Bubll vs Dots Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubll
Discover new places and activities with friends using AI-powered recommendations. Create groups to share suggestions for restaurants, bars, and more, making it easier to find exciting experiences together.
- AI-powered search for recommendations
- Create friend groups (bubbles)
- Discover restaurants, bars, and dessert shops
- Share recommendations with friends
- Easy to find new activities
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What if you could search for recommendations with your friends? With Bubll, you can create bubbles with your friends and family. Then, using our premier AI Search model, you can find recommendations for restaurants, bars, dessert shops, and much more! Finding new things to do just got much easier.
Dots Network
Connect with friends by sharing your general location without revealing precise details. See where your contacts are on a map, fostering a sense of connection and shared experience. It's a unique way to stay in touch and know what your friends are up to.
- Approximate location sharing
- Map-based friend tracking
- Social connection tool
- Privacy-focused location updates
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Know where your friends are -- Sort of
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dots Network at every 2 days against Bubll's every 6 days. Bubll's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Bubll against 5.0 for Dots Network. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Bubll ships an update every 6 days, Dots Network every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubll | Dots Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bubll Inc. | Jamie Goldstein |
Customer experience
Bubll
Dots Network
In-app purchases
Bubll
No in-app purchases
Dots Network
No in-app purchases
