Shoot n Merge vs Bubble Drop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shoot n Merge
This innovative puzzle game combines number merging, bubble shooting, and match-3 mechanics. Tap to shoot bricks, merge tiles with the same number to achieve higher scores, and challenge your friends. It's easy to learn but offers a challenging experience with no time limits.
- Number merge gameplay
- Bubble shooting mechanics
- Match-3 elements
- Challenge high scores
- Play with friends
- No time limit
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REINVENTION of the classic puzzle game! Shoot n Merge is a remix of number merge, bubble shooting and match-3 games You will fall in love with this innovative puzzle game immediately HOW TO PLAY • Tap screen&shoot bricks • Merge tiles with the same number • Get higher number and challenge high score FEATURES • Addictive and innovative game play • Easy to learn, hard to master • Playing the game with your FRIENDS • No time limit If you have some good ideas about Shoot n Merge, please send us an email in the game!
Bubble Drop
Tap to drop numbered bubbles from a pipe, merging same-colored and numbered bubbles to create larger numbers and score points. Strategically pop sticky bubbles on boss levels by making matches. Achieve massive scores with combos and chain reactions.
- Tap to drop bubbles
- Merge same number and color
- Beat sticky boss levels
- Create combo matches
- Score massive points
- Chain reaction gameplay
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Tap to drip a Bubble Drop off the pipe! Bubbles of the same number and colour will merge together to create new bubbles! Be careful! If you drop a Bubble Drop outside of the game circle, you lose! Beat boss levels by making a bubble match with one inside of a sticky bubbles. The bubbles will merge into the sticky bubble and pop! Pop all of the sticky bubbles to complete the boss level! Sticky bubble from higher boss levels will take more than one merge to completely pop; make multiple matches to burst them all! Merging bubbles will fuse together to create bubbles with a bigger number. Fuse bigger numbered bubbles together to score more points! You can also fuse multiple bubbles of the same number together if they are all connected, do a combo fuse to score massive points! If a bubble merge causes a bubble to get disconnected from the center, it pops off! Use this to your advantage to pop off undesirable bubbles depending on the situation! Get a huge score by creating combo matches! Make a chain reaction of bubble matches to beat all your friends with a massive high score! Do you have what it takes to drip and drop your way to the 2048 bubble?
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Verdict
Shoot n Merge and Bubble Drop both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Bubble Drop's written reviews are positive against 13% of Shoot n Merge's. Bubble Drop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Shoot n Merge's advantage is ratings volume (8.9K vs 9). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Shoot n Merge sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Bubble Drop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shoot n Merge holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shoot n Merge has 8.9K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Shoot n Merge's written reviews are positive against 80% of Bubble Drop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shoot n Merge ships an update every 3 months, Bubble Drop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shoot n Merge | Bubble Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8.9K ratings) — better | 4.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.9K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 315 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Metajoy | TippyTap |
Customer experience
Shoot n Merge
Bubble Drop
Bugs and requests
Shoot n Merge
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing or crashing
- Unresponsive controls
- Inconsistent gameplay after updates
Requested features
3 requests- Option to disable ads for a fee
- Improved ad placement and frequency
- More generous in-game currency rewards
Bubble Drop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shoot n Merge
- 100 Coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 550 Coins$4.99
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- 1150 Coins$9.99
Bubble Drop
- No Ads$2.99
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