Comparison

Bellyfish vs Buster Dash

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

Head to head
About

Bellyfish

Embark on an endless underwater adventure with intuitive controls and beautiful graphics. Collect power-ups to battle enemies and unlock new heroes. Compete with friends on leaderboards and complete quests in this addictive swimmer game.

Highlights
  • Endless swimmer gameplay
  • Intuitive directional controls
  • Unlockable heroes
  • Unique power-ups
  • Game Center Leaderboards
  • Quests to complete
Features
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An endless adventure from the creators of iSlash! * Featured on the App Store in more than 100 countries * * * * * * * I’d highly recommend this game. The graphics are great, the gameplay is addictive, and it feels like every part of the app was thought through carefully. - AppAdvice A slickly produced, decently entertaining endless-climber - PocketGamer I can't believe how sensitive the move controls are. The graphics​ quality is great for such a small file size! And the game is addictive. - User Comment Controls on the iPhone are sensitive… Controls on the iPad are better. My top games on the iPad! High graphics. Cool concept. I recommend to everyone! - User Comment * * * * * * Swim freely with intuitive controls through beautiful underwater environments. Fight your evil enemies with unique and fun power-ups. Join the adventure and see how high you can go! FEATURES * An original endless swimmer with beautiful graphics and animations * Sensitive and intuitive controls to swim freely in all directions * Amazing heroes to unlock * Unique power-ups to fight your enemies * Funny surprises to add to the challenge * Score markers to compete with your friends * Lots of quests to complete​ * Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BellyfishGame Join us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/BellyfishGame

About

Buster Dash

Embark on a thrilling adventure to rescue a kidnapped friend through diverse worlds. This game blends arcade action and classic 90s-inspired gameplay, featuring obstacles, enemies, and power-ups. Conquer challenging levels, unlock achievements, and face epic boss battles.

Highlights
  • Rescue mission through multiple worlds
  • Classic 90s-inspired gameplay
  • Obstacle avoidance and enemy combat
  • Power-ups and unlockable achievements
  • Confront final bosses
  • Acquire new spaceships
Features
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Mr Boss and Mr C**a have kidnapped Nina's friend to be Mr Boss's companion at the annual meeting of intergalactic villains. Help Nina to rescue him and live with her a thrilling adventure through different worlds, avoiding obstacles and defeating enemies. Buster Dash is a funny game combines arcade, action, adventure and skillfulness with a touch that evokes the classic old-fashioned games from the 90’s. The levels are based on classic videogame worlds. While increasing difficulty, each world offers new challenges that you will be able to overcome one by one with the help of your skills plus some PowerUps. Unlock all achievements and acquire new spaceships. Destroy all blocks as you go, finish all levels and you will confront the final Bosses in an arduous skill battle. Be a Buster Dash.

Screenshots

Bellyfish4 screens
Buster Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bellyfish at none against Buster Dash's shown. Bellyfish also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Buster Dash's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bellyfish sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Buster Dash sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bellyfish ships an update monthly, Buster Dash fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bellyfish versus Buster Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBellyfishBuster Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (158 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings158 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB186 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDuello Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.Juan manuel Bonet

Customer experience

Bellyfish

All ratings158 ratings
Positive77.2%
Neutral12.0%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative9.3%

Buster Dash

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bellyfish

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes immediately after downloading
  • Crashes after playing once then boots out
  • Game freezes mid-play requiring restart
  • Tilt controls don't respond consistently
  • Calibration angle differs from gameplay angle
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  • Fish movement doesn't follow intended direction
  • Facebook connection not working for multiplayer
  • Progress loss when game freezes

Requested features

11 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Touch screen controls as alternative to tilt
  • Joystick/analog stick control option
  • Challenge missions with specific objectives
  • Dark mode gameplay
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  • Ability to use coins for meaningful upgrades
  • Auto-collect bubbles power-up
  • Faster background changes
  • Ocean sounds or relaxing music option
  • Multiplayer or competitive features
  • Save calibration settings between games

Buster Dash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bellyfish

One-time5
  • 5.000 Coin Pack$0.99
  • 50.000 Coin Pack$4.99
  • Coin Doubler$4.99
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  • 150.000 Coin Pack$9.99
  • 400.000 Coin Pack$19.99
4 purchases

Buster Dash

One-time4
  • 10000$0.99
  • 50000$0.99
  • NO ADS$0.99
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  • 100000 COINS$3.99

Questions

Is Bellyfish free?
Bellyfish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buster Dash free?
Buster Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bellyfish or Buster Dash have ads?
Buster Dash shows ads; Bellyfish does not.
Which is updated more often, Bellyfish or Buster Dash?
Bellyfish ships an update monthly, and Buster Dash fortnightly. Most recently, Bellyfish was updated on October 13, 2026 and Buster Dash on October 2, 2026.

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