Comparison

Bubble Breaker 1.0 vs Merge by bubbl

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Breaker 1.0

Engage in a classic puzzle experience by collecting as many same-colored balls as possible. Compete with others to achieve the highest score and aim for the top spot on the Game Center leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Collect same-colored balls
  • Classic puzzle gameplay
  • High score competition
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Classic Bubble Breaker Game Collect same color balls as many as possible! Try to be the Best in Game Center

About

Merge by bubbl

A puzzle arcade game where players strategically merge colors on a 7x7 board. Plan your moves to create chain reactions and achieve high scores across five unique game modes. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Color merging mechanics
  • 7x7 game board
  • Five unique game modes
  • Strategic planning
  • Combo scoring system
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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Merge is a puzzle arcade game. With a 7 x 7 board and 10 colors, the player is given 2 colors each turn. The player may rotate and move these 2 colors how they like and drop them into the board. The player is shown what the next 2 colors will be. When 3 colors are connected (vertically, horizontally, or adjacently) they will all disappear and transform into the next color in the sequence (shown at the bottom of the game board). The player is shown what the next two colors will be, this can often change the plan for the current two colors. Five Unique Game Modes Classic An empty board and the ultimate challenge to continuously plan and organize colors from the start. How long can you survive? How can you organize so that all colors will be useful? Daily A unique challenge. Each day a new board is generated and the board is the same for everyone! All the future colors will also be generated in the same way. Players compete from across the world to see who can get the best score with the same exact starting position. Power Up The same as Daily mode only there is a power up to delete the current colors. Shot Clock The same as Daily mode only there is a limited amount of time, and the time gets less and less! Timer The same as Daily mode only you have 2 minutes to get as many points as possible!

Screenshots

Bubble Breaker 1.03 screens
Merge by bubbl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Merge by bubbl at 100% against Bubble Breaker 1.0's 27%. Merge by bubbl also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Bubble Breaker 1.0's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (318 vs 8). On in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bubble Breaker 1.0 is free to download; Merge by bubbl costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Merge by bubbl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Breaker 1.0 has 318 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Bubble Breaker 1.0's written reviews are positive against 100% of Merge by bubbl's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Breaker 1.0 ships an update every 23 months, Merge by bubbl every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Bubble Breaker 1.0 versus Merge by bubbl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble Breaker 1.0Merge by bubbl
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (318 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings318 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg SitdikovAndrew Beers

Customer experience

Bubble Breaker 1.0

All ratings296 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral18.2%
Negative54.5%

Merge by bubbl

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bubble Breaker 1.0

No in-app purchases

None

Merge by bubbl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubble Breaker 1.0 free?
Bubble Breaker 1.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merge by bubbl free?
Merge by bubbl costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Breaker 1.0 or Merge by bubbl?
Merge by bubbl is rated higher. Bubble Breaker 1.0 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 318 ratings, while Merge by bubbl averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Bubble Breaker 1.0 or Merge by bubbl have ads?
Bubble Breaker 1.0 shows ads; Merge by bubbl does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Breaker 1.0 or Merge by bubbl?
Bubble Breaker 1.0 ships an update every 23 months, and Merge by bubbl every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bubble Breaker 1.0 was updated on October 20, 2026 and Merge by bubbl on October 24, 2026.

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