Comparison

Balloons vs Bubble Brain

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

Head to head
About

Balloons

Features
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This is a mobile game - Play starts the game, balloons float up which players pop by tapping on them before the time runs out or before the balloons reach the bottom of the screen. Each round completed adds more time and more balloons than the previous round. Upload Balloon Image allows the player to decorate the balloons with an image from their camera roll. Players can turn on or off the popping sound of balloons being popped.

About

Bubble Brain

A vibrant puzzle game where you solve creative rebus-style word puzzles using images, letters, and symbols. Engage in various game modes, earn rewards, and unlock characters. Fun for all ages.

Highlights
  • Rebus-style word puzzles
  • Multiple game modes
  • Unlockable characters and rewards
  • Category-based puzzles
  • Progress tracking
  • Power-ups
Features
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Think outside the bubble with Bubble Brain: Word Puzzles! Bubble Brain is a colorful and creative puzzle game that challenges players to solve clever rebus-style word puzzles using pictures, letters, symbols, and clues. Every puzzle encourages you to look at words in a new way, make surprising connections, and put your problem-solving skills to the test. Choose how you want to play: • Pick a Category – Explore puzzles featuring animals, food, jobs, places, colors, and more. • Bubble Ladder – Climb through increasingly challenging puzzle levels and unlock new Bubble Brain characters. • Bubble Rush – Race against the clock and solve as many puzzles as possible. • Bubble Bomb – Keep solving before time runs out and see how long you can survive. Build winning streaks, earn coins and gems, unlock achievements, collect rewards, and use helpful power-ups when a puzzle has you stumped. Track your progress and challenge yourself to improve your best scores. With colorful characters, playful animations, multiple difficulty levels, and hundreds of brain-teasing puzzles, Bubble Brain offers fun challenges for kids, families, and word-puzzle fans of all ages. Can you solve them all? Download Bubble Brain and start thinking outside the bubble!

Screenshots

Balloons3 screens
Bubble Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balloons at none against Bubble Brain's 9. Bubble Brain's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bubble Brain sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Balloons asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Balloons versus Bubble Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalloonsBubble Brain
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB285 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREW YUFENG MABubble Crew Productions LLC

In-app purchases

None

Balloons

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Bubble Brain

One-time9
  • 20 Coins$0.99
  • 3 Gems$0.99
  • 75 Coins$2.99
Show 6 more
  • 12 Gems$2.99
  • Limited Time Offer$2.99
  • Starter Bundle Deal$3.99
  • 175 Coins$4.99
  • 24 Gems$4.99
  • Go Ad-Free Bundle$4.99

Questions

Is Balloons free?
Balloons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubble Brain free?
Bubble Brain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Balloons or Bubble Brain have ads?
Both Balloons and Bubble Brain show ads.
Which is updated more often, Balloons or Bubble Brain?
Balloons ships an update every 6 days, and Bubble Brain every 6 days. Most recently, Balloons was updated on October 31, 2026 and Bubble Brain on October 31, 2026.

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