Comparison

Bloons Pop! vs Puzzle Almanac

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

Head to head
About

Bloons Pop!

Aim monkeys to pop colorful Bloons and restore Monkey Town. Merge monkeys into powerful Mega Monkeys and unlock bonus Hero Monkeys to clear challenging levels. Rebuild and decorate village scenes with various interactive objects.

Highlights
  • Pop Bloons with friendly Monkeys
  • Merge Monkeys into Mega Monkeys
  • Restore and decorate Monkey Town scenes
  • Thousands of challenging levels
  • Unlock bonus Hero Monkeys
  • Earn screen-clearing Powerups
  • Complete Team Goals with other players
Features
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Those Bloons may look cute and colorful but they've made a mess of Monkey Town, and it's up to you to pop them all and set things right! Aim your friendly Monkeys then watch them jump right into the puzzle and use their signature abilities to pop as many Bloons as possible. Merge shots into powerful Mega Monkeys and unlock bonus Hero Monkey shots to help you win! Each victory helps you rebuild the beautiful village scenes that the Bloons disrupted. Place buildings, characters, pets, decorations, and a variety of other interactive, animating objects to make each Monkey Town your own creation. KEY FEATURES: * 10 adorable animating Monkey characters that jump straight into the puzzle * Thousands of colorful, challenging levels with an endless variety of Bloons, obstacles, and moving formations * 12 unique Monkey Town scenes to restore and decorate with 150 beautifully crafted animating objects * Merge Monkeys to create awesome Mega Monkeys, capable of clearing huge puzzle sections by themselves * Build up your score meter and win powerful bonus Hero Monkeys * Earn and collect screen clearing Powerups to help get past tough levels * Combine your victories with other players to complete Team Goals and earn special rewards So sharpen your darts, steady your aim, and pop your way to victory in the richly animated world of Bloons Pop! ********** Ninja Kiwi Notes: Please review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You will be prompted in-game to accept these terms in order to cloud save and protect your game progress: https://ninjakiwi.com/terms https://ninjakiwi.com/privacy_policy Bloons Pop! contains video ads that you can opt to watch for in-game rewards and also contains in-game items that can be purchased with real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings, or reach us for help at https://support.ninjakiwi.com/hc/en-us. Your ad views and purchases fund our development updates and new games, and we sincerely appreciate every vote of confidence you give us with your time and your purchases. Ninja Kiwi Community: We love hearing from our players, so please get in touch with any feedback, positive or negative, at https://support.ninjakiwi.com/hc/en-us. You can also join the community and find Ninja Kiwi news on social media here: https://www.facebook.com/ninjakiwigames/ https://twitter.com/ninjakiwigames https://www.instagram.com/realninjakiwi/ Streamers and Video Creators: Ninja Kiwi is actively promoting channel creators on YouTube and Twitch! If you are not already working with us, keep making videos and tell us about your channel at streamers@ninjakiwi.com

About

Puzzle Almanac

Features
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Two logic puzzles, shared by everyone, every day. Trail asks for one line through the whole grid; Orchard asks you to place the queens. Solve either one to keep your streak, and see how your time stacks up. TRAIL Start at checkpoint 1 and draw one continuous path across the grid. Visit every numbered checkpoint in order, pass through each cell exactly once, and never cross a wall — reach the final number to finish. The clock starts on your first move, so plan before you draw. ORCHARD Place the queens: one in every colour region, one in every row, one in every column, and no two touching, not even diagonally. Every board has exactly one solution, so it can always be reasoned out — no guessing. • Two shared Daily puzzles for everyone — the same boards worldwide, with a day counter, one streak that covers both games, and Game Center leaderboards for Trail's time, difficulty, and streak • Difficulty grows through the week: easy Mon–Tue, medium Wed–Thu, hard Fri–Sun — Trail from 5×5 to 7×7, Orchard from 6×6 to 8×8 • Unlimited mode for extra puzzles in either game at any difficulty — 3 free every day • A full archive of every past Trail Daily • Hints in both games: Trail reveals the next three cells of the solution, Orchard points out a misplaced queen or the next one to place — plus a backtrack counter and a first-move timer in Trail • A new look of printed paper and ink, with a night mode for solving after dark — choose paper, night, or follow the system • A home screen widget, restyled to match, shows your streak and today's status at a glance • An optional daily reminder at a time you choose, skipped automatically on days you've already played • Share cards for your results, satisfying haptics and sound • Trail is also free to play on the web at puzzlealmanac.com — the same Daily puzzle, no app required Puzzle Almanac Unlimited removes the daily cap and unlocks the full archive: weekly for $2.99, monthly for $4.99, or yearly for $19.99 with a 7-day free trial. Or go Lifetime for a one-time $39.99. The Daily puzzle is always free, subscription or not. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. No account, no ads, no tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://puzzlealmanac.com/privacy

Screenshots

Bloons Pop!4 screens
Puzzle Almanac4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Puzzle Almanac at none against Bloons Pop!'s shown. Puzzle Almanac also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Bloons Pop!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bloons Pop! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Puzzle Almanac sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloons Pop! ships an update every 3 weeks, Puzzle Almanac every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bloons Pop! versus Puzzle Almanac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloons Pop!Puzzle Almanac
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings16K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNinja Kiwi LimitedJAKUB MILCH

Bugs and requests

Bloons Pop!

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Ice monkey pop count is not working
  • Ice monkey has yellow eyes
  • Monkeys get stuck on a certain type
  • Darts disappear so you can't tell where they are going
  • Bloontonium purchase issue
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  • Game crashes/freezes
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

17 requests
  • More monkeys
  • More Bloons
  • Bosses
  • More Power ups
  • Town-Building style game
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  • Collaboration with Cartoon Network
  • Skill tree
  • Ability to edit villages
  • Monkey leveling
  • Research option to power up monkeys
  • More levels
  • More heroes
  • Ability to remove and place decorations/buildings
  • Merge Tier2 monkeys
  • See further into the lineup to plan for better merges
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Puzzle Almanac

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bloons Pop!

One-time10
  • Monkey Money$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Popper Bundle$1.99
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  • Bloontonium Canister on Sale$1.99
  • Third Bloontonium Canister$2.99
  • 30 Day Gold Pass$3.99
  • 1100 Monkey Money$4.99
  • Insta Mega Powerup Pack$4.99
  • 90 Day Gold Pass$9.99
  • 5000 Monkey Money Sale$9.99
4 purchases

Puzzle Almanac

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Unlimited Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Bloons Pop! free?
Bloons Pop! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzle Almanac free?
Puzzle Almanac is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bloons Pop! or Puzzle Almanac have ads?
Bloons Pop! shows ads; Puzzle Almanac does not.
Which is updated more often, Bloons Pop! or Puzzle Almanac?
Bloons Pop! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Puzzle Almanac every 8 days. Most recently, Bloons Pop! was updated on November 5, 2026 and Puzzle Almanac on November 1, 2026.

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