Comparison

Bubble Wars vs Bird Gun

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

Bird Gun

Control a pixel bird to shoot fruits at enemies and break bricks. Navigate chaotic levels filled with unique bosses like a sausage-shooting Pig Boss and a fish bone-shooting UFO cat. Enjoy a simple yet action-packed arcade experience.

Highlights
  • Shoot fruits at enemies
  • Break bricks
  • Battle unique bosses
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Simple controls
Features
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When you are a pixel bird, life is simple! Shoot fruits at other birds or being shot... Hey, and don't you forget the Pig Boss that shoots sausage? the UFO cat that shoot fish bones...? Get the game and enjoy chaos!!!

Screenshots

Bubble Wars4 screens
Bird Gun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Bird Gun at ad-supported against Bubble Wars's free with in-app purchases. Bird Gun also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 47%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Bubble Wars's advantage is ratings volume (559 vs 98). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Bird Gun holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Wars has 559 ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Bubble Wars's written reviews are positive against 58% of Bird Gun's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Bird Gun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bubble Wars versus Bird Gun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble WarsBird Gun
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (559 ratings)4.6 (98 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews58.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings559 — better98
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModular Dreams IncGosiha Pte. Ltd

Customer experience

Bubble Wars

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

Bird Gun

All ratings98 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%

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

Bird Gun

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bubble Wars

No in-app purchases

None

Bird Gun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubble Wars free?
Bubble Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bird Gun free?
Bird Gun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Wars or Bird Gun?
Bird Gun is rated higher. Bubble Wars averages 4.4 out of 5 from 559 ratings, while Bird Gun averages 4.6 from 98 ratings.
Do Bubble Wars or Bird Gun have ads?
Both Bubble Wars and Bird Gun show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Wars or Bird Gun?
Bubble Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bird Gun every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bubble Wars was updated on October 2, 2026 and Bird Gun on September 29, 2026.

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