in "tiny wings", the player takes control of a bird whose wings are too small to fly. the goal of the game is to use hills in order to gain speed as long as possible. this is done by tapping and holding the screen in order to make the bird dive. the game play mainly revolves around timing your taps so that the bird goes down hills and flies up them. the game's day trip version is separated into several islands, which have different layouts and change every 24 hours. the game features special goals that allow players to upgrade their nest, which adds a score multiplier usually x2. these challenges go around reaching specific islands or performing certain tricks a number of times in one game. the game's visuals change daily along with the islands' layouts.