4 Pics 1 Word vs Concentration Game, 9Bubbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
4 Pics 1 Word
This game presents four images that share a single word. Players must guess the common word to progress through numerous puzzles of varying difficulty. It offers instant, addictive fun with no complex setup required.
- Guess the common word
- Four pictures per puzzle
- Hundreds of levels
- Continuous new puzzles
- Addictive gameplay
- Instant fun, no registration
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THE #1 HIT WITH OVER 250,000,000 PLAYERS WORLDWIDE! 4 pictures that have 1 word in common – what is it? Find out why everyone loves this game and JOIN THE FUN NOW! *ENDLESS FUN WITH NEW PUZZLES!* Can you guess the words and unlock the levels? Countless puzzles from easy to tricky are waiting for you! New puzzles are added continuously for endless word fun! *PURE, INSTANT FUN* No registration, no complicated rules. Just start playing and have fun! *SIMPLE AND HIGHLY ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY* Which word are we looking for? Look at the four pictures; find out what they have in common. Win! *ONE OF THE MOST ADDICTIVE BRAINTEASERS IN THE WORLD!* There are over 250,000,000 4 Pics 1 Word enthusiasts playing across the globe in 9 languages. Join them!
Concentration Game, 9Bubbles
This game challenges your memory and concentration by requiring you to memorize and recall the colors and positions of bubbles. Designed to improve cognitive skills and creativity, it offers increasing difficulty across 28 stages.
- Memorize colors and positions
- Burst bubbles based on memory
- Improves memory power
- Enhances creative ability
- 28 challenging stages
- Trains the right side of the brain
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This game will make you smarter and relieve your stress. It is easy at the beginning, but gets more and more difficult. Theoretically, only 1 player per 10,000 can beat all the stages. Let's try! ◆Game Rule◆ Rules are very simple. Memorize the "colors" and "positions" of bubbles which are displayed for only 3 seconds. After they disappear, use your memory, select bubbles and burst them. ◆Game Feature◆ Continue playing this game and you will see that your power of memory improves. The game does more than just improve your memory. Seeing colors is mainly handled by the right side of your brain which is said to control your creativity and intuition. Just by playing this game, you will be able to improve your creative ability. The game has 28 stages in total. If you beat all the stages, the right side of your brain will be able to handle more information than ever! There are many games which train the left side of the brain including Sudoku and other number puzzles, but there are not many games in the world which train the right side of the brain. Play this game, train the right side of your brain and make your everyday life full of creativity!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: 4 Pics 1 Word at 138K against Concentration Game, 9Bubbles's 46. 4 Pics 1 Word also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and chart position (#28 vs unranked). Concentration Game, 9Bubbles's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. 4 Pics 1 Word sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Concentration Game, 9Bubbles sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
4 Pics 1 Word holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 4 Pics 1 Word has 138K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of 4 Pics 1 Word's written reviews are positive against 55% of Concentration Game, 9Bubbles's.
4 Pics 1 Word ships an update every 11 days, Concentration Game, 9Bubbles every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 4 Pics 1 Word | Concentration Game, 9Bubbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (138K ratings) — better | 4.4 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138K — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #28 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LOTUM GmbH | Lisfee, Inc. |
Customer experience
4 Pics 1 Word
Concentration Game, 9Bubbles
Bugs and requests
4 Pics 1 Word
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Incorrect word spellings
- Inconsistent timer/scoring issues
Requested features
4 requests- Difficulty settings or modes
- Ability to restore progress across devices
- More frequent puzzle updates
- Option to disable/reduce ads
Concentration Game, 9Bubbles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
4 Pics 1 Word
- Offer Bundle 1$0.99
- Bag of Coins 1$0.99
- Progressive Offer 1$0.99
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- Bag of Coins 2$1.99
- Progressive Offer 2$1.99
- Progressive Offer 3$3.99
- Bag of Coins 3$4.99
- Premium$5.99
- Bag of Coins 4$9.99
- Bag of Coins 5$19.99
Concentration Game, 9Bubbles
- FEEL GOOD$1.99
- TRY STAGE28$1.99
- 10 LIFEs$1.99
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- DELETE ADs$1.99
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