Bubbleatoric vs The Search for Planet X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubbleatoric
This app creates a unique, meditative audio-visual experience by connecting sound and color through chance. Compose musical pieces by interacting with notes that respond and combine, resolving into full chords. Explore dozens of tonal combinations across multiple keys and scales.
- Meditative audio-visual experience
- Chance-based composition
- Sound and color interaction
- Chord resolution
- Multiple keys and scales
- Interactive note manipulation
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Create a meditative, synesthetic experience that is unique every time. In the spirit of aleatoric music, Bubbleatoric connects sound and color to produce compositions through chance interaction. Notes respond and combine with each other, ultimately resolving in full chords. Choose from multiple keys and scales for dozens of tonal combinations. • Scroll the sides to change notes • Tap and hold to open the menu • Shake to clear the screen
The Search for Planet X
This app simulates astronomical investigation, allowing players to use logical deductions and observations to search for a distant planet. It acts as a companion to a tabletop board game, randomly generating game elements and guiding the discovery process.
- Simulates astronomical investigation
- Uses logical deductions
- Randomly generates game elements
- Companion to a tabletop board game
- Tracks player progress and theories
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Since 2016, astronomers have been searching for a large, distant planet to explain the unique orbits of objects in our solar system. In THE SEARCH FOR PLANET X, a tabletop board game from Foxtrot Games, you will take on the role of these astronomers, using observations and logical deductions to search for this distant planet. The game uses a companion app to randomly choose a location for Planet X and other objects, following predefined logic rules. As the earth travels around the sun, you will interact with the app to perform various research actions. You'll note what you learn on your deduction sheet, and you'll be able to piece together all the available information to publish theories and score points. THE SEARCH FOR PLANET X captures the thrill of discovery, the puzzly-nature of astronomical investigation, and the competition inherent in the scientific process.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Search for Planet X at 4.8 against Bubbleatoric's 3.7. The Search for Planet X also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 44 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Search for Planet X holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Search for Planet X has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Bubbleatoric's written reviews are positive against 70% of The Search for Planet X's.
Bubbleatoric ships an update every 44 months, The Search for Planet X every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubbleatoric | The Search for Planet X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portly Pig Studios LLC | Foxtrot Games LLC |
Customer experience
Bubbleatoric
The Search for Planet X
In-app purchases
Bubbleatoric
No in-app purchases
The Search for Planet X
No in-app purchases
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