Bubbles iQ vs Forest Rescue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Classic bubble popping gameplay
- Rescue trapped forest critters
- Defeat polluting beavers
- Offline play supported
- Hand-made levels
- Fun power-ups
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Bubbles iQ | Forest Rescue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (165 ratings) | 4.7 (3.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 165 | 3.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 241 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Namida Diamond Factory Oy | Qublix |
Customer experience
Bubbles iQ
Forest Rescue
User reviews
Bubbles iQ
From 165 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Bubbles iQ
- 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
Forest Rescue
- 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
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