Smarty Bubbles XMAS Edition vs Pop Bubble!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smarty Bubbles XMAS Edition
Engage in a festive bubble shooter puzzle game. Match colorful Christmas orbs to create large combinations and achieve high scores. This addictive game offers a tactical and relaxing experience for players.
- Festive Christmas theme
- Tactical bubble shooting gameplay
- Match colorful orbs
- Create large combinations
- Addictive puzzle mechanics
- Relaxing gameplay
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The classic tactical bubble shooter is back and dressed up for the festive season! Fire up your game and relax with the fiendishly addictive puzzle game. Create group of colourful Christmas orbs and fire them in tactical places to rack up huge combinations.
Pop Bubble!
A casual puzzle game where players tap groups of two or more same-colored bubbles to clear them. Progress through stages by reaching target scores, with no time pressure.
- Tap two or more same-colored bubbles
- No time limit
- Stage-based progression
- Target score objectives
- Casual gameplay
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- Just tap two or more bubbles of the same color. - There is no time limit, but each stage has target points to proceed to next stage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pop Bubble! at 3.5 against Smarty Bubbles XMAS Edition's 1.5. Pop Bubble! also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 56 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pop Bubble! holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Smarty Bubbles XMAS Edition ships an update every 56 months, Pop Bubble! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smarty Bubbles XMAS Edition | Pop Bubble! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | famobi | 国福 轩辕 |
Customer experience
Smarty Bubbles XMAS Edition
Pop Bubble!
In-app purchases
Smarty Bubbles XMAS Edition
No in-app purchases
Pop Bubble!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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