Comparison

Bottle Brain vs AlphaTubes

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

Head to head
About

Bottle Brain

Features
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The #1 color sorting puzzle that trains your brain! Pour colorful balls between bottles until each bottle holds one color. Easy to learn, impossible to put down. WHY PLAYERS LOVE BOTTLE BRAIN: *** 5,000+ HANDCRAFTED LEVELS *** Start with simple 3-color puzzles and progress to mind-bending 12-color challenges. Every single level is guaranteed solvable - no luck needed, pure logic! *** 3 ADDICTIVE GAME MODES *** - Classic - 5,000+ levels with star ratings. Beat the par score! - Zen - Relaxing endless puzzles. Unlock 100 beautiful gallery artworks - Memory - Colors hide after a peek! Double coin rewards for the brave *** DAILY CHALLENGE *** A fresh puzzle every single day. Earn bonus coins, hints, and rare boosters! *** 6 SMART BOOSTERS *** Hints - Undo - Extra Bottle - Reveal - Shuffle - Magnet Use strategy, not just luck! *** OBSTACLE LEVELS *** Hidden bottles & bomb countdowns appear every 15 levels - bonus coins if you survive! *** DAILY FREE REWARDS *** Log in daily for free coins, hints & surprise boosters *** PLAYER PROGRESSION *** Level up from Beginner to Divine Alchemist. Higher rank = permanent coin bonuses! *** PLAY ANYWHERE *** - Works 100% offline - no WiFi needed - English & Polish language - Dark theme for comfortable night play Perfect for fans of water sort puzzle, ball sort, color matching games, and brain teasers. Whether you want 5 minutes of fun or hours of challenge - Bottle Brain delivers. Download FREE now and see how far you can go!

About

AlphaTubes

Engage in a quick and satisfying word puzzle game where you sort letters into tubes to uncover hidden category words. Aim to solve all three words with the fewest moves possible, with options for daily challenges and varying difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Letter sorting word puzzles
  • Hidden category words
  • Daily challenges
  • Easy and Hard modes
  • Optional hints
  • Best-score tracking
  • iCloud progress sync
Features
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AlphaTubes is a quick and satisfying word puzzle where you sort letters into the correct tubes to reveal three hidden category words. Each puzzle starts with the letters mixed across four tubes. Move the top letter from tube to tube, line them up in the right order, and solve all three words in as few moves as possible. Features: - Short, polished word puzzles built around fun categories - Daily challenges for a fresh puzzle every day - Easy and Hard difficulty modes - Optional hints when you need a nudge - Best-score tracking so you can replay puzzles and improve - iCloud-backed progress and Apple-native purchase support AlphaTubes is easy to pick up, fast to play, and made for those “just one more puzzle” moments.

Screenshots

Bottle Brain4 screens
AlphaTubes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AlphaTubes at none against Bottle Brain's shown. Bottle Brain's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bottle Brain ships an update daily, AlphaTubes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bottle Brain versus AlphaTubes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBottle BrainAlphaTubes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—21 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOMASZ WOJCIECH SZREMSKIPaul Kragthorpe

In-app purchases

None

Bottle Brain

No in-app purchases

None

AlphaTubes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bottle Brain free?
Bottle Brain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AlphaTubes free?
AlphaTubes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bottle Brain or AlphaTubes have ads?
Bottle Brain shows ads; AlphaTubes does not.
Which is updated more often, Bottle Brain or AlphaTubes?
Bottle Brain ships an update daily, and AlphaTubes every 4 days. Most recently, Bottle Brain was updated on October 11, 2026 and AlphaTubes on October 20, 2026.

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