Bubbles Popper vs Ball Smash Hit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Ball Smash Hit
Navigate a ball along a challenging path, tapping to control its flight. Avoid obstacles like pipes and flowers to see how far you can go and earn medals.
- Tap to fly
- Avoid pipes
- Avoid flowers
- Earn medals
- Endless gameplay
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Ball Smash Hit, Just try to keep the ball on the road. You think that sounds easy? How far can you go? Go as far as you can avoiding pipes and wild flowers. [How to play] - Tap to flap your wings to fly. - Avoid pipes (Don't Touch The Pipes). - Try to get 3 medals
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bubbles Popper at 79% against Ball Smash Hit's 0%. Bubbles Popper also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (244 vs 4). Ball Smash Hit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bubbles Popper holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubbles Popper has 244 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Bubbles Popper's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ball Smash Hit's.
Bubbles Popper ships an update every 4 months, Ball Smash Hit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubbles Popper | Ball Smash Hit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (244 ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 244 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrey Krutikov | Wichuda Maneekham |
Customer experience
Bubbles Popper
Ball Smash Hit
Bugs and 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
Ball Smash Hit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bubbles Popper
No in-app purchases
Ball Smash Hit
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bubbles Popper free?
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