Break the Bulb vs Plug Em All
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Break the Bulb
An addictive game where players must break a bulb by manipulating a moving button to increase voltage. Watch the bulb emit increasing lighting effects as the voltage rises, leading to its explosive demise at 400V.
- Manipulate a moving button
- Increase voltage to break bulb
- Observe lighting effects
- Voltmeter progress indicator
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Break the Bulb is addictive game. In this game you will find a bulb and red and blue wire connected to a special electrical device with a moving button. Now you can begin with experiment! Main goal of this game is to break the bulb as fast as you can. You can achieve this by sliding red button up and down. You can check the progress by looking on a voltmeter. By increasing the voltage the bulb emits more and more lighting effects. When voltmeter reaches 400V, the bulb explodes. Have fun!
Plug Em All
Untangle wires and connect plugs to power electronic devices. Guide each plug to its correct socket to activate all devices and complete each level. A satisfying puzzle game focused on organization and logic.
- Untangle wires
- Connect plugs to sockets
- Activate electronic devices
- Level-based progression
- Tap and drag controls
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Untangle all the cables/wires. Then connect all the plugs in to socket to activate all electronic devices in each level. How to play: - Tap and drag on the plug to control each plug - Untangle all the wires before plugging them into socket. - Plug them into appropriate socket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plug Em All at 4.6 against Break the Bulb's 1.0. Plug Em All also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). Break the Bulb's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Plug Em All holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plug Em All has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Break the Bulb ships an update every 2 weeks, Plug Em All every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Break the Bulb | Plug Em All |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ales Fleischmann | Rocketship Studios LLP |
Customer experience
Break the Bulb
Plug Em All
In-app purchases
Break the Bulb
No in-app purchases
Plug Em All
No in-app purchases
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