Dots and Bubbles vs Nano Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dots and Bubbles
Guide a bouncing ball through challenging levels by activating and deactivating special dots. Discover unique physics with elements like Black Holes and Direction Boosters. Solve over 90 intriguing puzzles with clever combinations.
- Ball bounce control
- Special dot mechanics
- Over 90 levels
- Increasing difficulty
- Ingenuity-based puzzles
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In this game you engage by activating and deactivating specific dots in the playfield to control the play ball‘s bounce, guiding it towards the goal. As you progress through increasing difficulty levels, you’ll encounter various special dots, such as »Black Holes«, »Direction Boosters«, and »Bubbles«, each adding an unique twist to the game‘s physics. With over 90 diverse and intriguing levels, you are challenged to solve each one using your ingenuity and clever combinations. „Dots & Bubbles“ promises a fun and dynamic gaming experience for players of all levels.
Nano Runner
Navigate a microscopic world on a hoverboard, leaping over oversized obstacles. Race from left to right, descending into new levels upon completion. Experience grand adventures in the tiniest of spaces.
- Microscopic world exploration
- Hoverboard navigation
- Gravity-defying leaps
- Level-based progression
- Left-to-right racing gameplay
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Embark on an epic journey through the microscopic cosmos in Nano Runner! Maneuver our pocket-sized protagonist atop a tiny hoverboard, navigating a labyrinth of miniature challenges. With a mere tap, defy the laws of gravity, gracefully leaping over obstacles that seem larger than life. Starting on the left, race towards the right, and upon reaching the end, brace yourself for an exhilarating descent into the next level! Nano Runner is a game where grand adventures unfold in the tiniest of spaces. The minuscule hero, the diminutive hoverboard – all set against a backdrop that challenges your sense of scale. Can you guide our little friend through this maze of wonder and triumphantly clear each stage? Prepare for an odyssey where the sheer size of the challenge is inversely proportional to the scale of our hero!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nano Runner at none against Dots and Bubbles's 1. Dots and Bubbles's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (17 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Dots and Bubbles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nano Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Dots and Bubbles against 4.3 for Nano Runner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dots and Bubbles has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Dots and Bubbles's written reviews are positive against 0% of Nano Runner's.
Dots and Bubbles ships an update fortnightly, Nano Runner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dots and Bubbles | Nano Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (17 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim Kretz | GOMBLE GAMES PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
Dots and Bubbles
Nano Runner
In-app purchases
Dots and Bubbles
- Remove Ads$3.99
Nano Runner
No in-app purchases









