A method for preparing flaky ibuprofen crystal by adding a crystal-growing controlling agent into an aqueous solution belongs to the field of a novel technology of a medicinal preparation and comprises the following steps: firstly preparing an aqueous solution containing ibuprofen, urea and polyvinyl alcohol, heating to 100 DEG C, carrying out thermal insulation for 12-24 h, and cooling to room temperature so as to prepare an ibuprofen aqueous solution; preparing a buffer aqueous solution with pH being 1 by using hydrochloric acid and potassium chloride and adding one of polyethylene glycol with molecular weight being 400 g per mole, polyethylene glycol with molecular weight being 1,000 g per mole, polyethylene glycol with molecular weight being 2,000 g per mole, polyethylene glycol with molecular weight being 10,000 g per mole, L-glutamic acid or polyacrylic acid as a crystal-growing controlling agent, dropwise adding the ibuprofen aqueous solution into the pH=1 buffer aqueous solution containing the crystal-growing controlling agent, stirring and reacting for 4 h, filtering, washing with deionized water twice, and finally drying at 40 DEG C for 12 h so as to prepare the flaky ibuprofen crystal. The size of the prepared flaky ibuprofen crystal is adjustable and controllable and uniform, thus being beneficial to follow-up tabletting and coating processes. As the crystal has small specific surface area, the ibuprofen slowly-releasing effect can be achieved.