Comparison

Bubbler vs Minesweeper

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

Head to head
About

Bubbler

Engage in a captivating bubble shooting and combining experience. Challenge yourself to create the largest possible bubble. Test your skills in this addictive puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Bubble shooting gameplay
  • Bubble combining mechanics
  • Challenge to make biggest bubble
  • Puzzle game
Features
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Aim, bounce and combine your way to a bigger bubble. Launch numbered bubbles and bring matching pairs together. Each merge creates the next size: 2 becomes 4, 4 becomes 8, and the climb continues all the way to 1T. Plan your shots and keep settled bubbles clear of the danger line. MAKE EVERY SHOT COUNT Preview wall bounces and your predicted first hit before you release. Soft, glassy bubbles stretch with their movement, with artwork made for both light and dark mode. CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE Easy starts with a single 2 bubble. After you reach 1K, sizes removed by automatic clears stay out of the launch pool. Hard keeps those smaller sizes in play. Each mode has its own best score and Game Center leaderboard. PLAY YOUR WAY Choose your soundtrack, shuffle or skip tracks, and control music and sound effects separately. Adjust their volumes, haptics and appearance in Settings. Optional colour palettes are available through an in-app purchase. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Your game saves on your device. Opt in to iCloud saves to share one game across devices using the same Apple Account. Earn Game Center achievements for every bubble size from 1K to 1T, and share your best results. How big can you go?

About

Minesweeper

Features
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Play the classic and popular puzzle game: Minesweeper! ! ●Contains many stages ●Easy operation that anyone can play ●Ideal for brain training and killing time 【How to play】 Minesweeper is a classic puzzle game where you try to guess the location of bombs. The numbered squares represent the number of bombs hidden within the 8 adjacent squares vertically, horizontally, and diagonally. Use deduction to identify and avoid bombs! If you can open all the squares, you will clear Minesweeper! If you tap the bomb, the game is over! 【Challenge mode】 A mode where you can earn coins as you clear Minesweeper. 【Training mode】 A mode where you can enjoy Minesweeper at your favorite difficulty level. 【Daily mode】 A mode where you can play Minesweeper, which is added every day. 【Function】 ・Hint mode If you don't know where to open, use the hint! Easy to clear using hints. ・Enlarge/reduce There is also a button to zoom in and out, so you can operate it without stress. • Search mode Tap a square to open it. • Flag mode Press the switch at the bottom left of the game screen to switch to flag mode. Press a square while in flag mode to raise a flag. If you press it again, the flag will disappear. Squares with flags will no longer open even if you click on them. • Tap the number square Open all adjacent squares. It can only be used when adjacent squares have the same number of flags as the number of squares. 【Recommended people】 ・People who like Minesweeper ・People who have too much free time ・Those who want to do brain training ・People who like games

Screenshots

Bubbler4 screens
Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper at none against Bubbler's 1. Minesweeper also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 27.0). Bubbler's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Bubbler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubbler ships an update every 20 months, Minesweeper monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and December 7, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Bubbler versus Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubblerMinesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS27.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon GrantIKURA CORPORATION LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bubbler

One-time1
  • Themes$0.99
None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubbler free?
Bubbler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bubbler or Minesweeper have ads?
Minesweeper shows ads; Bubbler does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubbler or Minesweeper?
Bubbler ships an update every 20 months, and Minesweeper monthly. Most recently, Bubbler was updated on October 12, 2026 and Minesweeper on December 7, 2025.

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