Dots and Bubbles vs Prisma Light Shift
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.
Prisma Light Shift
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Turn mirrors, guide light and make every crystal shine. Prisma Light Shift is a calm logic puzzle. Every emitter sends out a beam of light, and mirrors turn it by 90 degrees. Set all mirrors first, then send the light – the fewer shots you need, the more crystals you earn. - 300 levels in 25 chapters, each one checked to be solvable - Turn mirrors, get around walls, guide several lights at once - Prisms split white light into teal, coral and gold – coloured crystals only shine in their own colour - Rotating emitters: you decide which way the light starts - Lenses blend colours into violet, magenta or back to white - No timer, no violence – play at your own pace - Short lessons introduce every new element; the guide is always in the settings - Hints with 3 free credits every day, or a video ad - Game Center leaderboards, progress saved to iCloud - In English and German, for iPhone Prisma Light Shift is free and contains ads (Google AdMob). You can change your ad privacy choices at any time under Settings → Ads & purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Prisma Light Shift at weekly against Dots and Bubbles's fortnightly. Dots and Bubbles's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Dots and Bubbles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Prisma Light Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dots and Bubbles ships an update fortnightly, Prisma Light Shift weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dots and Bubbles | Prisma Light Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim Kretz | Arkadius Biernat |
In-app purchases
Dots and Bubbles
- Remove Ads$3.99
Prisma Light Shift
- No ads$8.99
Questions
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