Bust vs Bubble Pop Cosmic Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bust
Match three or more same-colored bubbles to rescue astronauts trapped in time bubbles. Explore four distinct play modes, including a casual option for relaxed play, a timed challenge, and two puzzle modes with endless or hand-designed levels. Create and play your own levels with the built-in editor.
- Match-3 bubble popping gameplay
- Rescue trapped astronauts
- Four distinct play modes
- Built-in level editor
- Casual, Timed, and Puzzle modes
- Game Center leaderboards
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Astronauts are trapped in time bubbles. Match 3 or more of the same color bubbles to rescue them. Bust-A-Bubble has 4 play modes plus a built in level editor. Design and play your own levels. Casual mode allows you to play at your leisure with no pressure to finish the level. Timed mode will drop the bubbles down every 8 shots. Finish the level before the bubbles cross the terminator line. Puzzle mode uses a custom algorithm to build an endless number of levels that are quickly completed when making all the right shots. PB2X Puzzle mode includes 456 hand designed puzzles from the Puzzle Bobble 2X game. Make all the right shots to finish each level quickly. Bust-A-Bubble has multiple Game Center leaderboards. Can you top all of them? How many astronauts can you rescue?
Bubble Pop Cosmic Classic
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Pop your way across the cosmos in Bubble Pop: Cosmic Shooter — a gorgeous, easy-to-learn bubble shooter with just-one-more-round addictiveness. Aim, shoot, and match 3 or more bubbles of the same color to pop them off a starlit board. Clear every bubble to beat the level… but don't let them cross the line! FEATURES • Simple controls — drag to aim, release to fire • Match-3 popping with chain reactions and falling clusters • Power-ups: Bomb to blast a cluster, or Swap your bubble color • Handcrafted difficulty — more colors, more rows, faster drops • A dazzling cosmic backdrop with drifting nebulae and twinkling stars • Glossy bubbles, smooth animations, sound & haptics • Track your high score, best level, and games played GO PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) — Remove all ads with a full year of ad-free popping. Not required to play; the whole game is free. Bubble Pop Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. • Title: Bubble Pop Premium • Length: 1 year • Price: $7.99 / year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase. Auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://bubblepop.kinjo-connect.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://bubblepop.kinjo-connect.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bust at none against Bubble Pop Cosmic Classic's 1. Bust also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). 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
Both are free to download. Bubble Pop Cosmic Classic sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year. Bust asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bust ships an update every 2 days, Bubble Pop Cosmic Classic every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bust | Bubble Pop Cosmic Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Les Bird | James Kaguo |
In-app purchases
Bust
No in-app purchases
Bubble Pop Cosmic Classic
- Bubble Pop Cosmic Classic$7.991 Year
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