Comparison

Bubble Shooter vs Bubble Around

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 magical bubble popping adventure with challenging levels and strategic gameplay. Unleash powerful boosters and conquer unique arenas offline. Perfect for unwinding and training your brain with stunning visuals and daily rewards.

Highlights
  • Magical Arena Battles
  • Powerful Magic Boosters
  • Classic Match-3 Shooting
  • Thousands of Levels
  • Offline Play
  • Daily Rewards & Events
Features
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Why You’ll Love This Game: Classic Gameplay with a Twist: Experience the original bubble pop feel with modern graphics and magic boosters. 1000+ Exciting Levels: From easy to hard, there’s always a new challenge waiting for you. No WiFi Needed: This is a perfect offline game—play anytime, anywhere! Brain Training: Sharpen your strategy and logic skills as you clear the board. Daily Rewards: Login every day to collect special bonuses and power-ups. Term of Use:https://agedstudio.com/static/terms_of_use_bubble_magic_puzzle_game.html Privacy Policy:https://agedstudio.com/static/privacy_policy_bubble_magic_puzzle_game.html

About

Bubble Around

Engage in a unique bubble shooter experience where you burst bubbles from the inside out. Strategically aim and clear the playfield by matching three or more of the same color, removing connected non-matching bubbles to achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Inside-out bubble bursting gameplay
  • Strategic aiming with laser line
  • Match-3 or more for removal
  • Clear connected non-matching bubbles
  • Dynamic, distracting background
  • Limited free passes for penalties
Features
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Bubble Around is a bubble shooter game where you shoot the bubbles from the inside out. In this game, the player attempts to clear a playfield that features a grid made of circles, a hexagon of six rows of balloon bubbles, a central projectile balloon, and a laser aiming line. The premise of the game is similar to that of the other version. The player simply needs to remove all the balloons and earn points. That said, the games differ in several ways. This version doesn't offer boosters. Instead, the player can only use their aiming line and a preview of the next balloon bubble at the lower-right corner to aid them. They remove bubbles when they create a cluster of three or more of the same color. They can also remove non-matching ones connected to the removed cluster. The player receives three instead of four free passes that protect them against penalties for failing to make a cluster. If they fail to remove balloons three times, a new row of mixed balloon bubbles appears along all sides of the shape and pushes the remaining preexisting ones into new positions. Bubbles Around! attempts to distract the player with a dynamic background filled with bubbles of varying colors and sizes that appear and disappear at different intervals.

Screenshots

Bubble Shooter4 screens
Bubble Around3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bubble Shooter at 410 against Bubble Around's 15. Bubble Shooter also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 15 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Bubble Around sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Bubble Shooter against 4.6 for Bubble Around. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Shooter has 410 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Shooter ships an update every 6 days, Bubble Around fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bubble Shooter versus Bubble Around: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble ShooterBubble Around
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (410 ratings) — better4.6 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings410 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size234 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAged Studio LimitedStephan Eijer

Customer experience

Bubble Shooter

All ratings406 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%

Bubble Around

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

Bugs and requests

Bubble Shooter

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game is buggy
  • Game won't allow play, no bubbles to shoot
  • Game not as shown in preview

Bubble Around

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Bubble Shooter

Subscriptions3
  • Remove ADS_1 week$0.997 Days
  • Remove ADS - 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • Remove ADS_3 Months$4.993 Months
One-time12
  • Starter bundle$1.99
  • Discount Bundle$1.99
  • 150 Coins$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Super Bundle$2.99
  • Mighty bundle$2.99
  • 500 Coins$4.99
  • Lase Bundle$5.99
  • Revival Bundle$5.99
  • 1000 Coins$9.99
  • 2000 Coins$19.99
  • 4000 Coins$39.99
  • 8000 Coins$79.99
9 purchases

Bubble Around

One-time9
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 5KCurrency$2.99
  • Beginner Pack$4.99
Show 6 more
  • 15KCurrency$4.99
  • Super Booster Pack$4.99
  • Live Pack$4.99
  • VIP Pack$8.99
  • 50K Currency$8.99
  • Infinity Pack$12.99

Questions

Is Bubble Shooter free?
Bubble Shooter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubble Around free?
Bubble Around is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Shooter or Bubble Around?
Bubble Shooter is rated higher. Bubble Shooter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 410 ratings, while Bubble Around averages 4.6 from 15 ratings.
Do Bubble Shooter or Bubble Around have ads?
Both Bubble Shooter and Bubble Around show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Shooter or Bubble Around?
Bubble Shooter ships an update every 6 days, and Bubble Around fortnightly. Most recently, Bubble Shooter was updated on October 27, 2026 and Bubble Around on October 24, 2026.

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