Comparison

Bubble Wars vs Invading Horde

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Bubble Wars4 screens
Invading Horde4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Invading Horde sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Bubble Wars asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bubble Wars versus Invading Horde: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble WarsInvading Horde
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (559 ratings)4.7 (261 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews56.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings559 — better261
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.512.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB144 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperModular Dreams IncAlhoGames

Customer experience

Bubble Wars

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

Invading Horde

All ratings261 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral13.0%
Negative30.4%

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

Invading Horde

From 261 App Store ratings

What 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

None

Bubble Wars

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Invading Horde

One-time7
  • 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

Is Bubble Wars free?
Bubble Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Invading Horde free?
Invading Horde is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Wars or Invading Horde?
Invading Horde is rated higher. Bubble Wars averages 4.4 out of 5 from 559 ratings, while Invading Horde averages 4.7 from 261 ratings.
Do Bubble Wars or Invading Horde have ads?
Bubble Wars shows ads; Invading Horde does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Wars or Invading Horde?
Bubble Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and Invading Horde every 5 days. Most recently, Bubble Wars was updated on September 23, 2026 and Invading Horde on September 20, 2026.

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