Comparison

Shoot Bubbles vs Marble Loops

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

Head to head
About

Shoot Bubbles

Engage in a classic bubble-popping adventure with new features. Save trapped birds by strategically bursting bubbles, utilizing special power-ups like lightning and magic balls. With over 3000 levels and daily challenges, test your aiming skills in this engaging puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Save trapped birds
  • Lightning ball power-up
  • Magic ball power-up
  • Precise aiming and shooting
  • Over 3000 levels
  • Daily challenges
Features
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This is a brand new revision launched on the 10th anniversary of the game's release. We have added many new features on the basis of the classic bubble shooter gameplay, such as The goal of each puzzle is to save trapped birds by bursting bubbles The lightning ball can explode a circle of bubbles around Accumulated energy can activate the magic ball and burst bubbles in a large area There is also precise aiming and shooting, pointing to where to shoot More Cool animation effects 3000 levels are waiting for you to challenge Daily challenge: There are new levels to play every day Try luck: There are new challenges every time

About

Marble Loops

Engage in a highly popular and addictive Zuma-style ball game. Navigate through 150 exciting levels with intuitive controls and powerful boosters. Enjoy stunning graphics and appealing sound for an unforgettable gaming experience.

Highlights
  • 150 exciting levels
  • New Zuma gameplay mechanics
  • Slide and switch pad controls
  • 6 powerful power-ups
  • One-touch game control
  • Retina display graphics
Features
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The newest highly popular and addictive ball game (Zuma-like) has come to the app store!  Game Features: 1. Fully designed for iOS. 2. 150 exciting levels offering you an unforgettable gaming experience. 3. New Zuma gameplay: slide from side to side, or switch to another pad for smarter shots. 4. 6 powerful power-ups like Blast and Rainbow. 5. One touch game control, simple and intuitive. 6. Beautiful eye-catching and awesome Retina display graphics. 7. Appealing music and excellent sound.  More In The Future: 1. Many more levels will be released regularly in future updates. 2. Exciting and difficult challenge mode. 3. More powerful power-ups.  Last, a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has played Montezuma Loops! THANK YOU!  Support: Please e-mail us at weiwangguru@gmail.com for support.

Screenshots

Shoot Bubbles4 screens
Marble Loops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shoot Bubbles at none against Marble Loops's 1. Marble Loops's advantage is ratings volume (5.8K vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Marble Loops sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shoot Bubbles 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 Shoot Bubbles against 4.4 for Marble Loops. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marble Loops has 5.8K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Shoot Bubbles's written reviews are positive against 79% of Marble Loops's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shoot Bubbles ships an update every 2 months, Marble Loops every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shoot Bubbles versus Marble Loops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShoot BubblesMarble Loops
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better4.4 (5.8K ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews79.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings65.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB325 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer毅 郑伟 王

Customer experience

Shoot Bubbles

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Marble Loops

All ratings5,807 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews642 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative13.1%

Bugs and requests

Shoot Bubbles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Marble Loops

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Suddenly knocks you off the game
  • Balls suddenly don't clear anything and you have to start over
  • No passing level 9-6
  • Shooting balls through holes they connect to the closest chain even though there is more than enough room for the ball to go through, holes closing up when they aren't supposed to, color combination on the chain is wonky and many times the warning sound is already beeping before I am able to get rid of color chains
  • Game makes me WAIT for like 5 seconds to brings balls AGAIN
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  • No saving the game where you leave off. You can start anywhere you have already played but not pick up where you left off
  • No game information showing your score or how many lives you have
  • No game information about what each power-up ball looks like and what it does
  • No way to start a specific board within a level, you have to start at the first board all over again

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option, next update!
  • Just One Purchase. Period!
  • More lives

In-app purchases

None

Shoot Bubbles

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Marble Loops

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Shoot Bubbles free?
Shoot Bubbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marble Loops free?
Marble Loops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shoot Bubbles or Marble Loops?
Shoot Bubbles is rated higher. Shoot Bubbles averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Marble Loops averages 4.4 from 5.8K ratings.
Do Shoot Bubbles or Marble Loops have ads?
Both Shoot Bubbles and Marble Loops show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shoot Bubbles or Marble Loops?
Shoot Bubbles ships an update every 2 months, and Marble Loops every 3 months. Most recently, Shoot Bubbles was updated on August 23, 2026 and Marble Loops on September 22, 2026.

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