Bubble Shooter vs Bubble Around
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubble Shooter
Engage in a classic bubble-popping puzzle adventure with over 2,000 levels. Utilize laser-guided aim assist and powerful boosters to clear clusters and earn rewards. Perfect for a relaxing yet challenging gaming experience.
- 2,000+ levels
- Laser-guided aim assist
- Epic power-ups
- Unlock special rewards
- Aim and shoot matching clusters
- Pop 3+ same-color bubbles
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Bubble Shooter - Ready to Pop Every Last Bubble? Say goodbye to your free time! The most addictive bubble blast adventure is here! Ever get frustrated when bubbles stick in awkward spots? Our laser-guided aim assist shows EXACTLY where your shot will land! Dive into the global bubble-popping phenomenon! Why You'll Love It: • 2,000+ brain-tickling levels • Pinpoint accuracy with guide lines • Epic power-ups to smash tough clusters • Unlock special rewards with victory! How to Play: • Aim & shoot to create matching clusters • Pop 3+ same-color bubbles to blast them • Rack up bonus points with precision shots • Unleash boosters for explosive bubbles!
Bubble Around
Engage in a unique bubble shooter experience where you burst bubbles from the inside out. Strategically aim and clear the playfield by matching three or more of the same color, removing connected non-matching bubbles to achieve high scores.
- Inside-out bubble bursting gameplay
- Strategic aiming with laser line
- Match-3 or more for removal
- Clear connected non-matching bubbles
- Dynamic, distracting background
- Limited free passes for penalties
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Bubble Around is a bubble shooter game where you shoot the bubbles from the inside out. In this game, the player attempts to clear a playfield that features a grid made of circles, a hexagon of six rows of balloon bubbles, a central projectile balloon, and a laser aiming line. The premise of the game is similar to that of the other version. The player simply needs to remove all the balloons and earn points. That said, the games differ in several ways. This version doesn't offer boosters. Instead, the player can only use their aiming line and a preview of the next balloon bubble at the lower-right corner to aid them. They remove bubbles when they create a cluster of three or more of the same color. They can also remove non-matching ones connected to the removed cluster. The player receives three instead of four free passes that protect them against penalties for failing to make a cluster. If they fail to remove balloons three times, a new row of mixed balloon bubbles appears along all sides of the shape and pushes the remaining preexisting ones into new positions. Bubbles Around! attempts to distract the player with a dynamic background filled with bubbles of varying colors and sizes that appear and disappear at different intervals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubble Shooter at none against Bubble Around's 9. Bubble Shooter also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 15) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Bubble Around sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Bubble Shooter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bubble Shooter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Shooter has 2.9K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubble Shooter | Bubble Around |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.9K ratings) — better | 4.6 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Standard Game Limited | Stephan Eijer |
Customer experience
Bubble Shooter
Bubble Around
In-app purchases
Bubble Shooter
No in-app purchases
Bubble Around
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 5KCurrency$2.99
- Beginner Pack$4.99
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- 15KCurrency$4.99
- Super Booster Pack$4.99
- Live Pack$4.99
- VIP Pack$8.99
- 50K Currency$8.99
- Infinity Pack$12.99
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