Comparison

Charming Alice vs Tiny Bubbles

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

Head to head
About

Charming Alice

Embark on a magical journey through Wonderland with Alice and the Cheshire Cat. Solve challenging match-3 puzzles by swapping iconic pieces to progress through wondrous lands and meet amusing characters. Experience a remarkable story brought to life with amazing graphics.

Highlights
  • Match-3 puzzle gameplay
  • Wonderland adventure
  • Meet iconic characters
  • Amazing graphics
  • Family-friendly levels
  • Challenging puzzles
Features
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Help Alice and the Cheshire Cat on their adventure through Wonderland. Follow the white rabbit through amazing lands visiting wondrous places and meeting amusing characters! Match and swap well known pieces from all over Wonderland to master this fun and challenging puzzle. See this remarkable story come to life like never before! - Amazing graphic! - Free and filled with adventure! - Easy and really hard level! - For the whole family! - Play this game and get ready to be transported to a new world!

About

Tiny Bubbles

An award-winning puzzle game where players manipulate squishy soap bubbles. Mix colors, create chain reactions, and solve hundreds of unique challenges. Offers a relaxing experience with atmospheric music and fluid physics.

Highlights
  • Inflate, mix, match, and pop bubbles
  • Physics-based bubble manipulation
  • Hundreds of unique puzzles
  • Multiple game modes (Puzzles, Arcade, Infinity)
  • Relaxing ambient music and sounds
  • Color-blind accessibility mode
Features
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Winner of over a dozen gaming awards. Play with squishy clusters of soap bubbles in this mesmerizing puzzle game. Inflate, mix, match, pop, and win with hundreds of goals to complete. INNOVATIVE NEW GAMEPLAY Fill bubbles with colorful air and push nearby bubbles around using the physics of real bubbles! Break edges between bubbles to mix new colors and create matches of 4 or more. Plan your strategy from a list of moves to build up cascading chain reactions for dazzling bonuses. HOURS OF AMAZING CONTENT Experience unique surprises down every path! Each of the over 170 handmade puzzles requires new thinking and twisting strategies with ever increasing challenges. Play in 3 different game modes: PUZZLES, ARCADE, and INFINITY. Try to beat 35 bubbly achievements that will give your brain a workout. RELAXING AND ATMOSPHERIC Relaxing ambient music gracefully integrates with the satisfying sounds of popping bubbles. Put on a pair of headphones and experience a new level of flow and mindfulness. Play Infinity mode to earn helpful hint tickets. LIFE-LIKE SOAP BUBBLE PHYSICS From the vision of artist/coder/designer Stu Denman and inspired by the work of his MIT scientist grandfather, the game brings the beauty of nature to your screen. Incredibly fluid “molecular dynamics engine” animates hundreds of bubbles at 60 FPS. CHARMING CREATURES Help tiny aquatic creatures that are trapped in the bubbles. Avoid greedy jelly crabs and spiky urchins. Love him or hate him, a curious fish named Bloop will surely reveal your nature as an optimist or a pessimist. COLOR-BLIND MODE Featuring an innovative color-blind mode that provides an authentic and accessible game experience without intrusive icons or patterns. * No advertisements or in-app purchases. * ------ AWARDS ------ ● Winner, Best Mobile Game, Gamer's Voice Award at SXSW ● Winner, Best Quickplay, 14th International Mobile Gaming Awards ● Winner, Google Indie Games Festival ● Grand Prize Winner, The Label's Indie Showdown ● Official Selection, The PAX 10, Penny Arcade Expo West ● Winner, Amazon Games Forum Showdown ● Winner, Seattle Indie Game Competition ● Winner, Best Overall Game, Intel Buzz Workshop ● Official Selection, Indie Megabooth, PAX West ● Official Selection, Made With Unity Showcase ● Finalist, Intel Level Up ● Finalist, Best Gameplay, AzPlay, Spain

Screenshots

Charming Alice4 screens
Tiny Bubbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Charming Alice at Free against Tiny Bubbles's $3.99. Charming Alice also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 13.0). Tiny Bubbles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 26). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Charming Alice is free to download; Tiny Bubbles costs $3.99 up front. Charming Alice sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Tiny Bubbles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Charming Alice against 4.8 for Tiny Bubbles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Bubbles has 3.8K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Charming Alice's written reviews are positive against 83% of Tiny Bubbles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charming Alice ships an update fortnightly, Tiny Bubbles every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Charming Alice versus Tiny Bubbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharming AliceTiny Bubbles
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (26 ratings)4.8 (3.8K ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better83.4% of reviews
Number of ratings263.8K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuri BarbashovPine Street Codeworks LLC

Customer experience

Charming Alice

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

Tiny Bubbles

All ratings3,814 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive83.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative9.8%

Bugs and requests

Charming Alice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tiny Bubbles

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect level completion conditions
  • Hint system not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and worlds to explore
  • Endless/infinite mode without time limits
  • Improved hint system and accessibility
  • Cloud save/sync across devices

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Charming Alice

One-time10
  • Handful of coins$0.99
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Lots of coins$2.99
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  • Stack of coins$4.99
  • Wallet of coins$9.99
  • Special Bundle 1$9.99
  • Piggy bank of coins$19.99
  • Chest of coins$39.99
  • Mass of coins$49.99
  • Pile of coins$79.99
None

Tiny Bubbles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charming Alice free?
Charming Alice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Bubbles free?
Tiny Bubbles costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Charming Alice or Tiny Bubbles?
Charming Alice and Tiny Bubbles are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 26 and 3.8K ratings respectively.
Do Charming Alice or Tiny Bubbles have ads?
Neither Charming Alice nor Tiny Bubbles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Charming Alice or Tiny Bubbles?
Charming Alice ships an update fortnightly, and Tiny Bubbles every 2 months. Most recently, Charming Alice was updated on September 9, 2026 and Tiny Bubbles on September 24, 2026.

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