Comparison

Arrow Nova vs Triple Match Bubbles

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

Head to head
About

Arrow Nova

Features
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Arrow Nova is a compact one-tap puzzle game about reading arrow paths and setting off the right chain reaction. Every board starts with arrows, blockers, and special pieces. Pick the best arrow, launch the chain, and clear the board with careful timing and planning. Levels are short enough for quick sessions, but each new layout asks you to think ahead. Features: - One-tap arrow chain puzzles. - Campaign levels with growing challenge. - Endless mode for longer runs. - Daily challenge with a fresh puzzle each day. - Coins, achievements, streaks, and unlockable board skins. - Hints, undo, and replay options. - Local progress with no account required. - Portrait layout designed for one-handed play. Plan the path, trigger the chain, and turn one tap into a full board clear.

About

Triple Match Bubbles

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Three bubbles of a kind become one. That one rule runs all three games. Number Merge doubles 2s up to 128. Color Merge blends Mist down to Midnight. Animal Merge grows a ladybug into a rhino. Bubbles float free in an open pool. Drag one into another, and when a bubble grows it reaches for whatever it touches — so one good move can chain across the board. Every board is built by running a merge backwards, so the pieces to clear it are always there. No level is a dead end. Levels. No ads, no timers, no account, no internet. Features • Three games, 100 levels each • Chains that multiply your score up to 5× • Fever mode — merge at two instead of three • Five power-ups: Undo, Hint, Drift, Split, Magnet • Ice from level 40 • Three stars per level, a Vault of every bubble, five themes, nine achievements • Stats and your last 100 games, with replay • Gems earned by playing — nothing to buy • Offline and portrait, with VoiceOver and Dynamic Type How to play 1 Drag a bubble onto another of the same kind and size. 2 Gather three and it grows. Leftovers stay behind — nothing is wasted. 3 Grow beside a match and they link and grow again. Chains multiply your score. 4 Reach the top — 128, Midnight, rhino — and it pops for a big bonus. 5 Clear the pool before your moves run out. Moves to spare earns three stars. Benefits • No clock. Plan at your own pace. • Always solvable. Stuck is a puzzle, never a dead end. • Fits a spare five minutes. A level takes two, and saves instantly. • Three games, three feels. Arithmetic, colour, or growth — progress kept separately. • Genuinely private. Nothing collected, never goes online. • Nothing to buy. No store, no paywall, no waiting.

Screenshots

Arrow Nova4 screens
Triple Match Bubbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Triple Match Bubbles at none against Arrow Nova's 5. Triple Match Bubbles also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.2). Arrow Nova's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, 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. Arrow Nova sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Triple Match Bubbles asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arrow Nova ships an update every 2 days, Triple Match Bubbles monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Arrow Nova versus Triple Match Bubbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrow NovaTriple Match Bubbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.216.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThong NguyenAditi Ananya

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Arrow Nova

One-time5
  • 200 Coins$0.99
  • 600 Coins$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 1500 Coins$3.99
None

Triple Match Bubbles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arrow Nova free?
Arrow Nova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Triple Match Bubbles free?
Triple Match Bubbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arrow Nova or Triple Match Bubbles have ads?
Both Arrow Nova and Triple Match Bubbles show ads.
Which is updated more often, Arrow Nova or Triple Match Bubbles?
Arrow Nova ships an update every 2 days, and Triple Match Bubbles monthly. Most recently, Arrow Nova was updated on November 5, 2026 and Triple Match Bubbles on November 6, 2026.

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