Comparison

Puzzle Bears vs Popping Dot!

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Bears

Engage your mind with a simple yet challenging slide puzzle game. Connect paths to feed adorable bears, collect over 40 unique characters, and evolve them through multiple stages. Enjoy offline play with over 1,000 levels.

Highlights
  • Slide or drag tiles to create paths
  • Feed fruits to cute bears
  • Collect and evolve over 40 bears
  • Over 1,000 challenging levels
  • Offline gameplay
  • Brain stimulation puzzles
Features
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Simple slide puzzle game Puzzle Bears! Slide or drag tiles to create a connecting path! Completed a path and feeding fruits to your cute bears! Keep upgrading your bears by eating fruits! * Easy and addictive slide puzzle game “Puzzle Bears” - Slide or drag tiles to create a connecting path from START point to GOAL! - Simple yet challenging puzzle game! - Completed a connecting path and feeding fruits to your cute bears! - Over 1,000 challenging levels! - Simple gameplay that everyone can enjoy to play! * Stimulate your brain in fun way! - Use your brain wisely! Try to think carefully to connecting a path! - Aim to get all fruits! Try to feed more fruits to your bears! - Various type of tiles will be challenging! Such as the tile that tied up 2, tile has limited number to move, Bomb tile and more other tricky stuff! * Collect over 40 adorable Bears! - Discover over 40 Bears and evolve them through 4 growth stages for new bears! - Get fruits from gameplay and feeding bears to upgrading! * So simple! - Quick into the game play! Do not need to sign in and any other unnecessary steps! - Do NOT need network connection! Do NOT worry about your data issue! - Even airplane, you can enjoy the game!

About

Popping Dot!

Features
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Immerse yourself in the magical world of dots with Popping Dots! This unique casual game challenges you to combine dots on a 5x5 grid and evolve them into new stages. Correctly match two or three dots to merge them into a higher-level dot. Chain matches to increase your combo score and reach high scores. ::Features:: - Simple yet Addictive Gameplay Easy to learn but challenging to master, providing a perfect balance of fun and challenge. - Combo Bonus System Aim for higher scores with consecutive matches. - Various Play Modes Play in different modes for new challenges. - Visual Appeal Sleek and beautiful design that captivates players. Download Popping Dots! today and enjoy the fun of merging dots. Perfect for downtime, commutes, or any time you need a great time-killer!

Screenshots

Puzzle Bears4 screens
Popping Dot!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Popping Dot! at none against Puzzle Bears's 7. Puzzle Bears's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Puzzle Bears sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Popping Dot! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Bears ships an update daily, Popping Dot! every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Puzzle Bears versus Popping Dot!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle BearsPopping Dot!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMONSTER PLANET Corp.Joon seok Ahn

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Puzzle Bears

One-time7
  • 2000 Coins$1.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
  • 5500 Coins$3.99
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  • 12000 Coins$5.99
  • VIP Package$7.99
  • 33000 Coins$10.99
  • 60000 Coins$15.99
None

Popping Dot!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Bears free?
Puzzle Bears is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Popping Dot! free?
Popping Dot! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzle Bears or Popping Dot! have ads?
Neither Puzzle Bears nor Popping Dot! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Bears or Popping Dot!?
Puzzle Bears ships an update daily, and Popping Dot! every 6 days. Most recently, Puzzle Bears was updated on October 24, 2026 and Popping Dot! on October 25, 2026.

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