Bubbles vs Whack A Braille
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubbles
A simple and relaxing game where players pop floating bubbles. It's designed to help users destress and relieve anxiety, offering a calming experience. For those seeking more, a challenge mode tests reaction time.
- Pop floating bubbles
- Relaxing gameplay
- Stress relief
- Anxiety relief
- Challenge mode
- Reaction time test
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Pop the bubbles as they float across the screen! A great way to relax, destress, and relieve anxiety. Looking for a challenge? Then take on the challenge mode to test your reaction time! Credits: Our preview images were created using 'Previewed' at https://previewed.app
Whack A Braille
An accessible arcade game that challenges players to type braille characters, symbols, and contractions before they disappear. Designed for blind players and braille learners, it offers various practice modes and adjustable settings for a playful learning experience.
- Playable with Braille Screen Input, Displays, and keyboards
- Practice Grade 1 letters, symbols, and Grade 2 contractions
- Adjustable speech rate and voice selection
- Non-timed training mode for beginners
- Adaptive Mole Recon for personalized practice
- Blind-first and Accessibility-first design
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Whack a Braille! is a fast-paced accessible arcade game where you type the right braille character, symbol, or contraction before the mole ducks away. Play with a braille display, an external keyboard, or Braille Screen Input. Practice Grade 1 letters, symbols, typing-row patterns, and Grade 2 contractions, then cash in your tickets for prizes as you build up your shelf. The game is designed for blind players, braille learners, teachers, and anyone who wants a playful way to build braille speed and confidence. Features: • Built with Blind-first and Accessibility-first design. • Playable with Braille Screen Input, Braille Displays, and external keyboards. • Adjustable speech rate and voice selection. • Mole sets include keyboard touch-typing training, Grade 1 letters and numbers, and UEB Grade 2 symbols,, word signs, and two-character contractions. • Battle Modes have sets of 3-letter, 4-letter, and 5-letter Grade 1 words, and Wordy Mole Mayhem has randomly drawn 4 to 10 letter words to be typed. • Non-timed training mode for beginners, along with adjustable difficulty modes and round timer lengths. • Adaptive Mole Recon feature that keeps track of misses and what braille characters need practice. Type fast, bonk moles, earn tickets, and see what prize suits your fancy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubbles at none against Whack A Braille's 4. Bubbles also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Whack A Braille's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 37 months). On price, monetization model 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. Whack A Braille sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Bubbles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bubbles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Bubbles ships an update every 37 months, Whack A Braille every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubbles | Whack A Braille |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Sverdrup | Marco Salsiccia |
Customer experience
Bubbles
Whack A Braille
In-app purchases
Bubbles
No in-app purchases
Whack A Braille
- Light Thwap$0.99
- Big Bonk$1.99
- Mega Whack$2.99
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- Ultimate Whackage$4.99









