Connect the Pops! vs POPLINKS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connect the Pops!
A visually appealing puzzle game where you connect numbered bubbles to merge them into higher values. It offers a relaxing yet addictive experience with endless fun and challenging gameplay. Compete with friends to achieve the highest scores and levels.
- Connect and merge numbered bubbles
- Challenging puzzle gameplay
- Beautifully colorful graphics
- High score and level comparison
- Addictive and fun
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Beautifully challenging puzzle game about connecting the pops, the higher the number of the bubble, the better! More relaxing than yoga, addictive and super fun! Check out this beautifully colorful puzzle game. Move your finger over the bubbles and connect them so they merge into higher numbers. This game is full of surprises and endless fun. Compare your highscore and level with your friends, can you reach the top? Oh yeah, it is a lot harder than it looks!
POPLINKS
A relaxing number-linking puzzle game where you strategically tap blocks to erase them. Link more blocks than the number displayed to clear the board and achieve high scores at your own pace. Avoid letting the rising blocks reach the top.
- Number linking puzzle gameplay
- Tap blocks to erase
- Score based on link length
- No time pressure
- Avoid board overflow
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"POPLINKS" is a puzzle game that link numbers. You can play carefully at your own pace without worrying about time. Since the number block rises on the board, let's touch the block. If you tap with more blocks linked than the number written on the block, it will be erased. When tap a block in other situations, the number written on the block decreases. The longer the link, the higher the score. Be careful not to let the rising blocks exceed the top edge of the board. Enjoy "POPLINKS"! *STAFF Game Planning & Programming: TOKUDA TAKASHI Game Graphic Design: TOKUDA AOI
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Connect the Pops! at 6.4K against POPLINKS's 19. POPLINKS's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 32%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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. Connect the Pops! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and POPLINKS sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
POPLINKS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect the Pops! has 6.4K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Connect the Pops!'s written reviews are positive against 56% of POPLINKS's.
Connect the Pops! ships an update every 3 weeks, POPLINKS every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Connect the Pops! | POPLINKS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6.4K ratings) | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.9% of reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.4K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 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 | 15.2 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Popcore GmbH | TAKASHI TOKUDA |
Customer experience
Connect the Pops!
POPLINKS
Bugs and requests
Connect the Pops!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game progress not saving
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Worldwide leaderboard
- Reward system for leveling up
- More themes and customization options
POPLINKS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Connect the Pops!
- Remove Ads$2.99
POPLINKS
- 400 COINS$0.99
- 1000 COINS$1.99
- NO ADS$12.99
Questions
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