ClearTheBubbles vs Bubbles Popper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ClearTheBubbles
A casual game where players tap groups of same-colored bubbles to clear them. The goal is to strategically connect and organize bubbles for higher scores. It offers an engaging and simple puzzle experience.
- Tap to clear same-colored bubbles
- Organize and connect bubbles
- Achieve higher scores
- Easy and fun gameplay
- Casual puzzle experience
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ClearTheBubbles is an easy and fun game. Tap a bubble and the bubbles around of the same color will be cleared. To get higher score, try your best to organize and connect all the bubbles of the same color。
Bubbles Popper
Tap groups of two or more same-colored bubbles to make them disappear and earn points. Clear the board to advance to higher levels, with increasing bubble removal requirements. Strategize to maximize points by clearing larger groups.
- Pop groups of same-colored bubbles
- Score points based on group size
- Advance through levels
- Increasing level difficulty
- Multiple game difficulties (4, 5, 6 colors)
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Destroy as many bubbles as possible to move to the next level. Select group of 2 or more same colored bubbles and they will disappear adding point to you. Number of point for each removed bubble depends on number of bubbles in the removed group. To move to the next level you need to remove bubbles from the board, each next level you should remove more bubbles then before. You will get more points for group of 6 cubes, then for 2 groups of 3 cubes. There are 3 game difficulties: 4, 5 and 6 colours on the board.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubbles Popper at none against ClearTheBubbles's 1. Bubbles Popper also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 55 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). ClearTheBubbles's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. ClearTheBubbles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bubbles Popper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bubbles Popper holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubbles Popper has 241 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of ClearTheBubbles's written reviews are positive against 79% of Bubbles Popper's.
ClearTheBubbles ships an update every 55 months, Bubbles Popper every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ClearTheBubbles | Bubbles Popper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (241 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 241 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NINTHBOAT INC. | Andrey Krutikov |
Customer experience
ClearTheBubbles
Bubbles Popper
Bugs and requests
ClearTheBubbles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bubbles Popper
Reported bugs
3 issues- App no longer works after iOS 17 update
- Game resets to level 1 if left and returned
- Cannot figure out how to stop/save at a particular level
Requested features
9 requests- Limited error exceptions (e.g., 3)
- Limited error exceptions (e.g., 3)
- Improve graphics
- Add levels instead of just points
- Repopulate bubbles as columns are cleared
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- Allow saving progress at a particular level
- Ability to change backdrop color
- Save scores to beat previous records
- Display stats or scoring information
In-app purchases
ClearTheBubbles
- Remove Ad$0.99
Bubbles Popper
No in-app purchases
