Comparison

Bubble Shooter vs Pirate Bubbles

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Shooter

Match three or more bubbles of the same color to pop them and progress through over 4000 challenging levels. Rescue adorable baby tigers and utilize boosters for enhanced gameplay in this addictive puzzle adventure.

Highlights
  • Over 4000 levels
  • Rescue baby tigers
  • Daily challenges
  • Fun events and rewards
  • Combos and power-ups
  • Match 3 gameplay
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Enjoy playing free bubble shooters? Get ready to pop bubbles and beat level after level in Bubble Shooter - X Pop - a fun bubble pop game that will challenge you at every turn. Match 3 to pop bubbles of the same color and rescue the baby tigers in this addictive bubble shooter saga! The poor baby tigers are relying on you to rescue them. Can you complete the challenging levels before you run out of bubbles? Blast through each challenging puzzle to rescue cute toon baby tigers! Start shooting bubbles, complete every level and play Bubble Shooter - X Pop online with your friends! You will spend hours of fun matching lines of the same color and solving our amazing, free bubble shooter puzzles! Challenge yourself to beat your score and stay sharp with this free bubble shooting quest. In this animal bubble shooter saga you will have to aim, match, swap and combine line colors. Connect bubbles as you move from one level to the next in this panda bubble blast challenge, with varying levels of difficulty! Pop and blast bubbles, match, connect, swap and crush lines in this colorful panda match 3 bubble shooter! Combine boosters for even greater effect in this skill driven bubble popping game and remember: In this classic bubble shooting challenge you will need to think fast! Bubble Shooter - X Pop: A free bubble shooter game by Jam City + Bubble Shooter - X Pop: Blast bubbles through 4000+ levels of fun challenges + Rescue baby tigers: The baby tigers need help! Blast bubble shooter puzzles to save our pets! + Fun Events: Check back often for fun events and free rewards + Daily Challenges: Stay sharp and progress through levels daily + Combos & Power Ups: Blast bubble shooter skill shots to maximize combos + Bubble Popper: Match and connect colorful bubbles in this puzzle shooting game + Collect Cute Pets: Rescue toon baby tigers in our magic bubble shooter mania Crush, blast and burst puzzle pieces in this free bubble shooter saga! Improve your skills with a free match 3 bubble shooter game and rescue the pandas in danger! Ready to master our panda bubble shooter !!!! ​

About

Pirate Bubbles

Embark on a magical pirate adventure to rescue trapped Macaws. Match colorful bubbles, utilize special boosters, and unleash powerful explosions to clear challenging levels. This free-to-play game offers endless fun with loads of levels and engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Match 3 bubbles to pop
  • Special booster bubbles
  • Rescue trapped Macaws
  • Magic lantern power-ups
  • Loads of challenging levels
  • Playable on iPhone and iPad
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Pirate Bubbles: Macaw Rescue - A bubble shooting game like you've never played before. With new, exciting challenges, and specialized bubbles to keep you engaged and always looking to play more and more. Match colors, use boosts, use lantern bubbles to generate bomb bubbles, and unleash the Macaws! Ella the Pirate is in search of all her Macaw friends, they are cute birds that have gotten trapped inside the magical bubbles. Ella has the ability to use her magic chest to generate bubbles of her own and shoot them at the bubbles that may or may not contain her Macaw friends. Match bubbles, make explosions and rescue her Macaw friends! Pirate Bubbles is 100% free and has no pay-to-play aspect of any sort inside the game. We do not believe in charging our customers for such a beautiful, engaging game! Pirate Bubbles Features: • Match 3 alike bubbles to pop them in this magical pirate story • Magic lanterns that can add special features to your bubbles • Release the Macaws, and free Ella's friends • Pirate Booster Bubbles to help pass tricky levels • Loads, and loads of levels! Seemingly never ending gameplay! • Free, and easy to jump in and play. Very hard to beat all the levels, but you can try! • Available to play on both iPhone and iPad devices Enjoy yourself and play risk and worry free in this epic pirate bubble shooter game!

Screenshots

Bubble Shooter4 screens
Pirate Bubbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Shooter at 4.6 against Pirate Bubbles's 4.0. Bubble Shooter also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 5). Pirate Bubbles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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 Shooter sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pirate Bubbles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble Shooter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Shooter ships an update every 39 months, Pirate Bubbles every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bubble Shooter versus Pirate Bubbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble ShooterPirate Bubbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmily LeyIntellimax, Inc.

Customer experience

Bubble Shooter

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pirate Bubbles

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bubble Shooter

One-time5
  • Get 140 Coins$1.99
  • Get 800 Coins$3.99
  • Get 1700 Coins$6.99
Show 2 more
  • Get 4500 Coins$12.99
  • Get 9500 Coins$29.99
None

Pirate Bubbles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubble Shooter free?
Bubble Shooter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pirate Bubbles free?
Pirate Bubbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Shooter or Pirate Bubbles?
Bubble Shooter is rated higher. Bubble Shooter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Pirate Bubbles averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Bubble Shooter or Pirate Bubbles have ads?
Bubble Shooter shows ads; Pirate Bubbles does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Shooter or Pirate Bubbles?
Bubble Shooter ships an update every 39 months, and Pirate Bubbles every 5 weeks. Most recently, Bubble Shooter was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pirate Bubbles on November 2, 2026.

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