Bubbles vs Talking Carl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubbles
This app provides a playful and interactive experience for young children. It allows them to create and pop bubbles, draw letters, numbers, and shapes with a touch interface, offering a fun and engaging distraction.
- Create bubbles by dragging
- Pop bubbles by tapping
- See bubbles fly
- Experience gravity physics
- Draw bubble letters
- Draw bubble numbers
- Draw bubble shapes
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For toddlers and parents who need a fun distraction. • Hear bubbles popping. • See bubbles fly from your fingers. • Feel gravity pull your bubbles downward. • Draw bubble letters, numbers, and shapes. I created Bubbles to entertain my daughter for a 12 hour plane flight to Korea in 2008 (She's 16 now!). I hope it provides some entertainment for you and your kids too. My favorite is to play Bubbles with my kids before bed. We try to draw letters, numbers, or just fling them about. Tip: Flip your iPad or iPhone upside down to slow the bubbles down for easier drawing. Have fun!
Talking Carl
Interact with a funny talking character by talking, tickling, and feeding him. He repeats your words with a silly voice and reacts to your actions with laughs, growls, and more. Features a baby mode for younger children.
- Talk and hear words repeated
- Feed the character
- Tickle for laughs
- Poke for reactions
- Baby mode for kids
- Swipe gestures for actions
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Talking Carl is the very first and still the funniest talking character on the App Store, he invented fun! Talk, sing, and play with him. Tickle him, punch him, feed him, and wait until you hear his laugh, it’s just irresistible. Carl has topped all the charts worldwide and has been featured across the globe. We think about small kids too: Use the Baby mode without any buttons: only Carl and no trouble! --------------- Features -------------- • Talk to him and he'll repeat your words with an hysterical voice. • Feed him with bones • Strike him by lightning • Tickle him and he will laugh out loud. • Poke his eyes and he will shout and yell. • Pinch him to hear him growling. • And if you forget him he will grumble. • Very Polite, he even says Goodbye. + Swipe up and he will fly... and fall + swipe down and hear the thunder + swipe left or right and he'll make a round-turn. Talking Carl is hours of laugh for children of any age. Parents, you'll love him too for the peacefulness it gives you while your kids are playing with him. But don’t try it! you’ll never give it back to them. --------- Our users says --------- "The only talking app that I recommend - There are quite a few of talking apps but Talking Carl is the best! I especially like that I can remove all the buttons so that my daughter will not be confused" "Great app for the kids! - My kids love playing with this app and found it easy to share the videos"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Talking Carl at 4.3 against Bubbles's 3.2. Talking Carl also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 47%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Bubbles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#24 vs #161). On price, ads 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
Bubbles costs $0.99 and Talking Carl $0.99 up front. Talking Carl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bubbles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Talking Carl holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Carl has 948 ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Bubbles's written reviews are positive against 71% of Talking Carl's.
Bubbles ships an update every 3 months, Talking Carl every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Bubbles | Talking Carl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (64 ratings) | 4.3 (948 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews | 71.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 | 948 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #24 — better | #161 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Grosjean | Tayasui.com |
Customer experience
Bubbles
Talking Carl
User reviews
Bubbles
From 64 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Visually appealing bubbles
- 🧒 Great for entertaining toddlers
- 🕰️ Relaxing and calming
- 🎉 Fun for all ages
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited features and functionality
- 🔜 Bubbles disappear too quickly
- 💰 Paid in-app purchases removed
- 🤯 Creepy bubble faces
Talking Carl
From 948 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Funny and entertaining
- 🤩 Brings back childhood memories
- 👍 Great for kids and adults
- 💕 Cute and lovable character
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔧 Glitchy and buggy
- 🕰️ Outdated and not updated
- 🤖 Unresponsive voice recognition
Bugs and requests
Bubbles
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on certain devices
- Issues with recent updates
- Inability to access previous purchases
Requested features
4 requests- More bubble customization options
- Ability to keep bubbles on screen longer
- Restore previous in-app purchases
- Add different bubble types and styles
Talking Carl
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Sprites and animations glitch out
- Voice recording and playback issues
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Update the app to fix bugs and glitches
- Add more features and interactions
- Bring back old fan-favorite games and modes
- Improve voice recognition and responsiveness
In-app purchases
Bubbles
No in-app purchases
Talking Carl
- Sticker Pack$0.99
Questions
Is Bubbles free?
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