Comparison

Bubble Star Journey vs Shoot Bubbles

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Star Journey

Aim and shoot colorful bubbles to rescue cute animals in this engaging puzzle game. With over 300 levels and offline play, it's a fun and relaxing way to train your brain and pass the time.

Highlights
  • Over 300 puzzle levels
  • Animal rescue modes
  • Offline play (no WiFi needed)
  • Hand-made level design
  • Daily challenges
  • Free aim feature
  • Switchable bubble colors
Features
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Bored at home? This game can be played with only one hand anywhere at anytime and suitable for all ages to have fun. You just need to aim and shoot the bubbles. Play for free today and join the bubble popping journey. There are animal rescue modes in your bubble pop journeys. Fire your bubble shooter to save the cute animals out of trouble. Aim, match and smash the bubbles to help escape from the bubble. Each bubble you pop will bring a animal closer to their happily ever after. Animals need help. Try Bubble Star Journey! The best free bubble pop game today. Enjoy this fun bubble shooter game with 300+ awesome puzzle levels. Well designed level, not only fun but also a lot. This game is popular for a long time. Play this game can train your brain and finger. Shoot, pop and explode all the bubbles and enjoy this amazing stress relief game anytime you want. With plenty of amazing puzzles and challenges, cool boosters and effects, you simply won’t put it down. Go and kill the boring time. Train your brain and your fingers. Get ready, aim! go shooting bubbles. Upgrade your bubble shooting skills. The colored balls in this fun, addicting puzzle game and master all the challenges!. If you are looking for a fun way to spend time, we have a perfect game for you. KEY FEATURES • Over 300 puzzles filled with fun and amazing challenges. • HAND-MADE LEVEL DESIGN • Super easy to learn yet challenging for the brain. and User-friendly. • No need for WiFi. Enjoy the game offline. • Fun for all ages and gender. • Really addicting to play and helps relaxing your brain and finger. • Classic Bubble Blast and uniquely challenging obstacles. • You will have many levels and unique features that make it better then the other puzzle game. • This will keep you playing for long time with many unique levels. • Hundreds of exciting levels in a colorful setting. • Daily challenge to get special rewards. • The game is suitable for kids, girls and family. • Free aim feature for bubble shooting accuracy. • Two different color bubbles in the shooter to switch as you like. • Fun adventure through hundreds of brilliant bubble shooter puzzles. • Available on smartphone or tablet. • Cute animal family to rescue. HOW TO PLAY • Just Aim and shoot the bubble. • Match 3 or more bubbles of the same color as the bubble. • If you match consecutively, you can get higher score. Get 3 stars. • Use fewer shots to get higher scores. • Unlock powerful boosters to help you blast through hard levels. • Drop bubbles to get booster items and clear levels more easily. • Clear all the bubbles on the screen. • Swap the bubbles to match & pop more. • Use power-ups like bomb ball and rainbow ball to pop bubbles. NOTES • This contains some ads which are banners, interstitials and videos ads. • This is free to play game, but some in-app purchases are included. Match the colorful bubbles to pop and blast large groups and clear the screen. Play today and discover amazing graphics, cool features, and exciting bubble puzzles. Suitable for all ages from children, young, middle-age and even elderly people. Thus, You play with your family to make a good time and relationship with them. And Effectively entertain and kill time if you have absolutely nothing to do and feel bored. Thank you.

About

Shoot Bubbles

Engage in a relaxing and addictive bubble popping game with thousands of puzzle levels. Aim, shoot, and match colorful bubbles to clear the board and train your brain. Enjoy this offline game anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Thousands of relaxing puzzle levels
  • Offline play, no internet required
  • Brain training puzzles
  • Match 3 or more bubbles to explode
  • Special boosters and elements
  • Well-designed effects
Features
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Welcome to this exciting bubble shooter world and enjoy the fun of cool bubble shooting! Bubble shooter! Ball blast is an addictive bubble pop game, offline and fun, with thousands of relaxing puzzle levels! Get ready to aim, shoot bubbles along the board! Train your brain in this game! Choose the colorful balls, and launch the bubble! Match colors, solve puzzles, enjoy and relax! If you can't distinguish the color, then look for the same pattern to match! Train your brain and kill boredom! Features of Bubble shooter! Ball blast: - Once you shoot, you don't want to stop! The bubble shooter game is a time killer! - Accept the challenge, click and shoot! Pop bubbles! Break through the bubble wall and enjoy endless shooting! - Thousands of great levels! The most classic bubble shooting game that can train your brain! - Well-designed and wonderful effects! Perfect to enjoy and relax this fun bubble blitz game in a fantastic pop bubbles world! - No wireless network! No internet! Pop up on the go! Enjoy offline bubble shooting anytime, anywhere! - There are new bubble burst, fantastic boosters, fireballs and cool special elements! How to play Shooter Bubble blasting bubble game? - Enter any challenge level and switch the colorful bubbles you need! - Swipe your finger to find the right angle, release to shoot! Or aim carefully and click to shoot bubbles of the same color! - Match 3 or more bubbles and make all bubbles explode! Find the most efficient way to clear the level! - Complete levels to unlock new achievement missions and get extra bubble shooter rewards! Privacy Policy: http://www.ivymobileinternational.com/index.php/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/ivymobile-terms-of-use/ Subscription instructions: - Remove ads, wear VIP avatar frame, win streak without losing progress for 1 week is $1.99 USD per week. - Remove ads, wear VIP avatar frame, win streak without losing progress for 1 month is $4.99 USD per month. - Remove ads, wear VIP avatar frame, win streak without losing progress for 6 months is $19.99 USD per six month. If you subscribe of the VIP Subscription via iTunes, payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and your subscription automatically renews for the same price and period unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of each period at the cost of the selected package. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be turned-off through your iTunes Account Settings after purchase.

Screenshots

Bubble Star Journey4 screens
Shoot Bubbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Shoot Bubbles at 133K against Bubble Star Journey's 117. Shoot Bubbles also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Bubble Star Journey's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 52%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Bubble Star Journey sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Shoot Bubbles sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Bubble Star Journey against 4.7 for Shoot Bubbles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shoot Bubbles has 133K ratings behind it against 117, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Bubble Star Journey's written reviews are positive against 52% of Shoot Bubbles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Star Journey ships an update every 2 months, Shoot Bubbles monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bubble Star Journey versus Shoot Bubbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble Star JourneyShoot Bubbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (117 ratings) — better4.7 (133K ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better51.9% of reviews
Number of ratings117133K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB162 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoEun ChoiIVYMOBILE INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED

Customer experience

Bubble Star Journey

All ratings114 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

Shoot Bubbles

All ratings132,955 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews545 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral11.6%
Negative36.5%

Bugs and requests

Bubble Star Journey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shoot Bubbles

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Progression issues (loss of progress, win streaks)
  • Ads get stuck and cannot be closed

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to pay one-time fee to remove ads
  • Improve ad experience (shorter ads, ability to skip)
  • Fix progression issues (win streaks, loss of progress)

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Bubble Star Journey

One-time13
  • 250 Coins$0.99
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
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  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • 780 Coins$2.99
  • 1560 Coins$2.99
  • Weekend Pack$3.99
  • 1350 Coins$4.99
  • 2700 Coins$4.99
  • 2850 Coins$9.99
  • 5700 Coins$9.99
  • 6000 Coins$19.99
  • 12000 Coins$19.99
13 purchases

Shoot Bubbles

Subscriptions2
  • 1 week VIP subscription$1.997 Days
  • 1 month VIP subscription$4.991 Month
One-time11
  • art gallery gift$0.99
  • 25coins$1.99
  • 70coins$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Value Pack$5.99
  • 150coins$9.99
  • value offer4$9.99
  • event sale1$9.99
  • battlepass gift$9.99
  • Super Pack$12.99
  • 550coins$19.99
  • Special Pack$25.99

Questions

Is Bubble Star Journey free?
Bubble Star Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shoot Bubbles free?
Shoot Bubbles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Star Journey or Shoot Bubbles?
Bubble Star Journey is rated higher. Bubble Star Journey averages 4.7 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Shoot Bubbles averages 4.7 from 133K ratings.
Do Bubble Star Journey or Shoot Bubbles have ads?
Both Bubble Star Journey and Shoot Bubbles show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Star Journey or Shoot Bubbles?
Bubble Star Journey ships an update every 2 months, and Shoot Bubbles monthly. Most recently, Bubble Star Journey was updated on September 9, 2026 and Shoot Bubbles on September 24, 2026.

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