Comparison

Pirate Bubbles vs Launch the Capy

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

Head to head
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!

About

Launch the Capy

Launch a capybara using a slingshot to explore a vibrant world. Upgrade your equipment to reach new heights, collect coins, and unlock cosmetic items and power-ups. Discover six distinct zones as you ascend.

Highlights
  • Vertical slingshot gameplay
  • Explore six unique zones
  • Upgrade slingshot tiers
  • Collect coins for upgrades
  • Unlock cosmetic items
  • Discover power-ups
Features
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Launch the Capy is a vertical launch game where you slingshot a tiny capybara into the sky and watch the world unfold beneath him. Every launch is a chance to go higher, collect more coins, and discover what lies beyond the clouds. Start from the stitched dirt ground and launch Capy through six beautifully crafted zones: Each zone feels like a new discovery. Keep launching to see them all. Capy doesn't fly on charm alone. Upgrade your slingshot from a humble cardboard starter to legendary tiers that send Capy screaming into the stratosphere. Every upgrade changes how far and how fast your launch goes. Collect coins as capy flies higher onto the sky. Spend them in the Garage to unlock new slingshot tiers, cosmetic upgrades, and power-ups that keep every launch feeling fresh. The more you play, the higher you go. The higher you go, the more you unlock.

Screenshots

Pirate Bubbles4 screens
Launch the Capy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Launch the Capy at 5.0 against Pirate Bubbles's 4.0. Launch the Capy also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Pirate Bubbles's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Launch the Capy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pirate Bubbles has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pirate Bubbles ships an update every 5 weeks, Launch the Capy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 2 level
Pirate Bubbles versus Launch the Capy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPirate BubblesLaunch the Capy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS6.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB72 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperIntellimax, Inc.Carlos Velasquez

Customer experience

Pirate Bubbles

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

Launch the Capy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pirate Bubbles

No in-app purchases

None

Launch the Capy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pirate Bubbles free?
Pirate Bubbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Launch the Capy free?
Launch the Capy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pirate Bubbles or Launch the Capy?
Launch the Capy is rated higher. Pirate Bubbles averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Launch the Capy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pirate Bubbles or Launch the Capy have ads?
Launch the Capy shows ads; Pirate Bubbles does not.
Which is updated more often, Pirate Bubbles or Launch the Capy?
Pirate Bubbles ships an update every 5 weeks, and Launch the Capy every 2 days. Most recently, Pirate Bubbles was updated on November 2, 2026 and Launch the Capy on October 31, 2026.

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