Go Bubbles Lite vs Retro Art Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Go Bubbles Lite
Create, pop, and watch animated bubbles float across your screen. This app offers a relaxing and engaging experience for all ages, with customizable bubble styles and sound effects. It's a simple yet captivating way to de-stress and entertain.
- Create bubbles by touching the screen
- Produce giant bubbles with a long press
- Pop bubbles with a gentle tap
- Create bubble trails by moving your finger
- Customize background, bubble style, and speed
- Turn sound effects on/off
- Supports multi-touch for more bubbles
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How about just simply creating, popping or watching animated colorful bubbles floating all over your screen? Bubbles are fun for both kids and adults. Sometimes popping bubbles is a good way for relaxation and releasing stress. Also, you will be amazed to see how happy the little ones are by just popping the bubbles. Main Features: * create bubbles of all size by touching the screen; * hold your finger down to produce a giant bubble; * pop a bubble by gentle tapping it; * create a trail of bubbles by moving finger on the screen; * shake the device to enter the setting screen to customize background, bubbles style/speed, turn on/off sound effect, etc. * support multiple touch on iPad to create more bubbles at the same time; * retina display compatible. Go Bubbles Lite has all the essential features as the full version except it contains Ad banner.
Retro Art Studio
Unleash your creativity with three classic-inspired art tools. Design pixel art, create vibrant peg-style designs, or sketch with playful dial controls. This app offers a simple, satisfying, and mess-free way to make art for all ages.
- Pixel art creation
- Peg-style artwork
- Dial doodle sketching
- Intuitive grid interface
- Distraction-free design
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Super Retro Art Studio Create. Play. Relax. Super Retro Art Studio brings together three classic-inspired creative tools in one simple, satisfying app. Whether you want to unwind, experiment, or just make something fun, it’s all here—no pressure, no mess. Three Ways to Create Pixel Painter Design colorful pixel art with an intuitive grid. Tap, fill, and bring your ideas to life : one square at a time. LED Lights Create vibrant peg-style artwork inspired by classic light boards. Bright, bold, and instantly rewarding. Dial-A-Doodle Twist your way to playful sketches with classic dial controls. No undo-just pure creative flow. Features • Simple, satisfying creative tools • Draw, fill, erase, and experiment freely • Clean, distraction-free design • Designed for all ages Make something from yesterday today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Go Bubbles Lite at none against Retro Art Studio's 1. Go Bubbles Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (57% vs 34%). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. Retro Art Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Go Bubbles Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Go Bubbles Lite against 4.7 for Retro Art Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Go Bubbles Lite's written reviews are positive against 34% of Retro Art Studio's.
Go Bubbles Lite ships an update every 2 months, Retro Art Studio every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Go Bubbles Lite | Retro Art Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 34.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Super Kiddo Studio | Six Foot Three Foot |
Customer experience
Go Bubbles Lite
Retro Art Studio
Bugs and requests
Go Bubbles Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Retro Art Studio
Reported bugs
16 issues- Constantly crashes
- Crashed on save, lost drawing
- Won't load
- Not opening on iPad 2
- Can't open the stupid thing
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- Won't even open
- Doesn't open on iPods
- Kept on crashing
- Wont even open on my iPhone 5
- Couldn't even open it! Crash Crash Crash!
- App acts like I have an iPhone 5
- Buttons on the bottom are too small
- Error saving photo
- App closes out when trying to open pixel painter
- Facebook button does not work
- Save an image is a screenshot of the whole screen
Requested features
15 requests- More art settings
- Update to fix crashing
- More colors
- Zoom functionality
- Color Spectrum Pad
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- Dropper Tool
- Templates
- Online community for sharing creations/forum
- Fix buttons on bottom being too small
- Fix saving issues
- Add more things to do
- More brushes
- Fix app acting like it's on iPhone 5 when it's not
- Fix update issues
- Add more colors
In-app purchases
Go Bubbles Lite
No in-app purchases
Retro Art Studio
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Go Bubbles Lite free?
Is Retro Art Studio free?
Which has better reviews, Go Bubbles Lite or Retro Art Studio?
Do Go Bubbles Lite or Retro Art Studio have ads?
Which is updated more often, Go Bubbles Lite or Retro Art Studio?
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