Comparison

Bubbles iQ vs Forest Rescue

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

Head to head
About

Bubbles iQ

Engage in an addictive, playful puzzle game that sharpens your mind and lets you compete online with friends and players worldwide. Test your intelligence against others in your city, country, or globally. Train your brain, collect achievements, and enjoy fun challenges.

Highlights
  • Online competition with friends and players
  • Weekly challenges via Facebook sync
  • Team up with friends for boosters
  • Unlock level skipping at level 40
  • Collect all achievements
  • Cross-device synchronization via Facebook
Features
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Relax, pop with precision, and see how high you can climb. Bubbles IQ is a feel-good bubble shooting puzzle for players who enjoy calm focus, satisfying progress, and a little friendly competition. POP YOUR WAY Take aim, find the right angle, and clear the bubbles. Easy to pick up and satisfying to master, Bubbles iQ is made for those quiet moments when you want to switch off, focus, and enjoy the game. BUILD YOUR BRILLIANT SCORE Every game contributes to your personal Brilliant Score. Follow your progress on your Scorecard and discover titles such as Genius, Strategist and more as you play. CLIMB THE RANK IQ LEADERBOARDS See how you rank each week in your city, your country, and around the world. Aim for the Top 50, Top 100 or Top 200 — or climb all the way to the top. PLAY TOGETHER Compare scores with friends, build your Team iQ, and climb together. Team up to earn free boosters, take on the weekly Men vs Women challenge, and see which side comes out on top. BECOME iQ KING OR iQ QUEEN Reach the top and claim your place as the reigning iQ King or iQ Queen. New weekly rankings mean there is always another chance to rise. FEEL GOOD AS YOU GO From Smart Move and Brilliant Mind to Braintastic and Genius Move, Bubbles iQ celebrates the satisfying little moments along the way. Whether it is a coffee break, an evening wind-down, or a quiet moment before bed, Bubbles iQ is an easy game to return to again and again. Relax your mind. Sharpen your aim. Rise through the ranks. Download Bubbles iQ and start building your Brilliant Score.

About

Forest Rescue

Engage in classic bubble popping action with a twist. Aim your slingshot to blast bubbles, defeat polluting beavers, and rescue trapped forest critters. Enjoy addictive gameplay with handcrafted levels and power-ups, playable offline.

Highlights
  • Classic bubble popping gameplay
  • Rescue trapped forest critters
  • Defeat polluting beavers
  • Offline play supported
  • Hand-made levels
  • Fun power-ups
Features
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Classic arcade bubble popping taken to a whole other level. Go coconuts and start blasting everything in sight. Get your slingshot hand ready and face down those polluting Beavers. They think they can sludge the lake unnoticed but their waste-filled trucks will be in trouble soon enough. FUN ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY Burst and pop everything in your path and help the Forest critters shoot the lights out on those bad Beavers. Become one with the sling and master the art of shooting bubbles. SAVE YOUR FRIENDS Your friends are in need of rescue. Trapped by the evil polluting minions of Beaver Corp., only your skilled sling can break free the forest critters from their ordeal. OFFLINE PLAY No wifi? No data plan? No problem. Play without the need for an internet connection. Have fun anywhere you are. Use the slingshot to free your trapped friends so they can come to your rescue and help you evade obstacles. TOP FEATURES: - Awesome hand-made levels - Lots of cute critters to rescue - Fun and exciting power-ups - Great graphics - Addictive gameplay - All the bubbles you can shoot - You get to save the Forest Take up the fight today and see if you have what it takes to rescue defenseless animals.

Screenshots

Bubbles iQ4 screens
Forest Rescue4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bubbles iQ and Forest Rescue both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Forest Rescue's written reviews are positive against 19% of Bubbles iQ's. Forest Rescue also leads on ratings volume (3.6K vs 165) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Bubbles iQ sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Forest Rescue sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Bubbles iQ against 4.7 for Forest Rescue. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forest Rescue has 3.6K ratings behind it against 165, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Bubbles iQ's written reviews are positive against 83% of Forest Rescue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubbles iQ ships an update every 6 weeks, Forest Rescue every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bubbles iQ versus Forest Rescue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubbles iQForest Rescue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (165 ratings)4.7 (3.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.1% of reviews82.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1653.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB118 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperNamida Diamond Factory OyQublix

Customer experience

Bubbles iQ

All ratings104 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive19.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative72.2%

Forest Rescue

All ratings3,625 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews307 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative12.4%

User reviews

Bubbles iQ

From 165 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Challenging and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable experience
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Difficulty connecting to Facebook
  • 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 🔧 Buggy updates that break the app
  • 🤔 Confusing and unnecessary features (e.g., puzzle pieces)

Forest Rescue

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive game
  • 🎨 Cute and colorful graphics
  • 🧠 Challenging levels
  • 🕹️ Easy to play
  • ⏱️ Relaxing gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔄 Resets progress/levels
  • 🔒 Difficulty connecting to Facebook
  • 💰 Aggressive in-app purchases
  • 🚫 Ads/popups interrupting gameplay

Bugs and requests

Bubbles iQ

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes when collecting puzzle pieces
  • Scores not properly recorded or displayed
  • Boosters and power-ups not functioning as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to play without Facebook connection
  • Ability to compete against friends
  • Customizable backgrounds and themes
  • Improved performance and stability

Forest Rescue

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Levels/progress being lost
  • Inability to open the app
  • Syncing issues with Facebook

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety
  • Ability to save progress
  • Offline mode
  • Improved performance and stability

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Bubbles iQ

One-time9
  • Continue Bubble Pack$0.99
  • 1 x Atom Bubble$0.99
  • 1 x Bubble Pack$0.99
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  • 10 Bubbles$0.99
  • 5 Bubble Packs$3.99
  • 10 Bubble Packs$5.99
  • Full Combo2 variants$9.99
  • 15 Bubbles packs$9.99
  • 15 x Bubble Pack$9.99
10 purchases

Forest Rescue

One-time10
  • 60 Coins + 2H Unlimited Lives + Booster Pack$0.99
  • 200 Coins and 24H Lives$1.99
  • Small Coin Package$4.99
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  • 100 Coins + 2H Unlimited Lives + Booster Pack$5.99
  • Medium Coin Package$9.99
  • 150 Coins and 1 Hour Unlimited Lives$9.99
  • 175 Coins + 4H Unlimited Lives + Booster Pack$11.99
  • 250 Coins and 2 Hours Unlimited Lives$14.99
  • Large Coin Package$19.99
  • Sack of Coins Package$49.99

Questions

Is Bubbles iQ free?
Bubbles iQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forest Rescue free?
Forest Rescue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubbles iQ or Forest Rescue?
Forest Rescue is rated higher. Bubbles iQ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 165 ratings, while Forest Rescue averages 4.7 from 3.6K ratings.
Do Bubbles iQ or Forest Rescue have ads?
Neither Bubbles iQ nor Forest Rescue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubbles iQ or Forest Rescue?
Bubbles iQ ships an update every 6 weeks, and Forest Rescue every 2 months. Most recently, Bubbles iQ was updated on November 10, 2026 and Forest Rescue on November 11, 2026.

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