Comparison

Tiny Bubbles vs Gridisco

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

Gridisco

Engage your mind with a unique light-flipping puzzle game. Solve daily challenges, race against the clock in gauntlet mode, and test your memory and matching skills. Unlock themes and chase personal bests in a clean, distraction-free experience.

Highlights
  • Light-flipping puzzle mechanics
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Gauntlet mode with timed puzzles
  • Memory and matching mini-games
  • Unlockable themes
  • Progress tracking and streaks
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Turn off all the lights. Sounds easy, until every tap flips the cell you touch and its neighbors too. Gridisco is a sleek, neon-soaked puzzle game built around one brilliant rule and a whole lot of depth. Whether you have two minutes or twenty, there is always one more board to crack. HOW IT WORKS • Tap a cell to toggle it on or off • Adjacent cells flip too: up, down, left, and right • Clear the entire 5x5 grid to win • Simple to learn. Surprisingly strategic to master. DAILY PUZZLE A fresh challenge every day. Solve it in fewer moves to earn Gold, Silver, or Bronze. Come back tomorrow. The grid resets, the race continues. Perfect for building a daily habit. GAUNTLET The clock is ticking. Chain puzzles back-to-back, manage your time, and push your run as far as you can. How many levels can you survive before the pressure wins? MEMORY Watch the pattern. Repeat it. Each round adds another step. Stay focused as the sequence grows longer and the margin for error shrinks. MATCH Find the matching pairs and clear the board. A different kind of challenge for when you want a break from the main grid. WHY YOU WILL KEEP COMING BACK • A new Daily puzzle every day • Medal targets that reward efficient solves • Unlockable themes tied to your achievements • A spinning disco-ball victory screen worth earning • Stats, streaks, and personal bests to chase • Optional sign-in to save progress across devices • Clean, distraction-free design. Just you and the grid. BUILT FOR PUZZLE FANS Gridisco respects your time. No clutter. No noise. Just satisfying clicks, clever logic, and that moment when the last light goes dark, followed by a disco ball spin that makes every win feel earned. Download Gridisco. Turn off the lights. Chase the medal. Spin the ball. Questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you.

Screenshots

Tiny Bubbles4 screens
Gridisco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gridisco at Free against Tiny Bubbles's $3.99. Gridisco also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Tiny Bubbles's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 1). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Gridisco is free to download; Tiny Bubbles costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gridisco holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Bubbles has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Bubbles ships an update every 2 months, Gridisco weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tiny Bubbles versus Gridisco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny BubblesGridisco
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPine Street Codeworks LLCChristopher Engelsma

Customer experience

Tiny Bubbles

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

Gridisco

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Gridisco

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tiny Bubbles

No in-app purchases

None

Gridisco

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Bubbles free?
Tiny Bubbles costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridisco free?
Gridisco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Bubbles or Gridisco?
Gridisco is rated higher. Tiny Bubbles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Gridisco averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tiny Bubbles or Gridisco have ads?
Gridisco shows ads; Tiny Bubbles does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Bubbles or Gridisco?
Tiny Bubbles ships an update every 2 months, and Gridisco weekly. Most recently, Tiny Bubbles was updated on October 22, 2026 and Gridisco on October 7, 2026.

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