Comparison

Bubble Ball Pro vs ilu

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bubble Ball Pro

A physics-based puzzle game where players guide a bubble to a goal using various tools and power-ups. It offers 156 challenging levels and allows users to create and play community-made levels.

Highlights
  • 156 challenging levels
  • Create and play community levels
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Wood and metal pieces
  • Power-ups for speed and gravity manipulation
  • Logical thinking challenges
Features
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Bubble Ball has been downloaded over 16 million times! Try this fun, new physics puzzle game, where you will test your ingenuity and thinking skills to get the bubble to the goal through 156 challenging levels! Bubble Ball Pro gives you access to all 156 levels! Community Levels – create your own levels for Bubble Ball, and play levels created by others! Visit naygames.com/create on your computer to start making your own levels! Using the pieces and powerups provided, come up with creative solutions to get the bubble to the goal! There are two types of pieces, wood and metal. Wood pieces are affected by gravity when you tap Start, while metal ones stay where you placed them. Use powerups to give the bubble speed boosts and even reverse gravity! Don't want to start at the beginning? You can skip around to your liking and jump right into the 156 exciting levels. A great game to test your logical thinking skills and to play whenever you're bored!

About

ilu

This logic puzzle game challenges you to illuminate dark areas by strategically placing lights. As you terraform barren planets and spread light, watch them transform with vibrant, animated life. Discover clever solutions and enjoy a relaxing, dynamic experience.

Highlights
  • Infinite relaxing logic puzzles
  • Illuminate dark areas with light
  • Terraform barren planets
  • Discover clever solutions
  • Dynamic music
  • Animated hint system
Features
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ilu is a puzzle game. In every puzzle, all that is dark must light up. You place a light by tapping a dark area. You will discover clever ways to place the lights as you play the game. STORY: ilu is light. You are a keeper of light. In the vast void of space, countless lost worlds drift in the dark. Planets that have lost their star mothers and are too far and cold for the rays of starlight to warm their dark and frozen features. It is your mission to terraform these barren planets. As you spread light through the worlds of ilu, watch the ground light up while colorful and beautifully animated plants sprout as the entire world gently teems with life. FEATURES: • Infinite relaxing logic puzzles solved with light • Simple rules that create compelling solutions • Dynamic music that responds to your play • An animated & intelligent hint system that teaches & guides your way The puzzles of ilu can be solved with pure logic alone. We wanted to share the wonderful "aha!" moments of discovering the solutions with you. ilu is supported with ads, but you have the option to permanently remove the ads from the game with an in-app purchase.

Screenshots

Bubble Ball Pro4 screens
ilu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ilu at Free against Bubble Ball Pro's $1.99. ilu also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 40%) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 1). Bubble Ball Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads, device support 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

ilu is free to download; Bubble Ball Pro costs $1.99 up front. ilu sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Bubble Ball Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble Ball Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ilu has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Bubble Ball Pro's written reviews are positive against 69% of ilu's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Ball Pro ships an update every 4 months, ilu every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bubble Ball Pro versus ilu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble Ball Proilu
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews69.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB535 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNay Games LLCBrainium Studios LLC

Customer experience

Bubble Ball Pro

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

ilu

All ratings2,122 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Bubble Ball Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ilu

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch for some users
  • Placement of markers and lights not always registering correctly
  • Recent update changed visuals in a way that made the game less clear

Requested features

4 requests
  • Zoom or pan functionality for larger puzzles
  • Separate marker and light placement modes
  • Progress tracking and ability to replay past puzzles
  • More variety in background music tracks

In-app purchases

None

Bubble Ball Pro

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

ilu

One-time9
  • 100 Ad-Free Puzzles$0.99
  • Terra Suit$0.99
  • Turbo Suit$1.99
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  • The Botanic$1.99
  • Pod$2.99
  • Spectral Suit$3.99
  • Chromus$4.99
  • Ayianna$6.99
  • Unlock Ad-Free$7.99

Questions

Is Bubble Ball Pro free?
Bubble Ball Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ilu free?
ilu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Ball Pro or ilu?
Bubble Ball Pro is rated higher. Bubble Ball Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ilu averages 4.7 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Bubble Ball Pro or ilu have ads?
Neither Bubble Ball Pro nor ilu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Ball Pro or ilu?
Bubble Ball Pro ships an update every 4 months, and ilu every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bubble Ball Pro was updated on July 16, 2026 and ilu on September 10, 2026.

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