Bubble Wars vs Invading Horde
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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. Thanks for playing Bubble Wars and we would love to hear back from you!
Invading Horde
Defend the Kingdom from an invading horde by strategically building towers and using magic. Earn stars and gems to upgrade your defenses and unlock new abilities to overcome increasingly challenging waves of enemies.
- Fast-paced tower defense action
- Strategic tower building
- Upgrade weapons, obstacles, and magic
- Unlock new towers and spells
- Cast magic spells
- Drop obstacles to slow enemies
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An Invading Horde has been spotted to the west of the Kingdom. The King has selected a lucky random subject to defend the Realm. You take on the role of the unfortunate farmer tasked with this great undertaking. Build defensive Towers to defeat the Invading Horde. Complete levels to earn Stars to upgrade your Weapons, Obstacles and Magic. Earn Gems to unlock more Towers, Obstacles and Magic. Features ● Fast paced Tower Defense action ● Quirky story line ● Pause the action to plan your strategy ● Cast Magic spells to smite the Horde ● Drop Obstacles in the road to slow down the Horde ● Unlock powerful new Towers, Obstacles, Items and Magic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubble Wars at none against Invading Horde's 7. Bubble Wars also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Invading Horde's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume and monetization model 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. Invading Horde sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Bubble Wars asks for nothing beyond the download.
Invading Horde holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 559 and 261 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Bubble Wars's written reviews are positive against 57% of Invading Horde's.
Bubble Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Invading Horde every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubble Wars | Invading Horde |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (559 ratings) | 4.7 (261 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | 56.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 559 — better | 261 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Modular Dreams Inc | AlhoGames |
Customer experience
Bubble Wars
Invading Horde
User reviews
Bubble Wars
From 559 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Invading Horde
From 261 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 😂 Humorous and catchy dialogue
- ⌚ Excellent performance on Apple Watch
- 💰 Good value for the price (free)
- 🎮 Addictive and engaging experience
Room to improve
- 🐌 Slow gameplay and boring pace
- 🕹️ Clunky and difficult controls
- 📉 Too easy and becomes repetitive
- ⏳ Game is too short
- 👎 Frustrating glitches
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
Invading Horde
Reported bugs
5 issues- Archers stop shooting after leveling up
- Crashes during the last wave of levels
- Crashes after 1 minute of playing Level 25
- Game crashes right before finishing a level
- Towers stop working when too many power upgrades are applied or support towers are nearby
Requested features
5 requests- Never-ending levels
- Ability to unlock more things
- Sync progress between Watch and iPhone
- More levels (100+)
- Chinese translation
In-app purchases
Bubble Wars
No in-app purchases
Invading Horde
- Gems pack 1$0.99
- Stars Pack 1$0.99
- Gems pack 2$1.99
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- Stars Pack 2$1.99
- Gems pack 3$2.99
- Stars pack 3$2.99
- Starter pack$4.99
Questions
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