Comparison

Almond Pastry Pair vs ElioBubble

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

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About

Almond Pastry Pair

A relaxing matching game where you pair pastries with their key ingredients. Progress through themed chapters, building a beautiful patisserie folio with no timers or penalties. Enjoy a calm, ad-free experience with gentle art and audio.

Highlights
  • Match pastries with ingredient close-ups
  • Six themed chapters
  • No failure screen or penalty timer
  • Build a patisserie folio
  • Hand-painted art and gentle audio
  • Offline play
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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Welcome to the kitchen. Almond Pastry Pair is a cozy matching game where every round invites you to pair a beautiful pastry with the close-up of its key ingredient. Rounds are short and forgiving: there is no failure screen and no penalty timer. A wrong tap simply waits for a kinder one. Each solved round mounts one more hand-painted piece into your growing patisserie folio. Work through six themed chapters, Buttery, Almond, Citrus, Berry, Cocoa, and Spice, and watch the folio fill one delicate pairing at a time. FEATURES - Pair each pastry with its key ingredient close-up - Six themed chapters: Buttery, Almond, Citrus, Berry, Cocoa, Spice - No failure screen, no penalty timer, calm and forgiving - A growing patisserie folio that fills as you play - Soft hand-painted watercolour art and gentle audio - Fully offline, no account required - No ads, no in-app purchases

About

ElioBubble

A cheerful bubble-shooting puzzle game set in a carnival world. Aim, match, and launch colorful bubbles to create explosive chain reactions and clear levels. Unlock power-ups and boosters across hundreds of unique challenges.

Highlights
  • Carnival-themed world
  • Match-three bubble popping
  • Explosive chain reactions
  • Unlockable power-ups and boosters
  • Hundreds of unique levels
  • Intuitive tap-and-shoot controls
Features
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Step into the vibrant, carnival-themed world of Bubble Blast Fiesta, a cheerful bubble-shooting puzzle game designed for casual players of all ages! In this lively adventure, your goal is simple yet endlessly satisfying: aim and launch colorful bubbles to match three or more of the same hue, triggering explosive, satisfying chain reactions to clear the board. Set against the backdrop of a bustling carnival—complete with ferris wheels, tents, and playful critters—each level is a fresh challenge, from classic bubble-popping puzzles to timed, high-score showdowns. As you progress, you’ll unlock exciting power-ups, special boosters, and hundreds of creatively designed levels, each with unique obstacles and goals, like rescuing your cute monkey companion or beating tricky target scores. The game’s intuitive tap-and-shoot controls make it easy to pick up, while strategic bank shots and combo opportunities keep the gameplay engaging for hours. Bright, cartoonish visuals, upbeat carnival-style music, and rewarding progression make every round feel like a mini celebration. Whether you’re squeezing in a quick session or tackling a marathon of levels, Bubble Blast Fiesta delivers lighthearted, bubble-popping fun perfect for unwinding.

Screenshots

Almond Pastry Pair4 screens
ElioBubble4 screens

Verdict

The call

Almond Pastry Pair and ElioBubble both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of ElioBubble's written reviews are positive against 0% of Almond Pastry Pair's. ElioBubble also leads on ratings volume (151 vs 23). Almond Pastry Pair's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Almond Pastry Pair against 4.8 for ElioBubble. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ElioBubble has 151 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Almond Pastry Pair's written reviews are positive against 70% of ElioBubble's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Almond Pastry Pair ships an update fortnightly, ElioBubble weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Almond Pastry Pair versus ElioBubble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlmond Pastry PairElioBubble
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23 ratings)4.8 (151 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23151 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB205 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer桂珍 张娅绚 贾

Customer experience

Almond Pastry Pair

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ElioBubble

All ratings65 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Almond Pastry Pair

No in-app purchases

None

ElioBubble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Almond Pastry Pair free?
Almond Pastry Pair is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ElioBubble free?
ElioBubble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Almond Pastry Pair or ElioBubble?
ElioBubble is rated higher. Almond Pastry Pair averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while ElioBubble averages 4.8 from 151 ratings.
Do Almond Pastry Pair or ElioBubble have ads?
Both Almond Pastry Pair and ElioBubble show ads.
Which is updated more often, Almond Pastry Pair or ElioBubble?
Almond Pastry Pair ships an update fortnightly, and ElioBubble weekly. Most recently, Almond Pastry Pair was updated on October 31, 2026 and ElioBubble on November 10, 2026.

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