The Window vs Burst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Window
Experience a unique narrative adventure where your choices directly influence the unfolding story and lead to various endings. This game offers immersive, text-based gameplay with branching paths.
- Text-based adventure gameplay
- Choice-driven narrative
- Multiple story branches
- Unique outcomes
- Immersive storytelling
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The Window is an innovative text-based adventure game where every decision you make shapes your unique story. Immerse yourself in carefully crafted narratives where your choices matter, leading to different outcomes and multiple story branches.
Burst
This game focuses on the core mechanics of aiming, matching colors, and clearing bubbles. Achieve high scores by chaining shots for multipliers and earning power-ups. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience with customizable themes and accessibility features.
- Aim, match, and chain bubble shots
- Bomb, lightning, and rainbow power-ups
- Six dark themes
- Game Center leaderboards
- Colorblind mode and VoiceOver support
- Left/right-handed layout
- Offline play
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A bubble shooter stripped to the good part: aim, match, chain, clear. Drag to aim, release to fire. Match three or more of a colour and they pop. Chain your shots to build a multiplier up to ×5 and earn power-ups. Clear the whole board for a bonus, then start again on a fuller one. • Bomb, lightning and rainbow power-ups, earned by chaining • Six dark themes: Catppuccin, Tokyo Night, Nord, Dracula, Gruvbox, Monokai • Game Center leaderboards and iCloud score sync • Colorblind mode, full VoiceOver, Reduce Motion, Dynamic Type • Left or right-handed layout, and haptics you can feel Free. No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking. Plays offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Window at 100% against Burst's 50%. The Window also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and device support (3 vs 1). Burst's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Window holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of The Window's written reviews are positive against 50% of Burst's.
The Window ships an update every 6 months, Burst every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Window | Burst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neffico LLC | Mijndert Stuij |
Customer experience
The Window
Burst
In-app purchases
The Window
No in-app purchases
Burst
No in-app purchases
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