Bubbles Popper vs Buggs! Smash arcade!
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.
Buggs! Smash arcade!
Navigate a giant world as a tiny bug, dodging massive obstacles like baguettes, sausages, and lasers. Race against time and traps to survive. Design your own bug to join the challenge.
- Dodge giant obstacles
- Race against traps and time
- Collect and design bugs
- Fast-paced arcade gameplay
- Unique bug-saving missions
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Welcome to the world of big things. Choose your bug and try to get him out of danger. Watch the traps, watch you speed, and don’t you ever stop, or your little bug will be smashed by numerous of things. All is against you. And all is so big! Giant baguettes, great sausages, huge watermelons, logs, candies, rules and even lasers! Join the army of bug-savers on Facebook and show them who is the best! If you collected all the bugs - don’t be upset, because it’s time to design your own one! Get your bug out of here! This is Buggs! Smash arcade! - the funniest game ever!
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Verdict
Bubbles Popper and Buggs! Smash arcade! both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Bubbles Popper's written reviews are positive against 37% of Buggs! Smash arcade!'s. Bubbles Popper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). Buggs! Smash arcade!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Buggs! Smash arcade! sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Bubbles Popper asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Bubbles Popper against 4.3 for Buggs! Smash arcade!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 241 and 340 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Bubbles Popper's written reviews are positive against 37% of Buggs! Smash arcade!'s.
Bubbles Popper ships an update every 4 months, Buggs! Smash arcade! every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubbles Popper | Buggs! Smash arcade! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (241 ratings) — better | 4.3 (340 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 241 | 340 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrey Krutikov | Aleksandr Filatov |
Customer experience
Bubbles Popper
Buggs! Smash arcade!
User reviews
Bubbles Popper
From 241 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😌 Relaxing and calming gameplay
- 👍 Addictive and fun
- 🧠 Good for concentration and focus
- ⏳ Great time killer
- 🧘 De-stressing and mind-numbing
Room to improve
- 📉 Game resets to level 1
- 🤏 Small bubbles
- 🚫 No horizontal play
- 🤔 Poor instructions
- 🤷 No challenge
Buggs! Smash arcade!
From 340 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Awesome game, highly recommended
- 👍 Fun to play, satisfying progression
- 👍 Simple yet engaging gameplay
- 👍 No ads mentioned positively
- 👍 Interesting bug facts and names
Room to improve
- 😞 Too hard, near impossible
- 😞 Too difficult, worse than Flappy Bird
- 😞 Laggy gameplay, causes instant death
- 😞 Frequent crashes
- 😞 Loses progress
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
Buggs! Smash arcade!
Reported bugs
6 issues- Loses progress
- Crashes too much
- Laggy, especially at the start
- App crashes frequently
- Game dies when you just start
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- Too many bugs, crashes all the time
Requested features
2 requests- Pick up dead carcasses as shields
- Ability to pick up dead carcasses as shields
In-app purchases
Bubbles Popper
No in-app purchases
Buggs! Smash arcade!
- Remove ads$1.99
- Unlock The Confectionery$2.99
- Double coins$4.99
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- Unlock The Forest$4.99
- Unlock The Garage$4.99
- Unlock all locations$9.99
- Bundle (sale)$9.99
- Bundle$15.99
Questions
Is Bubbles Popper free?
Is Buggs! Smash arcade! free?
Which has better reviews, Bubbles Popper or Buggs! Smash arcade!?
Do Bubbles Popper or Buggs! Smash arcade! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bubbles Popper or Buggs! Smash arcade!?
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