Comparison

Catch the Moles vs Tako Bubble

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

Head to head
About

Catch the Moles

Test your reflexes by tapping red moles as they appear, but avoid hitting the grey ones. The game speeds up, challenging your rhythm and accuracy. Compete for a spot on the global leaderboard with your high scores.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Develop reflexes
  • Fun graphics and animations
  • Global leaderboard
  • Score recording
Features
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Increase your reflexes by catching the red Moles with your finger! Beware, it goes faster and faster! You must keep rythm ever increasing. The best score and the last score are recorded. The grey Moles are your friends! Don't hit them! Share your score online and try to stay in the world ranking. If you agree, your location is automatically detected to display the flag of your country in the international scores table. ••• Game Features ••• • Very fun Graphics and Animations • Develop your reflexes • The difficulty ever increases

About

Tako Bubble

Help Octopus Tako pop colorful bubbles to recover lost beetle gems. Navigate deep-ocean levels, defeat monsters, and collect all the hidden treasures in this turn-based casual puzzler. Enjoy 60 levels with simple controls and no turn limits.

Highlights
  • Turn-based casual puzzler
  • Pop 3 colored bubbles to advance
  • Defeat cartoonish creatures
  • Collect hidden beetle gems
  • 60 timeless levels
  • 1-finger swipe control
  • 13 achievements
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Octopus Tako's beetle collection was blown away by a magical swirl of bubbles! Could you help it pop all the bubbles and find them back? Tako Bubble is a turn-based casual puzzler; as soon as three glittering colored bubbles are popped, Tako can get to the next level by magic! Please help it crawl through deep-ocean environments, defeat ferocious monsters, pop all the bubbles, and find back the hidden beetle gems! Features: - Simple 1-finger, 4-direction swipe control - 3 glittering, colored bubbles to pop to get past each level, easy! - 10 types of cartoonish creatures, bump them out before you’re surrounded! - 13 achievements: start your career as a secret octopus agent - 31 different pixel beetles waiting for your rescue - 60 timeless levels, no turn limit either: a pure brainpower game 60 brand new levels made exclusively for this mobile version; we hope you enjoy it! Ally & CH, 2018

Screenshots

Catch the Moles3 screens
Tako Bubble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Catch the Moles at none against Tako Bubble's 1. Catch the Moles also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Tako Bubble's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Tako Bubble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Catch the Moles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Catch the Moles against 4.6 for Tako Bubble. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Catch the Moles's written reviews are positive against 67% of Tako Bubble's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch the Moles ships an update every 23 months, Tako Bubble every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Catch the Moles versus Tako Bubble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch the MolesTako Bubble
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB31 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDream-UpI Chen Sheng

Customer experience

Catch the Moles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tako Bubble

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Catch the Moles

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tako Bubble

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Catch the Moles free?
Catch the Moles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tako Bubble free?
Tako Bubble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catch the Moles or Tako Bubble?
Tako Bubble is rated higher. Catch the Moles averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Tako Bubble averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Catch the Moles or Tako Bubble have ads?
Both Catch the Moles and Tako Bubble show ads.
Which is updated more often, Catch the Moles or Tako Bubble?
Catch the Moles ships an update every 23 months, and Tako Bubble every 2 days. Most recently, Catch the Moles was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tako Bubble on October 24, 2026.

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