Eights vs Dots and Bubbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eights
A strategic puzzle game where players drop numbered tiles to create combos and achieve high scores. Compete with friends and players worldwide, and utilize special boosters to enhance gameplay. The grid fills quickly, requiring strategic thinking to avoid a game over.
- Drop numbered tiles
- Create strategic combos
- Compete globally
- Challenge friends
- Utilize boosters
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Ready for a brain-teasing adventure? Dive into Eights, where strategy meets satisfaction! - How to Play: Drop numbered tiles into the grid and watch your score soar! But here’s the secret sauce: Combos. Link those popped tiles strategically to unlock massive points. Ever dropped a 5 into a row or column of 5? Bam! It pops, and your Combo goes wild! - Compete Globally: Chase those high scores like a pro! Compare your tile-dropping skills with players from every corner of the world. Or keep it friendly-challenge your pals and see who’s the ultimate Eights master! - Boosters Galore: Need an edge? We’ve got Boosters! Activate them strategically to maximize your score. But beware-the grid fills up fast. Keep pushing until it’s game over! Ready to pop, drop, and conquer? Download Eights now and let the Combo madness begin!
Dots and Bubbles
Guide a bouncing ball through challenging levels by activating and deactivating special dots. Discover unique physics with elements like Black Holes and Direction Boosters. Solve over 90 intriguing puzzles with clever combinations.
- Ball bounce control
- Special dot mechanics
- Over 90 levels
- Increasing difficulty
- Ingenuity-based puzzles
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In this game you engage by activating and deactivating specific dots in the playfield to control the play ball‘s bounce, guiding it towards the goal. As you progress through increasing difficulty levels, you’ll encounter various special dots, such as »Black Holes«, »Direction Boosters«, and »Bubbles«, each adding an unique twist to the game‘s physics. With over 90 diverse and intriguing levels, you are challenged to solve each one using your ingenuity and clever combinations. „Dots & Bubbles“ promises a fun and dynamic gaming experience for players of all levels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eights at 91% against Dots and Bubbles's 33%. Eights also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Dots and Bubbles's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.0). On price, ads, 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. Eights sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Dots and Bubbles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Eights holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dots and Bubbles has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Eights's written reviews are positive against 33% of Dots and Bubbles's.
Eights ships an update every 3 days, Dots and Bubbles fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eights | Dots and Bubbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.2 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| 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 | 14.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | White Hot Games Ltd | Tim Kretz |
Customer experience
Eights
Dots and Bubbles
In-app purchases
Eights
- Booster Pack - Reduced$0.49
- Animal Tiles$0.99
- Face Tiles$0.99
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- Gem Tiles$0.99
- Gradient Tiles$0.99
- Billiard Ball Tiles$0.99
- Booster Pack$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Dots and Bubbles
- Remove Ads$3.99
