Comparison

Last Layer vs Poppel

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

Head to head
About

Last Layer

This app provides a comprehensive reference for practicing CFOP algorithms to solve speed cubes. It includes tools for learning and testing patterns, a scramble generator, and a timer with note-taking capabilities. Favorites and edits sync across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • CFOP algorithm reference
  • Pattern editing
  • Favorite patterns
  • 25-move scramble generator
  • Solve timer with notes
  • iCloud sync
  • Dark mode
Features
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Clean and simple reference app for practicing CFOP patterns for solving your speed cube. Easily and quickly access the prime tools needed when practicing and learning new patterns. Features include: • Test your knowledge and practice the moves you know • Full OLL and PLL patterns • Pattern editing! Change the pattern text to anything you want. • Favorite the patterns you are currently learning. • Randomly generated 25 move scramble • Timer results include the scramble and the ability to add notes. • Native iPad support • iCloud support. Favorites, pattern edits, and solve times will sync between devices • Automatic dark mode. Amazing tool to learn the OLL and PLL patterns of the CFOP method. We take privacy very seriously, we do not collect any Personably Identifiable Information, not even location. All our metrics are anonymous and only track feature usage so we can determine which features are popular(or not), so we can spend more time focusing on the right areas.

About

Poppel

Engage in a modern bubble-popping game that requires strategic thinking. Connect and tap groups of matching bubbles to clear the board and earn points. Offers multiple game modes and customization options for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Strategic bubble popping
  • Four distinct game modes
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Customizable themes and effects
  • One-handed play design
Features
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Poppel is a modern bubble puzzle built for satisfying pops and clever strategy. Find connected groups of matching bubbles, tap to pop them, and watch the board shift to reveal new possibilities. Bigger groups earn exponentially more points, with cascading score trails and satisfying combos that build toward massive high scores. FEATURES - Four Ways to Play: Classic, Continuous, Campaign, and Daily Challenge. - Daily Challenges: Take on four rotating modifiers—Combo Surge, Collect the Treasure, Magic Star, and Color Surge—on the same board as players worldwide. A new challenge arrives at midnight local time. - Daily Challenge Rewards: Complete challenges for a chance to earn bonus POP and Magic Star power-ups. - Global Competition: Chase the live global Score to Beat right from the Home Screen. - Daily Streaks: Keep your streak alive with automatic Streak Shield protection or use Streak Repair to recover it. - Power-Ups: Use Target POP to burst any single bubble or Magic Star to clear all bubbles of one color in Classic, Continuous, and Campaign. - Starter Power-Ups: Every player starts with 3 Target POPs and 1 Magic Star. - Special Bubbles: Discover Clock time bonuses, Bombs with a 3×3 blast, 2× / 3× / 4× Multipliers, Locked Grey Bubbles, buried Treasure Chests, and the Magic Star Wildcard. - Campaign Second Chance: Get an extra 30 seconds through a rewarded ad or VIP bypass. - 50 Campaign Levels: Earn up to 3 stars per level and choose Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty. - Speed Combos & Leaderboards: Chain fast pops to build combo multipliers up to 5.0×, use helpful hints, and compete on per-mode Game Center leaderboards. - Make It Yours: Choose color-blind-friendly themes, high contrast, bubble symbols, haptics, music, and sound effects. - Made for iPhone: Enjoy focused, one-handed gameplay wherever you go. See it. Tap it. Pop it!

Screenshots

Last Layer4 screens
Poppel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Last Layer at none against Poppel's 1. Poppel's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Poppel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Last Layer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Last Layer against 5.0 for Poppel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Last Layer ships an update every 4 weeks, Poppel every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Last Layer versus Poppel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast LayerPoppel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon HarrisDale Tollman

Customer experience

Last Layer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Poppel

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Last Layer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Poppel

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Last Layer free?
Last Layer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poppel free?
Poppel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Last Layer or Poppel?
Last Layer and Poppel are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Last Layer or Poppel have ads?
Neither Last Layer nor Poppel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Last Layer or Poppel?
Last Layer ships an update every 4 weeks, and Poppel every 5 days. Most recently, Last Layer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Poppel on October 29, 2026.

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