Popstar Bubbles vs Bubble Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Popstar Bubbles
Engage in a challenging bubble-sliding puzzle game where you clear planets of the same color. Achieve higher scores by popping more bubbles in a single move. Progress through stages by reaching target points without a time limit.
- Bubble-sliding puzzle gameplay
- Clear groups of same-colored planets
- Score based on bubbles popped
- No time limit
- Stage-based progression
- Autosave functionality
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Once you pop, you can't stop! It is a fun and challenging bubble-sliding game with planets. Easy to learn, but hard to master. The object of the game is to clear the board by removing groups of planets of the same color. The more bubbles you clear in a single move, the higher your score and the further you can progress in the game. There is no time limit, but each stage has target points to proceed to next stage. Tips on Scoring: Remember just two rules below: 1. The more bubbles you pop, the more score you will get. 2. Try to clear all bubbles, you will get a lot of bonus. Features: - Autosave when terminated or get a call - Supports iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini iOS 7 - All available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
Bubble Tap
Tap groups of 2 or more same-colored bubbles to pop them and earn points. Choose between Standard and Color modes, customize your background, and compete on global leaderboards. Earn bonus bubbles or purchase packs to enhance gameplay.
- Two game modes: Standard & Color
- Customizable screen background
- Bonus bubble mechanic
- Global Leaderboard integration
- Achievements and game stats
- Undo last tap functionality
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Bubble Tap is a bubble popper game where tapping on groups of 2 or more adjacent bubbles of the same color causes them to pop. The bigger the group you pop, the bigger the bonus - so the more you score! Play either Standard Mode (where all bubbles popped have the same value) or Color Mode (where different colored bubbles have different values). Earn a Bonus Bubble every 10 games that can be used to pop a single bubble & help build bigger groups. Your highest score goes on the Game Center leaderboard & you can earn achievements including long pop sequences, high scores & the number of games played. FEATURES: - 2 game modes - Standard & Color - Customizable screen background (take a photo or select an image from your device) - Bonus bubble after every 10 games, or purchase Bonus Bubble packs - Floating tap score indicator - Undo last tap - Top 10 high scores list - Global Leaderboard - Achievements - Game Stats
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Tap at 5.0 against Popstar Bubbles's 4.1. Popstar Bubbles's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (223 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Popstar Bubbles sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Bubble Tap sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bubble Tap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Popstar Bubbles has 223 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Popstar Bubbles's written reviews are positive against 83% of Bubble Tap's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Popstar Bubbles ships an update every 3 weeks, Bubble Tap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popstar Bubbles | Bubble Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (223 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 223 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shawn Mottley | Colin Lyders |
Customer experience
Popstar Bubbles
Bubble Tap
Bugs and requests
Popstar Bubbles
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sound and music settings don't stay off
- Game won't load
Requested features
5 requests- Progression/rewards system
- Undo ability
- High score system
- More good updates in the future
- More levels
Bubble Tap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Popstar Bubbles
- 3 Star Planets$1.99
- 13 Star Planets$2.99
- 27 Star Planets$4.99
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- 60 Star Planets$8.99
- 140 Star Planets$17.99
- 280 Star Planets$34.99
Bubble Tap
- Bonus Bubble 10 Pack$0.99
- No Ads Upgrade$0.99
- Bonus Bubble 25 Pack$1.99
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- Bonus Bubble 50 Pack$2.99
Questions
Is Popstar Bubbles free?
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