Grumpy Turtle vs bubblefish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grumpy Turtle
Guide a grumpy turtle through the ocean depths. Avoid various sea creatures and obstacles to progress. Get sent back to your shell if you collide with hazards.
- Tap to swim mechanic
- Avoid sea urchins and fish
- Obstacle avoidance gameplay
- Simple one-touch controls
- Retro-style arcade experience
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Tap to swim grumpy turtle through the sea, watch out for urchins, fish, and other obstacles that will send grumpy turtle back into his shell!
bubblefish
Guide a bubble fish by aiming and releasing to place it. Connect matching fish to collect them and fill your aquarium. A simple and engaging puzzle game.
- Aim and drag controls
- Connect matching fish
- Collect bubble fish
- Fill fish tank
- Simple gameplay
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Control your bubble fish! Click and drag the angle to aim, release to place. Connect two fish of the same color and type, collect enough bubble fish, and put them into your fish tank. Enjoy Bubble Fish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: bubblefish at 100% against Grumpy Turtle's 0%. bubblefish also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Grumpy Turtle's advantage is chart position (#194 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, 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
bubblefish is free to download; Grumpy Turtle costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
bubblefish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Grumpy Turtle's written reviews are positive against 100% of bubblefish's.
Grumpy Turtle ships an update every 37 months, bubblefish every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grumpy Turtle | bubblefish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Hindle | DongQiang Zhang |
Customer experience
Grumpy Turtle
bubblefish
In-app purchases
Grumpy Turtle
No in-app purchases
bubblefish
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Grumpy Turtle free?
Is bubblefish free?
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Do Grumpy Turtle or bubblefish have ads?
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