Comparison

Bubble Shooter vs Duckling Sort

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Shooter

Engage in a classic bubble-popping puzzle game with a unique aquarium theme. Match three bubbles to solve levels, collect fish and decor, and design your own underwater world. Enjoy thousands of levels and play offline.

Highlights
  • Classic bubble shooter gameplay
  • Aquarium design and decoration
  • Collect fish and decor
  • Thousands of challenging levels
  • Offline play supported
  • Brain-training puzzles
Features
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Dive into a fresh twist on classic bubble shooter puzzles with your finned friends. Craft captivating aquariums and challenge yourself in themed waterscapes! Tap to match 3 bubbles, unravel puzzles, and uncover fish and decor to beautify your own aquatic haven. Highlights • Simple yet masterfully challenging. • Nurture your logic and brainpower. • A perfect boredom-banishing timekiller. • Scale thousands of bubble levels with diverse goals. • Collect adorable fish and dazzling decor. • Explore various aquarium themes. • Play offline, no internet or WiFi required. • Download and enjoy this free offline game. Bubble Shooter Ocean Pop is a treasure trove of endless bubble shooter fun! Answer the call of your aquatic pals—pop away for pure delight! Have ideas for Bubble Shooter Ocean Pop? Reach us at Support in the game or email us at: Bubbleblast@linkdesks.com Your support is valued! Let's embark on a popping adventure in Bubble Shooter Ocean Pop!

About

Duckling Sort

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Duckling Sort is a relaxing bird sort puzzle with no ads at all: no banners, no pop-ups and no "watch a video for a reward". It's free to play from the first stage to the last, and you never have to pay to win one. Sort the ducklings by color. Fill a raft with one color and the whole flock flaps away. It's a gentle daily brain workout the whole family can share, from young players to grandparents. WHY PLAYERS PICK IT • No ads, ever, not even optional reward videos • Free to play; purchases are optional extras • No rush: every clear earns a star; 3 stars ask for a tidy pace • Plays offline, no Wi-Fi needed • Calm pixel art and gentle music • English and Thai, switchable any time HOW TO PLAY • Tap a raft to pick up the ducks of one color on top, then tap where they should fly • Rafts hold four ducks, five from stage 30. Ducks land on an empty raft or on their own color, if there is room • A full raft of one color rides away and the rafts below slide up • Nests hold one duck each: park a duck, then bring it back to an empty or matching raft • From stage 51, waves wash a nest away after it rests a few ducks • Some ducks hide in eggs until they reach the top of their raft • Send every duck off, nests included, to clear the stage A GROWING CAMPAIGN • A lily-pad trail of zones from Duckling Shore, with more to come • Stages grow from 20 ducks to 60, with up to 44 hidden in eggs • Earn 1 to 3 stars per stage and a shield for a perfect clear • Every stage can be cleared without extra nests, extra rafts or Undo • Stuck? Undo up to three moves, or spend coins on an extra nest or raft A NEW DAILY CHALLENGE • The same new pond for everyone each day, from Gentle Ripple on Monday to Big Splash on Sunday • Fewest moves wins, then fewest tries, then the faster time. Beat the secret Duck Master score for a bigger prize MY HOME, A COZY DUCK FARM Grow a little island farm with the coins you earn. Ducks from the Duck Shop lay eggs every day; feed them for better eggs. A flower stand, lemonade stand, honey hut, bakery and windmill earn coins too. Make each nest comfier for bonus eggs. Clear the forest, level up and decorate with 53 pieces, including Thai festival sets. Stages 50 and 100 open two more islands. Day turns to night, and your ducks sleep in their nests. MISSIONS, FRIENDS AND RANKINGS • Daily and weekly missions pay coins and unlock a lucky wheel spin • Weekly goals: play for points and four rewards, the last a decoration you can't buy • A monthly login calendar: a prize for each of 28 stamps, a duck figurine last. Missed days never reset it • Friends: add them by name or invite link, send a heart a day (10 energy), visit farms and race on friends boards • Optional rankings: Daily and Weekly Egg Race and Daily Challenge (coins and trophies for top places), an All-time board and each stage's Fastest 5 • 34 pixel-art avatars and a profile with your trophy cabinet ACCESSIBLE AND PRIVATE • Differentiate Without Color adds a symbol to every duck color • VoiceOver reads each raft; Reduce Motion turns flights into quick fades • No tracking and no account to create • Signed in to iCloud? Progress syncs between your iPhone and iPad, in private iCloud storage we cannot see OPTIONAL PURCHASES • Coin packs of 1,500, 5,000, 11,000 or 25,000 coins • Duck Club VIP, monthly: 300 coins a member day, banked; 75 energy battery; 20% faster refills; auto-feeder (spends your coins); VIP badge • Duck Club renews monthly until cancelled in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions QUICK ANSWERS • Does Duckling Sort have ads? No. None, and no reward videos either • Is it free? Yes. You can play every stage without paying • Does it work offline? Yes. Only rankings, friends, purchases and iCloud sync need a connection • Who is it for? Fans of bird sort, ball sort or water sort puzzles For iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later. Join us on Discord: ducklingsort.com/discord Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bubble Shooter4 screens
Duckling Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Duckling Sort at none against Bubble Shooter's shown. Duckling Sort also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). Bubble Shooter's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bubble Shooter sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Duckling Sort sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Shooter ships an update every 4 months, Duckling Sort every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Bubble Shooter versus Duckling Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble ShooterDuckling Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (62 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Zhenglang Technology Co., Ltd.Thunyathep Santhanavanich

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bubble Shooter

One-time10
  • Mermaid's Gift$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Summer Pack - Coins$1.99
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  • Harvest Pack - Coins$1.99
  • Lucky Pack - Coins$1.99
  • Ocean Pass$6.99
  • Turtle's Finds$9.99
  • Summer Pack - Boosters$12.99
  • Harvest Pack - Boosters$12.99
  • Lucky Pack - Boosters$12.99
5 purchases

Duckling Sort

Subscriptions1
  • Duck Club VIP$2.991 Month
One-time4
  • Coin Pouch$0.99
  • Coin Bag$2.99
  • Coin Bucket$4.99
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  • Treasure Chest$9.99

Questions

Is Bubble Shooter free?
Bubble Shooter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duckling Sort free?
Duckling Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bubble Shooter or Duckling Sort have ads?
Bubble Shooter shows ads; Duckling Sort does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Shooter or Duckling Sort?
Bubble Shooter ships an update every 4 months, and Duckling Sort every 2 days. Most recently, Bubble Shooter was updated on November 3, 2026 and Duckling Sort on November 6, 2026.

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