Comparison

MoonstruckMackerel vs BubblyAI

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

Head to head
About

MoonstruckMackerel

Embark on a retro-style 2D platforming adventure as a walking mackerel. Explore diverse environments, from underwater realms to cloud caves, and battle invading robots. Strategically use water and air bullets to defeat different robot types and reach the moon.

Highlights
  • Retro-style 2D platforming
  • Horizontal and vertical scrolling
  • Amphibious walking mackerel protagonist
  • Water and air bullet mechanics
  • Diverse exploration environments
  • Infinite lives with attempt tracking
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Moonstruck Mackerel is a retro-style 2D platformer game with both horizontal and vertical scrolling. Play as an amphibious walking mackerel, and rid the kingdom of the invading robots! Explore underwater rooms, gardens, castles, and cloud caves. Fight your way from the ground to the sky, and reach the moon at the end of each level! Destroy the robot factory and save the kingdom! * Shoot water bullets on land, after being in the water. * Shoot air bullets in the water, after being on land. * Land and air robots cannot become wet. You can destroy them with water. * Underwater robots cannot leave the water. You can destroy them with air. * You regain a health point with either 10 gems or 1 large gem. * Strategically sacrifice a health point to save a bullet for later, then refuel with gems as soon as possible. * Strategically ration your bullets, and plan where to refuel air or water. * If you lose all your health points, you automatically teleport back to the start of the level, without losing progress. * You have infinite lives, but your number of attempts is incremented each time you restart a level, automatically or manually. * You can manually teleport to the start of a level without losing progress. This is useful when you don't want to backtrack from a dead end, or just as a fun way to escape the robots.

About

BubblyAI

An underwater arcade game where you tap to guide a bubble through obstacles. Customize gravity, gap sizes, and obstacle frequency for a unique challenge. Features AI assistance and multiple music tracks for an engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Underwater arcade gameplay
  • Customizable gravity and obstacle settings
  • Autopilot AI mode
  • Multiple music tracks
  • Portrait and landscape support
  • Dark Mode compatible
Features
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Dive into Bubbly. Bubbly is an underwater bouncy arcade side scroller where every tap can help you and Bubbly win! Help your friendly bubble float through shimmering submerged obstacles and random gaps. Play for 30 seconds or 30 minutes of family friendly fun. Tap quickly to help Bubbly battle gravity. In "Rises" mode, you help push Bubbly down to pass through the obstacles. It's the opposite of normal gravity. Looks easy, but it is surprisingly hard! Or switch to "Drops" mode for a wild twist where Bubbly acts like your normal gravity world. You can adjust gravity strength for more float or more pull. And adjust the obstacle gap sizes to set the perfect challenge. You also get to set the number of obstacles that will randomly appear to make the game super short or super long. Control Box Features: - Pause / Resume to take a break - Switch between music tracks—or play in silence under the sea - Enable Autopilot AI where Bubbly tries to play the game with its own AI control. In AI mode, you can play along to help Bubbly, or just watch and enjoy. - Music & Atmosphere - Two original background tracks create the vibes—relaxing or intense, depending on your run. - Modes: Normal and Bubbles. Bubbles mode gives you 5 shields and spawns bubbling shield restore orbs. - Accessibility & Customization - Gravity Bubble is built with accessibility labels. Works in both portrait and landscape, and looks great in Dark Mode. - Challenge Yourself Start easy and widen the gap, or crank it down until every passage feels impossible. Earn your win screen, share your victory, and keep experimenting with new settings. - Why does everyone like this game? Quick, satisfying play sessions Smooth game play—no lag, no ads, no nonsense Whether you’re sneaking in a minute of fun or chasing your longest survival streak, Bubbly delivers pure, tap-happy satisfaction. How far can you and Bubbly go? Bubbly love to play along with you!

Screenshots

MoonstruckMackerel4 screens
BubblyAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MoonstruckMackerel at Free against BubblyAI's $0.99. MoonstruckMackerel also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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

MoonstruckMackerel is free to download; BubblyAI costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MoonstruckMackerel against 5.0 for BubblyAI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MoonstruckMackerel versus BubblyAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoonstruckMackerelBubblyAI
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB19 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDouglas Keith-NakamuraRoger Schmidt

Customer experience

MoonstruckMackerel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BubblyAI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MoonstruckMackerel

No in-app purchases

None

BubblyAI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MoonstruckMackerel free?
MoonstruckMackerel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BubblyAI free?
BubblyAI costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MoonstruckMackerel or BubblyAI?
MoonstruckMackerel and BubblyAI are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MoonstruckMackerel or BubblyAI have ads?
Neither MoonstruckMackerel nor BubblyAI shows ads.

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