Comparison

Bubble Popper + vs Idle Penguin Town

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Popper +

Engage in a variety of bubble popping challenges with customizable options. Enjoy realistic sounds, competitive leaderboards, and unique game modes for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Customizable bubble sheet size and appearance
  • Realistic bubble popping sounds
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Multi-player games
  • Inflation mode
  • Zoom and scroll functionality
Features
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This Bubble Popping game combines many awesome challenges in a single app! Features include: * Customizable size and appearance of the bubble sheet * Realistic bubble appearance and popping sounds * Leaderboards, achievements and multi-player games * Scrolling through bubble sheet with your fingers, pinching to zoom in and out * "Inflation mode" so you don't have to scroll through the screen * Extra points to get better scores And much more...

About

Idle Penguin Town

Merge cute penguins to create new ones and build a bustling town on the ice. Manage resources, catch fish, and upgrade your penguin empire. Enjoy bonus time for rapid growth and discover rare breeds.

Highlights
  • Merge penguins to create new ones
  • Build and upgrade a penguin town
  • Catch fish to feed penguins
  • Manage penguin shops and products
  • Unlock rare penguin breeds
  • Experience bonus time for accelerated growth
Features
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Free operation for free operation Leave game! Little cute penguins are also popular with girls! Let's attach penguins and make a city of lively and lovely penguins on lonely ice! ■ How to play If you tap on a big penguin and make two or more penguins Drag the penguins and put them together like a puzzle When the same penguins are stacked, a new penguin is born At this time you can get points to raise coins and town level. As town level goes up, penguin town develops. Tap the sea to catch fish and feed it to a big penguin. Eating fish will restore the strength of the big penguin You need strength to produce eggs Tap the penguin shop to get in the shop. If you purchase a product that has not been received in the shop once with coins, you can sell the product and earn coins. The products received will be bought by the customer's penguins at regular intervals. When the product is sold out, tap the icon to receive the product. If the product is still sold out, you can not get coins. You do not need coins to replenish your product. Grow large penguins with coins at SHOP You will be able to produce penguins efficiently. If you increase the upper limit of the strength of the big penguin, the upper limit of the fish gathered will increase by the same amount. You can also use coins to accelerate the time for fish to gather. When the town level is 10 or higher, you will be able to randomly generate rare penguins using coins. Bonus time starts after the town level has risen or after watching a video ad During this period, penguins are born and evolved one stage. There are two types of bonus times after watching a video ad. A large penguin that has evolved about one step for about 300 seconds and about 60 seconds There are two types of things that continue to produce eggs. Penguin Town with elements of breeding games, leaving games, city planning games and puzzle games! Tiny and cute penguins are popular with girls! Please complete all kinds of penguins and develop penguin town!

Screenshots

Bubble Popper +4 screens
Idle Penguin Town4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Penguin Town at 90% against Bubble Popper +'s 31%. Idle Penguin Town also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Bubble Popper +'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (302 vs 33). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bubble Popper + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Idle Penguin Town asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Penguin Town holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Popper + has 302 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Bubble Popper +'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Idle Penguin Town's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Popper + ships an update every 3 months, Idle Penguin Town monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Bubble Popper + versus Idle Penguin Town: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble Popper +Idle Penguin Town
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (302 ratings)4.9 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.0% of reviews90.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings302 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobTouch Incinline planning

Customer experience

Bubble Popper +

All ratings305 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral15.4%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive31.0%
Neutral10.2%
Negative58.8%

Idle Penguin Town

All ratings33 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.8%

Bugs and requests

Bubble Popper +

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Upgrade/Pro version not working
  • Bubbles not popping properly
  • Freezing or crashing on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add leaderboards or multiplayer
  • Allow customization of bubble size/color
  • Improve haptic feedback
  • Add more game modes

Idle Penguin Town

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bubble Popper +

One-time1
  • Bubble Popper Ultimate Edition$0.99
None

Idle Penguin Town

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubble Popper + free?
Bubble Popper + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Penguin Town free?
Idle Penguin Town is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Popper + or Idle Penguin Town?
Idle Penguin Town is rated higher. Bubble Popper + averages 3.6 out of 5 from 302 ratings, while Idle Penguin Town averages 4.9 from 33 ratings.
Do Bubble Popper + or Idle Penguin Town have ads?
Idle Penguin Town shows ads; Bubble Popper + does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Popper + or Idle Penguin Town?
Bubble Popper + ships an update every 3 months, and Idle Penguin Town monthly. Most recently, Bubble Popper + was updated on November 1, 2026 and Idle Penguin Town on November 2, 2026.

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