Tako Bubble vs Bad Roads
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
Bad Roads
Navigate challenging, hand-drawn roads with a truck to deliver duck cages. Test your patience and dexterity to drive as far as possible without losing your cargo. Enjoy a relaxing, addictive driving experience with a charming soundtrack.
- Challenging, hand-drawn roads
- Truck driving and cargo delivery
- Procedurally generated endless roads
- Minimalist graphics
- Relaxing country soundtrack
- Optimized for all screen sizes
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Test your driving skills and anticipation in Bad Roads a simple, fun, and highly addictive game! Join Ted as he sets out in his trusty truck to deliver cages full of ducks. But beware: the roads ahead are anything but smooth! You'll need patience, dexterity, and a bit of luck to climb steep hills, descend treacherous slopes, and navigate countless obstacles. Your goal: Drive as far as possible without losing all of Ted’s cargo. If you drop every cage, it’s back to the starting line to try again and beat your record! Set in a charming hand-drawn world and accompanied by a peaceful country soundtrack, Bad Roads is perfect for anyone looking for a relaxing and original gaming experience. And best of all it’s free! So why wait? Hit the road with Ted and see how far you can go. Highlights • A simple yet innovative gameplay concept • Procedurally generated, endless roads • Unique, minimalist graphics • A relaxing and bucolic soundtrack • Optimized for all screen sizes, including tablets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tako Bubble at 4.6 against Bad Roads's 4.0. Tako Bubble also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Bad Roads's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Bad Roads sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tako Bubble holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Tako Bubble's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bad Roads's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tako Bubble ships an update every 2 days, Bad Roads every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tako Bubble | Bad Roads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | I Chen Sheng | Laurent Bakowski |
Customer experience
Tako Bubble
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In-app purchases
Tako Bubble
- No Ads$1.99
Bad Roads
- No ADS$1.99









