FiveBubbleCrush vs Linked Lines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FiveBubbleCrush
Match five or more ores of the same color in horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines to eliminate them. This puzzle game challenges you to strategically arrange colorful ores to clear the board.
- Match same-colored ores
- Form horizontal, vertical, and oblique rows
- Eliminate five or more ores
- Stage challenges
- Strategic ore arrangement
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Try to arrange ores of the same color into a line in the form of horizontal, vertical and oblique rows. When five or more of same color ores arranged,these ores can be eliminated
Linked Lines
A classic match-puzzle game on a 9x9 board. Connect five or more same-colored balls horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to clear them and score points. Features beautiful visuals, intelligent algorithms, and multi-language support.
- 9x9 game board
- Connect 5+ same-colored balls
- Horizontal, vertical, diagonal connections
- Random ball generation
- Beautiful visual effects
- Auto-save progress
- Game Center leaderboards
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LinkedLines is a classic match-puzzle game that challenges your strategic thinking on a 9x9 board! 【Core Gameplay】 • 9x9 game board with 7 beautiful colored balls • Connect 5 or more same-colored balls to clear and score • Supports horizontal, vertical, and diagonal connections • 3 new balls generated randomly each turn 【Game Features】 • Beautiful visual effects and smooth animations • Intelligent pathfinding algorithm • Detailed statistical analysis • Auto-save game progress • Game Center leaderboard support 【Multi-language Support】 Perfect support for 9 languages: Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic 【Perfect For】 • Puzzle game enthusiasts • Users wanting to exercise logical thinking • Office workers seeking casual entertainment • Strategy game lovers of all ages Download now and start your matching journey!
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Verdict
FiveBubbleCrush and Linked Lines both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of FiveBubbleCrush's written reviews are positive against 62% of Linked Lines's. FiveBubbleCrush also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Linked Lines's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FiveBubbleCrush against 4.9 for Linked Lines. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linked Lines has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of FiveBubbleCrush's written reviews are positive against 62% of Linked Lines's.
FiveBubbleCrush ships an update every 2 months, Linked Lines every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FiveBubbleCrush | Linked Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 健 王 | 鹏 吴 |
Customer experience
FiveBubbleCrush
Linked Lines
In-app purchases
FiveBubbleCrush
No in-app purchases
Linked Lines
No in-app purchases
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