Bobble Shooter vs Bubble Bust!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bobble Shooter
Match three or more bubbles to clear them from the screen and earn points. Achieve higher scores by clearing more bubbles in a single shot. Enjoy classic arcade-style bubble popping gameplay.
- Match 3+ bubbles
- Score points
- Clear bubbles
- Arcade gameplay
- High score challenges
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This is the must played bubble shooter. Make combinations of 3 or more bubbles to make them dissapear and score points. The more bubbles you shoot at once the more points you get.
Bubble Bust!
Engage in addictive bubble-popping fun across five vibrant worlds. Utilize powerful boosters and master diverse bubble types to overcome challenging bosses and unlock numerous achievements in this exciting arcade game.
- Five worlds with numerous levels
- 21 challenging bosses
- Over 30 achievements
- Diverse bubble types
- Powerful new boosters
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Bubble Bust! Popping Planets is the exciting successor to the popular bubble shooter game Bubble Bust! - loved by tens of millions of players! With five new exciting Popping Planets to explore and lots of levels you will have tons of fun! Fireballs, Bumpers and other powerful new boosters will help you defeat the 20+ bosses and other great challenges! Easy and fun gameplay – Tap where you want to shoot bubbles, make clever combinations and find the hidden key to finish the level! Many different types of bubbles will help and hinder you on your way to success – can you master them all? Get ready for some bubbleicious bubble popping fun! KEY FEATURES: * 5 worlds with lots of levels of bubble popping fun! * 21 challenging bosses * 30+ achievements to unlock * Tons of different bubbles to discover * Powerful new boosters Your feedback is very important to us! If you have any questions or comments we would love to hear from you. Please support us by rating and reviewing! Game On! :) Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GameOnArcade Developed and published by GameOn http://www.gameonarcade.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Bust! at 4.7 against Bobble Shooter's 3.6. Bubble Bust! also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Bobble Shooter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Bubble Bust! sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bubble Bust! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 155 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Bobble Shooter's written reviews are positive against 74% of Bubble Bust!'s.
Bobble Shooter ships an update every 3 months, Bubble Bust! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bobble Shooter | Bubble Bust! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (56 ratings) | 4.7 (155 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.5% of reviews | 74.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 155 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | REANIX | GOES International AB |
Customer experience
Bobble Shooter
Bubble Bust!
User reviews
Bobble Shooter
From 56 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive gameplay
- 💡 Variety of game modes
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔄 Restarting from level 1 upon failure
- 🔍 Difficulty distinguishing between colors
- 📢 Intrusive ads
- 🕹️ Inconsistent and inaccurate aiming
Bubble Bust!
From 155 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Great upgrade to original
- 👍 Boss battles add challenge
- 👍 Good way to pass time
Room to improve
- 👎 Too short/not enough levels
- 👎 Easier than original
- 👎 Becomes boring quickly
- 👎 Childish graphics/music
- 👎 No scores recorded
Bugs and requests
Bobble Shooter
Reported bugs
3 issues- Bubbles disappearing or getting stuck
- Game freezing during level transitions
- Inconsistent behavior when swiping to aim
Requested features
4 requests- Save progress and resume from last level
- Option to disable ads or pay to remove them
- Improved color contrast for better visibility
- Checkpoint system to avoid starting over
Bubble Bust!
Reported bugs
10 issues- Does not support iCloud synchronization between devices
- Paid mega package, but nothing added, and ads still in the game
- No way to just pay to unlock all worlds
- No explanation on how to get more stars
- Constant interruptions to buy special add-ons is ruining it
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- The scoring is rigged so you have to buy more gold (real money)
- Ads that pop up in the middle of the game
- You have to look at the upgrade shop before every level
- The way it reacts is a bit slower than the older version
- Continuous interruption of asking to purchase more tokens
Requested features
9 requests- Needs more levels
- Wish there was a reset/restart button
- Need more worlds
- Add more levels
- Need a manual of sorts to understand better
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- Remove ads that pop up in the middle of the game
- Remove upgrade shop before every level
- Improve on the delay between levels
- Improve continuous interruption of asking to purchase more tokens
In-app purchases
Bobble Shooter
- Unlimited Coins of Arcade Mode$0.99
- Full levels of Puzzle and Classic mode$0.99
Bubble Bust!
- Pack of 1000 Tokens$0.99
- Big Pack$0.99
- Big Pack Bonus Offer$0.99
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- BOSS Pack$0.99
- MEGA Pack$1.99
- MEGA Pack Bonus Offer$1.99
- MEGA Pack Super Sale$2.99
- MEGA Pack$3.99
Questions
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