Comparison

Neutralize + vs Bubbly Star

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

Head to head
About

Neutralize +

A minimalist puzzle game where you swipe tiles to combine opposites, creating neutral spaces to clear the board and increase your score. It offers strategic depth with a focus on chain reactions and a clean, glassmorphic design for an endless challenge.

Highlights
  • Swipe to combine opposite tiles
  • Create neutral spaces
  • Strategic chain reactions
  • Minimalist glassmorphic design
  • Endless scoring challenge
Features
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Neutralize is a chill but perplexing puzzler. Swipe tiles to combine positive and negative tiles to create neutrals. Can you neutralize the entire board? Features: - A New Mechanic: A unique tile sliding mechanic distilled to its essence. - Deep Strategy, Simple Rules: Plan your moves carefully — like playing chess against yourself. - Play Your Way: Easy to play for 30 seconds or 30 hours. - One-Handed Comfort: Portrait mode and smooth swipe controls mean you can play anywhere, anytime, one-handed. - Beautiful Design: Meticulous attention to detail with beautiful light and dark themes. - Track Your Progress: Comprehensive stats to evaluate and improve your skills. - Master the Board: Earn accomplishments on your journey to Full Neutrality.

About

Bubbly Star

Features
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Guide a little star through the bubble caves in a bright, retro arcade adventure! Blow bubbles to trap the ghosts, then pop them to clear each stage and rain down treats. It's cute, chaotic, and impossible to put down. -Classic single-screen arcade action, reimagined -Trap and pop enemies with a satisfying bubble twist -Dozens of levels packed with ghosts and surprises -Big, comfy touch controls made for phones -Easy Mode slows things down when you want a chill run -Auto-save — pick up right where you left off -Plays fully offline, no WiFi needed

Screenshots

Neutralize +4 screens
Bubbly Star3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Neutralize + at Free against Bubbly Star's $7.99. Neutralize + also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Bubbly Star's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Neutralize + is free to download; Bubbly Star costs $7.99 up front. Neutralize + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bubbly Star asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Neutralize + versus Bubbly Star: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeutralize +Bubbly Star
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAir Pie LLCEsther Ramos

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Neutralize +

One-time1
  • Neutralize Forever$2.99
None

Bubbly Star

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neutralize + free?
Neutralize + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubbly Star free?
Bubbly Star costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Neutralize + or Bubbly Star have ads?
Neither Neutralize + nor Bubbly Star shows ads.

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