Comparison

Maim Street vs Bubble Wars 2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Maim Street

Guide pedestrians across a chaotic street filled with excessive traffic. Save as many as possible, but accept that some will be lost. Unlock weapons and powerups to manage the mayhem and customize your experience.

Highlights
  • Frantic crossing guard gameplay
  • Unlockable weapons like bazookas
  • In-game powerups
  • Game upgrades and customization
  • Unique pedestrian characters
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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Prepare for the Dark Souls of crossing guard simulators. You are a crossing guard helping people cross the street! But there are too many cars. Like, WAY too many. Can’t save’m all! Welcome to the world of John Stopman, the busiest civil servant in town. Save as many people as you can, but you might have to shrug off a few fatalities. Maim Street is a frantic game where you learn that you can’t be everything for everyone. Unlock the powerful bazooka to fight back against the cars, and earn prizes to customize your game! Rescue pedestrians to learn secrets about the town while always keeping an eye out for powerups like the mighty Air Strike or the alarming Alien Abduction. Plenty of games reward perfection, this one rewards adequacy. Enjoy! FEATURES • Original soundtrack to groove to while you blow up ambulances. • Over 40 game upgrades, such as confetti explosions and the alluring lumberjack costume. • A character named “Chester Buttmeat” • Brutal sound effects that will make your mother cringe. • In-game powerups ranging from planting bombs to summoning demons. • Dozens of cats. • Over 50 unique pedestrians with their own stories, yet they all seem to explode the same. PRAISE OF MAIM STREET “How this was ever dreamed up. What kind of lives must the creators live.” - Chris D. “I enjoyed the ‘squish’ the people make when they get nailed by a car.” - Jill A. “Chaos and lots of deaths, but the fun kind of death.” - Master M. “A crossing guard with an impossible duty to protect innocent civilians from becoming beautiful explosions of blood and body parts.” - Dana A. “I've never played anything like it before.” - Garrett M. “It gets too hard too fast.” - Coward who doesn’t yet understand real life DISCLAIMER Not recommended for those uncomfortable with coming to grips with the frailty of human existence.

About

Bubble Wars 2

Engage in a unique bubble shooter experience with multiple gameplay modes. Attack spinning discs, defend rings, or explore expansive playfields. Progress through levels or build on your achievements game by game.

Highlights
  • Attack mode to destroy spinning discs
  • Defend mode to break spinning rings
  • Expanse mode for large playfield exploration
  • Level-based progression
  • Game-by-game progress building
  • Classic and twisted bubble gameplay
  • Specialty bubbles
Features
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Attack, Defend, Expanse. Bubble Wars was never an ordinary bubble shooter and it has now evolved. Play the game you want: Attack to destroy a spinning disc. Defend to break apart a spinning ring from the inside. Expanse to move around large playfield and take it apart. Choose how you advance. You can start each game from level one and see how far you can go, or build up on your progress game by game. Play the classics either straight-forward or with extra twists. You can play with the standard bubbles or a number of specialty bubbles, most of which are there to make it harder for you to win. Or enter the Expanse mode where everything changes... Bubble Wars has evolved.

Screenshots

Maim Street4 screens
Bubble Wars 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maim Street at 97% against Bubble Wars 2's 0%. Maim Street also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and ads (none vs shown). Bubble Wars 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Maim Street sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bubble Wars 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maim Street holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maim Street has 59 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Maim Street's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bubble Wars 2's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Maim Street versus Bubble Wars 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaim StreetBubble Wars 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (59 ratings) — better2.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews96.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 22 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB82 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSo Choice SoftworksModular Dreams Inc

Customer experience

Maim Street

All ratings59 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%

Bubble Wars 2

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Maim Street

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • People saved are not visible after beating the game

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more cats
  • Fix issue with people saved not being visible

Bubble Wars 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Maim Street

One-time1
  • BazookaFree
None

Bubble Wars 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maim Street free?
Maim Street is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubble Wars 2 free?
Bubble Wars 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maim Street or Bubble Wars 2?
Maim Street is rated higher. Maim Street averages 4.7 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Bubble Wars 2 averages 2.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Maim Street or Bubble Wars 2 have ads?
Bubble Wars 2 shows ads; Maim Street does not.

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