birds two is horrible: Poor excuse of Angry Birds games, always pay to win
  15. [R39] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · GB Adverts: Fun game. But don’t ever be tempted to watch adverts - you’ll be caught in a black hole with royal match and royal kingdom. Strange how those games( match and kingdom) make such a thing about ‘no adverts’ but are so keen to ruin other games with their pesky offerings.
  16. [R51] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · GB Too many ads: This game used to be enjoyable to play but now is a pain because of the increase in the number and length of ads. Prime example is Royal Match which has increased its length from 30 seconds to 100 seconds. So now you waste hours a week waiting for the ads to finish which is not acceptable so I shall probably delete the app. It WAS my favourite ap.
  17. [R66] Angry Birds 2 3/5 · US Pop ups: The amount of pop ups makes me want to cry, just let me play :(
  18. [R25] Angry Birds Friends 1/5 · US Waste of time: Got All the way to nearly level 200 the freaking game wouldn’t load anymore I uninstalled I’m so damn done with this gameThat had happened before but then I reinstalled it after I got past it I got to higher levels then I just wouldn’t load anymore after I got to like level 195 waste of time. Glad I never spent money on this game.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store