Comparison

Chainpop vs RobozzleReboot

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

Head to head
About

Chainpop

A relaxing puzzle game where you trigger chain reactions to clear bubbles with limited taps. Enjoy endless retries and helpful daily bonuses without pressure.

Highlights
  • Chain reaction gameplay
  • Limited taps per level
  • Unlimited retries
  • Daily bonus tools (skip, hint, extra tap)
  • Calm and stress-free experience
  • Offline play
Features
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Chainpop is a simple puzzle game built around chain reactions. Tap a bubble, and it pops, sending out a ripple that hits nearby bubbles and sets off a cascade across the board. Your goal is to clear every bubble using only a limited number of taps. There are no lives to run out of and no “come back in 30 minutes” when a level doesn’t go your way. You can retry as many times as you want, right away. Some levels click immediately. Others take a few tries to figure out. And if you’re really stuck, you’ve got tools to help: bonus taps, a skip, or a hint. One of each refreshes for free every day — and if you want more, you can grab a few extra. No waiting around or watching an ad to keep playing. No matter how long a level takes, there’s a satisfying moment when the solution finally clicks. Chainpop is made for those little in-between moments: on the train, in a waiting room, or while winding down before bed. Pick it up, solve a level or two, and come back whenever you want. It’s a puzzle game that gives your brain something to do without feeling stressful.

About

RobozzleReboot

Guide a robot through grid-based puzzles by dragging and dropping programming instructions. Collect all stars and reach the goal. Features a campaign, community-created levels, and a puzzle editor.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop programming interface
  • Campaign mode with curated puzzles
  • Community puzzle catalog
  • Built-in puzzle editor
  • Global leaderboard integration
  • Step-by-step program execution
Features
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Robozzle Reboot brings back the classic robot-programming puzzle game to iOS — write tiny programs to guide a robot around a grid, collect every star, and reach the end. No syntax to memorize: every puzzle is solved by dragging instructions into place. HOW IT WORKS Program your robot with a small set of building blocks: move forward, turn left, turn right, paint a tile, and call one of five subroutines (F1–F5). Any instruction can be conditioned on the color of the tile the robot is standing on, so a handful of slots can express surprisingly deep logic. Run your program step-by-step or at full speed, and iterate until every star is collected. CAMPAIGN + COMMUNITY PUZZLES Work through a curated Campaign of puzzles from Robozzle's original creators, sorted by difficulty from your first steps to genuine head-scratchers. Or dive into Community Puzzles — the full catalog, searchable and sortable, with ratings from other players. BUILD YOUR OWN Design and publish your own puzzles with the built-in puzzle editor. Lay out the grid, place stars and colored tiles, test your solution, then share it with the community. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Sign in with Apple to claim a pseudonym, appear on the global Leaderboard, and rate the puzzles you play. Earn points for every puzzle you solve, and pick up right where you left off — your progress is saved automatically. NEW TO ROBOZZLE? Start with the in-app Tutorials, a short series of levels that introduce each instruction one at a time. Robozzle is an original game by Igor Ostrovsky and other contributors (robozzle.com). Robozzle Reboot is a fresh implementation, built with the original author's agreement.

Screenshots

Chainpop4 screens
RobozzleReboot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RobozzleReboot at none against Chainpop's 9. RobozzleReboot also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Chainpop's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chainpop sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. RobozzleReboot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chainpop against 5.0 for RobozzleReboot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chainpop ships an update every 4 days, RobozzleReboot every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chainpop versus RobozzleReboot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChainpopRobozzleReboot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLittleleaf LabsNicolas Widynski

Customer experience

Chainpop

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RobozzleReboot

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Chainpop

One-time9
  • Starter pack$0.99
  • 3 Skips$0.99
  • 3 Extra Taps$0.99
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  • 3 Hints$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 10 Skips$1.99
  • 10 Extra Taps$1.99
  • 10 Hints$1.99
  • Unlock all levels$9.99
None

RobozzleReboot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chainpop free?
Chainpop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RobozzleReboot free?
RobozzleReboot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chainpop or RobozzleReboot?
Chainpop and RobozzleReboot are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Chainpop or RobozzleReboot have ads?
Chainpop shows ads; RobozzleReboot does not.
Which is updated more often, Chainpop or RobozzleReboot?
Chainpop ships an update every 4 days, and RobozzleReboot every 4 weeks. Most recently, Chainpop was updated on October 31, 2026 and RobozzleReboot on October 31, 2026.

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