Comparison

GateFire vs Bubble Cutter

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

Head to head
About

GateFire

Features
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Dodge, blast, and upgrade your way through an endless neon gauntlet. GateFire is a fast, one-thumb arcade shooter built for quick runs — no tutorials, no waiting, just tap in and see how long you last. YOUR SHIP FIRES ITSELF. YOU JUST HAVE TO SURVIVE. Drag anywhere to move. Your ship auto-fires at everything in its path, so your only job is positioning — weave through incoming obstacles while lining up shots on the gates worth chasing. EVERY GATE IS A CHOICE Obstacles come from the right. Upgrade gates come in pairs from the left, and you only get one: a flat stat boost or a multiplier, more damage or faster fire rate. Shoot down the gate you want before it scrolls past — the one you skip is gone for good. THE SWARM NEVER LETS UP Difficulty ramps in real time. Obstacles get faster and denser at fixed milestones, and a bouncing threat keeps you honest between waves. The longer you survive, the harder GateFire pushes back. FEATURES • One-thumb drag controls — auto-fire means you never touch a button • Risk/reward upgrade gates with real stat trade-offs • Escalating difficulty that never plateaus • Multiple selectable starfighters, picked before every run • Game Center leaderboard — climb the ranks and compare your best run • Runs built for a spare minute or ten — jump in anywhere How far can you make it before the gates run out?

About

Bubble Cutter

Features
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Dive into a glowing deep-sea arcade challenge. Move your diver, launch the cutter line, and split every bouncing bubble before it reaches you. Each hit creates smaller and faster threats, while carefully designed depth patterns keep every run moving. FEATURES - Handcrafted stages followed by continuously scaling depths - Distinct boss battles every five depths - Twin cutters, sticky lines, slow motion, shields, and extra lives - Combo multiplier up to x8 - Colorful bubbles with varied sizes, movement patterns, and split behavior - Level selection for every depth you have reached - Game Center leaderboard and cloud-synced high score progress - Optional rewarded continue with two lives after game over - Adjustable touch controls, sound, vibration, language, and firing side - English, Turkish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese Stay mobile, time each shot, build your combo, and see how deep you can go.

Screenshots

GateFire3 screens
Bubble Cutter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GateFire at none against Bubble Cutter's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
GateFire versus Bubble Cutter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGateFireBubble Cutter
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSantiago MorelFurkan Ali Donmez

In-app purchases

None

GateFire

No in-app purchases

None

Bubble Cutter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GateFire free?
GateFire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubble Cutter free?
Bubble Cutter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GateFire or Bubble Cutter have ads?
Bubble Cutter shows ads; GateFire does not.

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