Comparison

Bubble Wars vs Loop & Dot

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Wars

Engage in a strategic bubble-popping war where you aim and shoot to match three or more same-colored bubbles. Conquer challenging levels by bursting bubbles on a spinning ring, adapting your strategy in real-time to defeat the expanding bubble army.

Highlights
  • Spinning bubble ring mechanics
  • Attack and Defend game modes
  • Match 3+ same-colored bubbles to burst
  • High score tracking
  • Fast-paced arcade gameplay
  • Simple and accurate controls
Features
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Bubble Wars – Played by over 10 million users across the world, is an epic bubble shooter game featuring amazing bubble busting levels and addictive gameplay with serious bubble shooting and popping fun. Get on a war with the colorful world of bubbles, literally. What’s more? This bubble shooting game is completely FREE! Make a combination of 3 or more bubbles with same color to make them explode! To make it more exciting, the entire army of bubbles sits on a spinning ring full of bubbles. Each time you shoot the bubbles, the bubble ring spins, thus changing the dynamics of your strategy in real time. Challenge your hunger and test your skills to shoot, pop and defeat the army of bubbles in Bubble Wars.. ## Challenging Game Modes ## Attack mode: Shoot colored bubbles at the bubble spinner circle and try to shrink it. If you get 3 or more colors in a row the bubbles burst and are destroyed. Otherwise the circle can grow again. Once it is large enough to hit you, the game ends. Defend modes: Shoot colored bubbles at a bubble spinning ring that surrounds you. If you get 3 or more colors in a row the bubbles burst are destroyed. Otherwise the ring can start shrinking around you. Once it reaches you, the game ends. ## Awesome Features ## -- Exciting Gameplay -- Exploding Bubbles – Just Point and Shoot -- Multiple Bubble Combinations -- High Scores to keep a tab and challenge yourself. -- Fast Paced Arcade Game -- Accurate and Simple controls -- Continuous updates -- And much much more... Original and widely played bubble shooter arcade game is back with serious fun and shooting challenges of course. 
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About

Loop & Dot

Engage in a fast-paced chase game on your wrist. Control a shape-shifting ring to catch another ring while avoiding an enemy and the ticking clock. Test your reflexes in this speed-based arcade challenge.

Highlights
  • Shape-shifting rings
  • Catch Dot
  • Avoid enemy
  • Timed gameplay
  • Play on Apple Watch
  • Fast-paced chase
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Meet Loop: A clever shape shifting ring whose sole purpose is to catch Dot. Meet Dot: A clever shape shifting ring whose sole purpose is to avoid Loop. Play as Loop and catch Dot as many times before the enemy catches you. Oh, and before time runs out. Loop & Dot is a fast paced, speed chase between two iconic friends and the enemy that you play directly on your wrist.

Screenshots

Bubble Wars4 screens
Loop & Dot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Wars at 4.4 against Loop & Dot's 3.5. Bubble Wars also leads on ratings volume (559 vs 61). Loop & Dot's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble Wars holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Wars has 559 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Bubble Wars's written reviews are positive against 49% of Loop & Dot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Loop & Dot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bubble Wars versus Loop & Dot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble WarsLoop & Dot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (559 ratings) — better3.5 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews49.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings559 — better61
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.59.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModular Dreams IncJohn Zeglarski

Customer experience

Bubble Wars

All ratings559 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral13.3%
Negative39.2%

Loop & Dot

All ratings61 ratings
Positive60.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative27.9%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive49.4%
Neutral15.6%
Negative35.1%

User reviews

Bubble Wars

From 559 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly addictive and fun
  • 👍 Relaxing and distracting gameplay
  • 💡 Unique 'inside-out' bubble shooting mechanic

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs
  • 🔁 Progress not saved when exiting the game
  • 🎨 Difficulty distinguishing between similar colors
  • 🔊 Loud audio with no volume controls

Loop & Dot

From 61 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for boredom
  • 👍 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Good for timepass
  • 👍 Addictive
  • 👍 No ads

Room to improve

  • 👎 Gets boring quickly
  • 👎 Lacks instructions/tutorial
  • 👎 Repetitive gameplay
  • 👎 Limited colors/skins
  • 👎 Coins become useless

Bugs and requests

Bubble Wars

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Bubbles disappearing or passing through other bubbles
  • Game resetting to level 1 after phone calls or app exits
  • Screen going black or app crashing on certain devices
  • Controls becoming unresponsive or inaccurate

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add level saving and progress tracking
  • Provide color-blind accessibility options
  • Implement an ad-free paid version
  • Allow customization of background and visuals

Loop & Dot

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Tapping/swiping doesn't work
  • Game ends at random times
  • Doesn't work on Series 9
  • Doesn't work at all
  • Crashed the watch
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  • New update animations unappealing

Requested features

11 requests
  • More colors and skins
  • More things to do in the game
  • Add more stuff to the shop
  • Add animated paints
  • Add new goals/objectives
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  • Add tutorial/instructions
  • Make the game available on iPhone
  • Add more game modes
  • Update UI for better intuitiveness
  • Support for larger Apple Watch screens
  • Add more complication styles

In-app purchases

None

Bubble Wars

No in-app purchases

None

Loop & Dot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubble Wars free?
Bubble Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loop & Dot free?
Loop & Dot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Wars or Loop & Dot?
Bubble Wars is rated higher. Bubble Wars averages 4.4 out of 5 from 559 ratings, while Loop & Dot averages 3.5 from 61 ratings.
Do Bubble Wars or Loop & Dot have ads?
Bubble Wars shows ads; Loop & Dot does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Wars or Loop & Dot?
Bubble Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and Loop & Dot every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bubble Wars was updated on October 10, 2026 and Loop & Dot on October 5, 2026.

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