Comparison

Shoot Bubbles vs Tower Buster

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

Head to head
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.

About

Tower Buster

A casual game where you aim and release bubbles to break down colorful towers. Match bubble colors to trigger chain reactions and earn points as unsupported bubbles fall.

Highlights
  • Aim and release bubbles
  • Match adjacent colors
  • Chain reactions
  • Earn points for falling bubbles
  • One-hand controls
  • Attractive color towers
Features
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Tower Buster is a fun and addictive new game experience involving a tower of colorful bubbles which you must break down with more bubbles! How to play: -Keep your finger pressed on the screen to start aiming at the tower. -Release your finger to throw your bubble. If your bubble hits another color matching one, all adjacent color bubbles will break. -All other bubbles which are no longer being supported by the tower will fall down and earn points! Features: -An instinctive one-hand input controller. -Attractive color towers and various structures. -Fun and rewarding destruction animations.

Screenshots

Shoot Bubbles4 screens
Tower Buster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Shoot Bubbles at 133K against Tower Buster's 16K. Shoot Bubbles also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Shoot Bubbles sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Tower Buster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Shoot Bubbles against 4.7 for Tower Buster. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shoot Bubbles has 133K ratings behind it against 16K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Shoot Bubbles's written reviews are positive against 47% of Tower Buster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shoot Bubbles ships an update monthly, Tower Buster every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shoot Bubbles versus Tower Buster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShoot BubblesTower Buster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (133K ratings)4.7 (16K ratings)
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews — better46.9% of reviews
Number of ratings133K — better16K
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB296 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperIVYMOBILE INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE LIMITEDA Small Game AB

Customer experience

Shoot Bubbles

All ratings133,338 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews550 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral11.6%
Negative36.5%

Tower Buster

All ratings16,435 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral19.5%
Negative33.6%

User reviews

Shoot Bubbles

From 133K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and relaxing game
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🤩 Addictive and compelling
  • 💤 Helps pass time

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Too many ads
  • 🤯 Ads disrupt gameplay
  • 🔥 Ads drain battery
  • 😡 Ads cannot be removed without subscription
  • 🐛 Game freezes and crashes

Tower Buster

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
  • 🕹️ Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🕰️ Good time-wasting game

Room to improve

  • 💢 Excessive ads after every level
  • 🔁 Repetitive tower patterns
  • 🔒 Paid ad removal not working as expected
  • 🌈 Rainbow ball functionality issues

Bugs and 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)

Tower Buster

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sound cutting out and not returning without restarting
  • Coins/progress disappearing after updates
  • Certain color combinations difficult for color-blind players

Requested features

3 requests
  • More challenging and varied tower formations
  • Ability to use earned coins for upgrades or bonuses
  • Frequent content updates with new towers and levels

In-app purchases

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
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  • 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
1 purchases

Tower Buster

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Shoot Bubbles free?
Shoot Bubbles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tower Buster free?
Tower Buster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shoot Bubbles or Tower Buster?
Shoot Bubbles and Tower Buster are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 133K and 16K ratings respectively.
Do Shoot Bubbles or Tower Buster have ads?
Both Shoot Bubbles and Tower Buster show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shoot Bubbles or Tower Buster?
Shoot Bubbles ships an update monthly, and Tower Buster every 2 months. Most recently, Shoot Bubbles was updated on October 19, 2026 and Tower Buster on October 18, 2026.

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