Comparison

Blastic Bubbles vs Tanabata Monogatari

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

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Blastic Bubbles

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Welcome to the Grand Bazaar! Baba has left his little delivery shop to watch the big football match โ€” and Baby is in charge. Pop colorful bubbles, deliver Ottoman treasures, and keep the shop running in this charming puzzle adventure! TAP, POP & CHAIN Tap groups of matching bubbles to pop them and trigger chain reactions. The bigger the group, the bigger the blast! Create combos like Cannon Cross, Mega Blast, and Color Storm to clear the board in spectacular fashion. DELIVER OTTOMAN TREASURES Every level unwraps a new delivery โ€” from Evil Eye Beads and Turkish Tea Glasses to Prayer Beads and the Sultan's Crown. Collect all 50 handcrafted Ottoman items and complete Baba's Collection. 100+ LEVELS & COUNTING Journey through the Turkish countryside on a winding cobblestone path. Levels start simple and grow challenging with bigger grids, more colors, obstacles like crates, ice, and chains, and tougher objectives. New levels added regularly. DAILY CHALLENGES & STREAKS A brand new puzzle every day! Build your streak for escalating rewards. Monday through Sunday, each day brings a different difficulty โ€” from Medium to Expert and Mega Marathon. POWERFUL BOOSTERS Stuck on a tricky level? Use the Hammer to pop any bubble, Shuffle to rearrange the board, Color Bomb to blast every bubble of one color, or Hourglass to add extra moves. Earn boosters as you play or grab them from the shop. MEET BABA & BABY Two lovable characters with personality. Baba cheers from the sidelines while Baby reacts to every move โ€” celebrating big combos and worrying when moves run low. BAZAAR VIP PASS Go ad-free and unlock premium benefits: 8 max lives, faster life refill, weekly coins, a daily free power-up, extra daily challenge attempts, streak freeze, and more. PLAY YOUR WAY - No internet required โ€” play offline anytime - Sound effects and music toggle - Haptic feedback for satisfying pops - Pick up right where you left off Download now and start popping! Baba is counting on you. Terms & Conditions: https://burakdumer.com/blasticbubbles/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://burakdumer.com/blasticbubbles/privacy-policy/

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Tanabata Monogatari

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Perfect for Tanabata, the Japanese star festival on July 7! On this night, families write wishes on strips of paper and hang them on bamboo. The festival comes from an old legend: Orihime and Hikoboshi, two stars separated by the Milky Way, are allowed to meet only once a year, when magpies gather to form a bridge across the sky. In this game, parents and children live that legend together. Note: the game's text is in Japanese (simple hiragana for young children). Play is one tap and needs no reading, so families anywhere can enjoy it, and it is a lovely way to share a Japanese festival. โ–  Work, then run Tap anywhere to complete four little chores, one at a time. Each tap shows your progress: a new row of cloth, a new sprout, one more stitch, a little more water in the bucket. When the work is done, the magpies become a bridge and the run begins. โ–  Easy to play Tap to jump over gaps and obstacles. That's it! โ–  Catch shooting stars Every star you catch brings everyone's wishes closer. Reach the goal and the two stars meet again, with a picture of their reunion (and a special one if you never fell). Then it's on to next year's Tanabata. โ–  Five ways to run - Easiest and Easy: short bridges for the littlest children - Hard: a longer bridge with tricky gaps - Heavy Rain: the biggest challenge, on a rainy night - Fireworks Night: the easy bridge under a festival sky โ–  More to enjoy - Golden shooting stars: jump high to catch them for extra wishes - A magpie rescue if you fall, once per run - A "Perfect!" badge for reaching the goal without falling - A wish collection with 101 wishes, plus wishes you write yourself โ–  For parents - The game's text is Japanese. Menus are short, and the pictures show what to do. - A run takes about 10 to 30 seconds. If your child falls, a magpie lifts them back up once; after a second fall, a soft "almost!" screen lets them try again. - Ads appear only outside play: a small banner on the title screen and sometimes a full-screen ad after tapping "Run again." No ads appear during the run. Ads are set to family-friendly content and are not personalized. You can skip the chores once a day for free, with no ad. - No in-app purchases. Game records are saved only on this device. Will Orihime and Hikoboshi meet again this year? Run across the Milky Way and make everyone's wishes come true.

Screenshots

Blastic Bubbles4 screens
Tanabata Monogatari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tanabata Monogatari at none against Blastic Bubbles's 7. On price and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Blastic Bubbles sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Tanabata Monogatari asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Blastic Bubbles versus Tanabata Monogatari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlastic BubblesTanabata Monogatari
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 months
Adsโ€”Yes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Devicesโ€”iPhone โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size290 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHasan Burak DumerKentaro Miura

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Blastic Bubbles

Subscriptions3
  • Bazaar VIP Pass โ€” Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Bazaar VIP Pass โ€” Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Bazaar VIP Pass โ€” Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Pouch of Coins$0.99
  • Sack of Coins$1.99
  • Chest of Coins$4.99
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  • Sultan's Treasury$9.99
None

Tanabata Monogatari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blastic Bubbles free?
Blastic Bubbles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tanabata Monogatari free?
Tanabata Monogatari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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