Comparison

Jungle Boy vs BUBBLE BOBBLE classic

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

Head to head
About

Jungle Boy

Embark on a retro-style side-scrolling adventure. Navigate challenging levels by running, jumping, and collecting food while avoiding enemies and obstacles. Test your reflexes in this classic arcade-style experience.

Highlights
  • 2D retro style graphics
  • Side-scrolling gameplay
  • Collect food items
  • Avoid enemies and obstacles
  • Classic arcade feel
Features
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Jungle Boy is a side-scrolling game featuring 2D retro style graphics. The objective is to walk or run to the right, avoiding nasties and rocks. If you touch any nasties you lose a life, collect as many food as you can. Spiders fall down from a strand of web before climbing back up and repeat the process, in some situations you will have to jump over a spider than walking under to avoid them. Nasties move towards you along the ground, your only option is to jump over them or if available jumping onto a cloud. Rocks will make you trip up, preventing you from running forward or jumping until you are clear of the rock. NOTE: This App contains Ads and will ask you to allow to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites? to deliver personalized ads to you the first time launching this App.

About

BUBBLE BOBBLE classic

Relive the classic arcade experience with this beloved title. Capture enemies in bubbles and defeat them using intuitive controls. Discover power-ups and special bubbles to aid your quest through challenging stages.

Highlights
  • Capture enemies with bubbles
  • Automatic shot function
  • Collect alphabet bubbles for extra lives
  • Power-up items to enhance abilities
  • Special bubbles with unique effects
  • Unlockable super game mode
Features
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Classic Arcade Game with the main character ‘Bubblun’ to capture enemies with bubble and defeat it. [How to Control] Able to move left and right on the screen, and press the fire and jump buttons to play. [Game Feature] - Conveniently fire the bubbles with the automatic shot function. - Able to get an extra life through gathering alphabet bubbles E, X, T, E, N, D. - Able to get additional scores through hamburger, hot-dog, sushi, banana, and ice cream after defeating all enemies on the stage. - The skull monsters are going to appear and chase if the player cannot clear the stage in a certain amount of time. - Able to change the original or full screen aspect ratio in the setting. - Super game is available after normal game is cleared. - Supported achievement and leaderboard. [Power-up Item] - Yellow candy: Increasing speed of blowing bubbles. - Pink candy: Increasing range of blowing bubbles. - Blue candy: Increasing bubbles’ flying speed. - Red shoes: Increasing Bubblun’s movement speeds. [Special Bubble] - Water bubbles: Special bubble that flows the water down to defeat the enemies. - Fire bubbles: Special bubble that drops the fire and creates multiple fires. - Lightning bubbles: Special bubble that can be blown horizontally to defeat the enemies. [Item] - Holy water: Removing all enemies on the screen, and available to get additional scores in limited time. - Parasol: Allows to jump numerous stages. Depends on color of parasol, the jumped stages are different. - Magical staff: All remaining bubbles on the screen will turn into food, and also a large food will fall down. - Sky blue Ring: Able to get extra points each time the Bubblun moves. - Chack’n Heart: Transforms to invincible Bubblun that defeat the enemies. - Magical necklaces: Shining ball bounces around the stage, and defeat the enemies. - Clock: Freezing the monsters in certain amount of time. © TAITO CORPORATION 1986, 2020 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1

Screenshots

Jungle Boy1 screens
BUBBLE BOBBLE classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BUBBLE BOBBLE classic at 73% against Jungle Boy's 18%. BUBBLE BOBBLE classic also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Jungle Boy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. BUBBLE BOBBLE classic sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Jungle Boy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BUBBLE BOBBLE classic holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BUBBLE BOBBLE classic has 495 ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Jungle Boy's written reviews are positive against 73% of BUBBLE BOBBLE classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jungle Boy ships an update every 5 weeks, BUBBLE BOBBLE classic fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Jungle Boy versus BUBBLE BOBBLE classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJungle BoyBUBBLE BOBBLE classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (76 ratings)4.5 (495 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews73.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings76495 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard HughesMOBIRIX

Customer experience

Jungle Boy

All ratings76 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative19.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative76.5%

BUBBLE BOBBLE classic

All ratings495 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews549 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative15.5%

Bugs and requests

Jungle Boy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BUBBLE BOBBLE classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on startup
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Graphical glitches and visual issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Controller support
  • Customizable controls
  • Save progress and continue later
  • Two-player mode
  • Level select or checkpoint system

In-app purchases

None

Jungle Boy

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

BUBBLE BOBBLE classic

One-time6
  • Purchase 300 Dia$2.99
  • Purchase 500 Dia$4.99
  • Purchase 1,100 Dia$9.99
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  • Purchase 3,600 Dia$29.99
  • Purchase 6,500 Dia$49.99
  • Purchase 15,000 Dia$99.99

Questions

Is Jungle Boy free?
Jungle Boy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BUBBLE BOBBLE classic free?
BUBBLE BOBBLE classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jungle Boy or BUBBLE BOBBLE classic?
BUBBLE BOBBLE classic is rated higher. Jungle Boy averages 4.1 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while BUBBLE BOBBLE classic averages 4.5 from 495 ratings.
Do Jungle Boy or BUBBLE BOBBLE classic have ads?
Both Jungle Boy and BUBBLE BOBBLE classic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Jungle Boy or BUBBLE BOBBLE classic?
Jungle Boy ships an update every 5 weeks, and BUBBLE BOBBLE classic fortnightly. Most recently, Jungle Boy was updated on October 16, 2026 and BUBBLE BOBBLE classic on October 19, 2026.

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