Comparison

Tiny Bubbles vs Evergarden

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

Head to head
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

About

Evergarden

Lose yourself in a relaxing puzzle game set in a mysterious forest. Combine plants to create new forms, uncover secrets, and restore the forest with your creature guide. This game offers an endlessly satisfying puzzle experience with a narrative adventure.

Highlights
  • Plant merging puzzle mechanics
  • Mysterious forest exploration
  • Narrative adventure progression
  • Unlock new strategies with 'songs'
  • Daily procedural puzzles
  • Calming rhythm and atmosphere
Features
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“The game absolutely will feel familiar when you’re setting out, but as you progress through Evergarden you will experience something the likes of which I doubt you will have in your gaming life.” - Touch Arcade “Evergarden is a brilliant, relaxing, and utterly enthralling puzzle game that you should grab right now” - Pocket Gamer “Evergarden may look like a combination of puzzle games you’ve seen before, but it’s truly a game that’s more than the sum of its parts” - 148apps.com Lose yourself in an endlessly satisfying puzzle game set in the midst of a mysterious forest world. Transform your garden by combining plants into strange new forms, and unearth deeply hidden secrets as you become engrossed in the game’s calming rhythm. Wander into the forest and help bring it back to life with the help of Fen, your creature guide. Evergarden may feel familiar at first, but you will discover it is like no game you have played before. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: What type of game is this? A: Evergarden is an “evergreen” puzzle game merged with a narrative adventure. Q: What do you mean by “narrative adventure”? A: Beyond the garden puzzle board, there lies a mysterious forest environment to explore, with its own puzzles and progression. You’ll use the stones that you earn on the puzzle board to solve puzzles, and unlock new “songs” which add interesting new strategies to the puzzle board. Q: How long is the game? A: The core puzzle game is “evergreen”, which means you can play it repeatedly and keep mastering it forever. The narrative adventure portion will take most players 4-8 hours to explore, and there is a daily challenge with a new procedural puzzle to unlock every day.

Screenshots

Tiny Bubbles4 screens
Evergarden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Bubbles at 4.8 against Evergarden's 4.3. Tiny Bubbles also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 76) and review sentiment (83% vs 64%). Evergarden's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Tiny Bubbles costs $3.99 and Evergarden $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Bubbles holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Bubbles has 3.8K ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Tiny Bubbles's written reviews are positive against 64% of Evergarden's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Bubbles ships an update every 2 months, Evergarden every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tiny Bubbles versus Evergarden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny BubblesEvergarden
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings) — better4.3 (76 ratings)
Positive reviews83.4% of reviews — better64.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better76
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPine Street Codeworks LLCFlippfly, LLC

Customer experience

Tiny Bubbles

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

Evergarden

All ratings76 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral9.2%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral21.9%
Negative14.1%

User reviews

Tiny Bubbles

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and animations
  • 🎶 Relaxing and soothing soundtrack
  • 💡 Unique and creative puzzle mechanics
  • 👍 Challenging yet satisfying gameplay
  • 🕹️ Intuitive and easy to learn controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Unclear instructions and tutorial
  • 🕰️ Time-based puzzles can feel stressful
  • 🔒 Limited hint system and paywall
  • 🔚 Not enough new levels after completion

Evergarden

From 76 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful graphics and visuals
  • 🎶 Fantastic and tranquil music
  • 🧠 Engaging and intelligent puzzles
  • 😌 Relaxing and absorbing gameplay
  • 💡 Innovative gameplay mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Drains battery very fast
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay for some
  • 🤔 Lack of instructions can be frustrating
  • 😕 Difficulty in understanding mechanics
  • 💸 Too expensive for limited playtime

Bugs and 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

Evergarden

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game glitches with special tokens
  • Back button disappears
  • Game doesn't recognize completed patterns
  • Game crashes or freezes
  • App shuts off phone screen randomly
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  • Cannot progress after tutorial/first level
  • Issue with loading new game boards
  • Forced quit when making certain moves

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels or content
  • Hint system or tutorial
  • Undo button for moves
  • Fix for impossible challenges
  • Improved visual clarity for colorblind users
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  • Option to save and return to games
  • Optimization for battery usage
  • Fix for game board not changing shape

In-app purchases

None

Tiny Bubbles

No in-app purchases

None

Evergarden

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Bubbles free?
Tiny Bubbles costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Evergarden free?
Evergarden costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Bubbles or Evergarden?
Tiny Bubbles is rated higher. Tiny Bubbles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Evergarden averages 4.3 from 76 ratings.
Do Tiny Bubbles or Evergarden have ads?
Neither Tiny Bubbles nor Evergarden shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Bubbles or Evergarden?
Tiny Bubbles ships an update every 2 months, and Evergarden every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tiny Bubbles was updated on September 29, 2026 and Evergarden on September 21, 2026.

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