Comparison

Bubble Wars vs Block Shatter

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

Block Shatter

This puzzle game challenges players to strategically place pieces on an 8x8 grid to clear lines and score points. It offers an endless Classic mode for high scores and an Adventure mode with thousands of levels across various pixel-art worlds.

Highlights
  • 8x8 grid logic puzzles
  • Classic endless score mode
  • Adventure mode with levels
  • Pixel-art world reveals
  • Line clearing mechanics
  • Leaderboard integration
Features
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Block Shatter is an 8x8 grid puzzle about planning ahead, making space, and enjoying the moment when several lines disappear at once. Choose Classic for an endless high-score chase, or enter Adventure to solve levels that gradually reveal pixel-art worlds. Every move follows visible grid rules: place one of three pieces, complete a row or column, and keep enough room for what comes next. CLASSIC MODE Settle into an endless run with clean, carefully checked starting boards and piece choices that grow with your score. Chain consecutive clears to build an exact combo count, clear five lines at once, or complete a 4x4 Power Square for an extra payoff. The challenge changes from run to run, but the board always shows you exactly what is happening. ADVENTURE MODE Travel through 20 pixel-art worlds containing 4,665 levels across the first two chapters. Completing a level paints another part of its world artwork. Stages use recognizable board layouts, Easy, Medium, and Hard pacing, sequence-puzzle variations, and two clear goal types: reach a score or collect a themed set of items. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD Connect through Apple Game Center to submit your best Classic score and compare it with the global top scores. Your personal best stays visible even when it falls outside the top 25. Game Center is optional, so local play continues when you are signed out or offline. BUILT TO FEEL GOOD - Precise drag controls and clear placement previews - Row, column, cross, and multi-line clears - Exact combo counts and illustrated celebrations - Shatter effects, native haptics, and tactile interface feedback - Adventure score milestones, completion sound, and colorful confetti - Gameplay music, sound effects, and optional voice callouts - Separate Music, SFX, and Voice controls - Reduced Motion support for interface movement - Playful failure messages that keep retries light - Local high scores and durable Adventure progress - No Block Shatter account required for local play NEED ONE MORE CHANCE? Eligible failures may offer one rewarded rescue when an ad is available. In Adventure, the board stays in place and you can preview the helpful trio before choosing whether to watch. If an ad cannot load, normal play and retry remain available. No maze of currencies. Just the grid, the pieces, and the suspicious confidence that the next move will fix everything.

Screenshots

Bubble Wars4 screens
Block Shatter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Block Shatter at 5.0 against Bubble Wars's 4.4. Block Shatter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Bubble Wars's advantage is ratings volume (559 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Block Shatter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Wars has 559 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Block Shatter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bubble Wars versus Block Shatter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble WarsBlock Shatter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (559 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings559 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModular Dreams IncMark Christian Calugay

Customer experience

Bubble Wars

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

Block Shatter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Block Shatter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bubble Wars

No in-app purchases

None

Block Shatter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubble Wars free?
Bubble Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Block Shatter free?
Block Shatter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Wars or Block Shatter?
Block Shatter is rated higher. Bubble Wars averages 4.4 out of 5 from 559 ratings, while Block Shatter averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bubble Wars or Block Shatter have ads?
Bubble Wars shows ads; Block Shatter does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Wars or Block Shatter?
Bubble Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and Block Shatter every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bubble Wars was updated on October 15, 2026 and Block Shatter on October 10, 2026.

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