Marbles Plus vs Bubbles Popper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marbles Plus
This classic puzzle game challenges you to clear a field of colored balls by tapping groups of two or more of the same color. Earn more points by popping larger groups. Explore four distinct game modes for varied gameplay experiences.
- Clear colored balls
- Tap groups of same-colored balls
- Score points based on group size
- Four game modes: Basic, Shift, Nonstop, Combo
- Classic puzzle gameplay
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Marbles is a great puzzle game made in the best traditions of classic Bubble Breaker. The goal of the game is to clear the game field of color balls. Tap two or more balls of the same color to remove them and earn points. The more balls you pop at once — the more points you get. Four game modes: - Basic: balls simply drop down. - Shift: balls shift to the right after the drop. - Nonstop: endless balls. - Combo: basic + shift + nonstop.
Bubbles Popper
Tap groups of two or more same-colored bubbles to make them disappear and earn points. Clear the board to advance to higher levels, with increasing bubble removal requirements. Strategize to maximize points by clearing larger groups.
- Pop groups of same-colored bubbles
- Score points based on group size
- Advance through levels
- Increasing level difficulty
- Multiple game difficulties (4, 5, 6 colors)
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Destroy as many bubbles as possible to move to the next level. Select group of 2 or more same colored bubbles and they will disappear adding point to you. Number of point for each removed bubble depends on number of bubbles in the removed group. To move to the next level you need to remove bubbles from the board, each next level you should remove more bubbles then before. You will get more points for group of 6 cubes, then for 2 groups of 3 cubes. There are 3 game difficulties: 4, 5 and 6 colours on the board.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Marbles Plus at 5.0 against Bubbles Popper's 4.4. Marbles Plus also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.6). Bubbles Popper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (241 vs 2). 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. Marbles Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bubbles Popper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Marbles Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubbles Popper has 241 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Marbles Plus's written reviews are positive against 79% of Bubbles Popper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Marbles Plus ships an update every 6 weeks, Bubbles Popper every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marbles Plus | Bubbles Popper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (241 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 241 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serpensoft Group | Andrey Krutikov |
Customer experience
Marbles Plus
Bubbles Popper
Bugs and requests
Marbles Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bubbles Popper
Reported bugs
3 issues- App no longer works after iOS 17 update
- Game resets to level 1 if left and returned
- Cannot figure out how to stop/save at a particular level
Requested features
9 requests- Limited error exceptions (e.g., 3)
- Limited error exceptions (e.g., 3)
- Improve graphics
- Add levels instead of just points
- Repopulate bubbles as columns are cleared
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- Allow saving progress at a particular level
- Ability to change backdrop color
- Save scores to beat previous records
- Display stats or scoring information
In-app purchases
Marbles Plus
- Remove Ads$1.99
Bubbles Popper
No in-app purchases
