Tako Bubble vs Night Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tako Bubble
Help Octopus Tako pop colorful bubbles to recover lost beetle gems. Navigate deep-ocean levels, defeat monsters, and collect all the hidden treasures in this turn-based casual puzzler. Enjoy 60 levels with simple controls and no turn limits.
- Turn-based casual puzzler
- Pop 3 colored bubbles to advance
- Defeat cartoonish creatures
- Collect hidden beetle gems
- 60 timeless levels
- 1-finger swipe control
- 13 achievements
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Octopus Tako's beetle collection was blown away by a magical swirl of bubbles! Could you help it pop all the bubbles and find them back? Tako Bubble is a turn-based casual puzzler; as soon as three glittering colored bubbles are popped, Tako can get to the next level by magic! Please help it crawl through deep-ocean environments, defeat ferocious monsters, pop all the bubbles, and find back the hidden beetle gems! Features: - Simple 1-finger, 4-direction swipe control - 3 glittering, colored bubbles to pop to get past each level, easy! - 10 types of cartoonish creatures, bump them out before you’re surrounded! - 13 achievements: start your career as a secret octopus agent - 31 different pixel beetles waiting for your rescue - 60 timeless levels, no turn limit either: a pure brainpower game 60 brand new levels made exclusively for this mobile version; we hope you enjoy it! Ally & CH, 2018
Night Shift
Soar through the night sky, escaping as far as possible. This endless runner game offers a serene flying experience to unwind after a long day. Enjoy the freedom of flight in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- Endless flying gameplay
- Escape mechanics
- Night sky atmosphere
- Relaxing experience
- Simple controls
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"Escape as Far Away from Night Shift as You Can!" End your exhausting day and soar freely through the dark night sky! Straw Sipping Sound Source: https://gongu.copyright.or.kr/gongu/wrt/wrt/view.do?wrtSn=13220978&menuNo=200020
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Night Shift at none against Tako Bubble's 1. Night Shift also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Tako Bubble's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Tako Bubble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Night Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.
Night Shift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tako Bubble has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tako Bubble's written reviews are positive against 100% of Night Shift's.
Tako Bubble ships an update every 2 days, Night Shift every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tako Bubble | Night Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | I Chen Sheng | Yeong Ki Lee |
Customer experience
Tako Bubble
Night Shift
In-app purchases
Tako Bubble
- No Ads$1.99
Night Shift
No in-app purchases
