iPetRock vs Bubble Wrap FREE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPetRock
Experience low-maintenance companionship with a virtual pet rock. Interact by dragging it, shaking your phone to make it roll, and even setting custom backgrounds. It's a judgment-free friend that will miss you when you're away.
- Drag rock around the screen
- Shake phone to roll rock
- Collect premium rock types
- Set custom rock backgrounds
- Rock misses you when away
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Meet your new best friend — a virtual pet rock. iPetRock is back. The original 2008 classic, reimagined for modern iPhones. Same rock. Somehow more going on now. Your pet rock lives on your phone. Drag it around, shake your phone to send it rolling, poke it, give it a polish, and watch it settle in for a nap. It doesn't need feeding, walking, or an apology when you forget about it for three weeks — it's just happy you're here. It's picked up a few new tricks, too. It can answer your questions now — just ask it a yes or no question and it'll tell you. It reads fortunes. It tells knock-knock jokes, unprompted, whether they're funny or not. It keeps a diary, and holds onto little memory pebbles from the moments you share. Feeling fancy? Trade up to a Gold, Blue, Leopard, or Jade rock. And it lives in landscapes that have quietly leveled up from flat color to actual scenery, evolved grasslands and cozy nests included, with the original classic backgrounds still there for anyone who wants the throwback look. Oh, and it's not just on your phone anymore — your rock can live on your Apple Watch too, so it's never more than a glance away. A rock with a diary, a memory, and can see the future. We didn't see that coming either. FEATURES • Drag your rock anywhere on screen • Shake your phone to send it rolling, poke it, or give it a polish • Ask it a yes or no question — it always answers • Check its daily fortune • Tells knock-knock jokes • Keeps a diary and remembers significant moments together • Evolved scenery: grasslands, nests, and more — plus the original classic backgrounds • Collect premium rock types: Gold, Blue, Leopard, and Jade • Now on Apple Watch • Set a custom photo as your rock's background • Your rock will miss you when you're gone
Bubble Wrap FREE
Relieve stress by popping virtual bubbles on an endless sheet. Enjoy multiple mini-games, customize bubble colors and sizes, and experience realistic popping sounds. Perfect for on-the-go stress relief and fun.
- Endless virtual bubble popping
- Three addictive mini-games
- Customizable bubble colors
- Resizable bubbles with sound changes
- Multi-touch for popping multiple bubbles
- Game Center Leaderboards
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BUBBLE WRAP® is the ultimate bubble wrap simulator for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. If you enjoy popping bubbles, you owe it to yourself to get this app. You can just relieve stress by popping virtual BUBBLE WRAP for as long as you want, OR you can play one of the 3 mini games: 1. Blitz Pop - How many bubbles can you pop in a minute 2. Pop 500 - How fast can you pop 500 bubbles 3. Pop All - How fast can you pop the entire Bubble Wrap sheet ------------------- "Haha fun! So much better than all of those other bubble wrap games, this is actually addicting and doesn't give you a massive headache." - iTunes review ------------------- There are over 2000 bubbles on a single sheet for you to pop - just swipe your finger to reveal more bubbles and pop them all. And once you're done, you can do it again! Just shake your iPhone/iPod/iPad and a fresh new sheet will appear! You will NEVER run out of bubbles to pop, and you will always have it with you in your purse or pocket. Select black or white bubbles to match your iPhone or iPad. Or, if you prefer color, you can go with slate, sage, or pink. You can also change the size of the bubbles. Pinch with two fingers to change the size just as you would with a photo. As you change the size, the popping sound will change as well. Bigger bubbles will make a deeper popping sound. And for the ultimate bubble wrap thrill, try popping multiple bubbles at once! BUBBLE WRAP has it all: - over 2000 bubbles per sheet - swipe your finger to move the sheet, shake to refresh. - 3 SUPER addictive and FUN mini games - Game Center Leaderboards - 5 different colors to match your iPhone/iPad or your mood (double-tap "colors" to change and then swipe up/down) - multi-touch so you can pop multiple bubbles at once - resizable bubbles - change the size of the bubbles by pinching. - realistic, professionally recorded popping sounds that change as you change the bubble size. - endless popping fun -------------------------------------------- Bubble Wrap® and BubbleWrap and Flag Design® are registered trademarks of Sealed Air Corporation (US) used under license.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iPetRock at 4.3 against Bubble Wrap FREE's 3.6. iPetRock also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 44%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Bubble Wrap FREE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 22). 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
Both are free to download. iPetRock sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bubble Wrap FREE asks for nothing beyond the download.
iPetRock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Wrap FREE has 1.3K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of iPetRock's written reviews are positive against 44% of Bubble Wrap FREE's.
iPetRock ships an update weekly, Bubble Wrap FREE every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPetRock | Bubble Wrap FREE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (22 ratings) — better | 3.6 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better | 43.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 3.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sftwrfactory LLC | Lima Sky |
Customer experience
iPetRock
Bubble Wrap FREE
Bugs and requests
iPetRock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bubble Wrap FREE
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Bubbles not responsive to touch
- Ads interfere with gameplay
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to pop multiple bubbles at once
- More color and customization options
- Improved sound effects
In-app purchases
iPetRock
- Small Pebble$0.99
- Cool Blue Pet$0.99
- Leopard Pet$0.99
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- Jade Pet$0.99
- Gold Pet$1.99
- Friendly Rock$2.99
- Tiny Mountain$4.99
- Generous Boulder$9.99
- Legendary Mountain$19.99
- Mythic Monolith$49.99
Bubble Wrap FREE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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