Bubble Shooter vs Inside Out Thought Bubbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubble Shooter
Blast colorful bubbles to rescue adorable baby pandas trapped by an evil baboon. Strategize your pops, use powerful boosters, and conquer thousands of challenging levels. Connect with friends for special rewards and events.
- Blast and match 3 bubbles
- Rescue baby pandas
- Thousands of challenging levels
- Use power-ups and boosters
- Special events and rewards
- Connect with friends
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The best bubble shooter game! Blast bubbles, save baby pandas! Play now for free! Plan your every pop to rescue cute baby pandas! An evil baboon has kidnapped & trapped precious panda pups in the jungle. Blast, match, and pop bubbles to help beat him & return the cubs to their worried mother! Work your way through increasingly challenging puzzles and employ the power of the elements to help you in your Panda Pop quest. Use epic bubble shooter power ups to free the pups… combine them for even greater effect! FEATURES: 4000+ levels with uniquely challenging obstacles Check back often for new events and free rewards Use power ups to make smart moves Match 3 bubbles & fill lanterns to create supercharged matches PLUS: This game is social! Connect to Facebook & play Panda Pop with friends! Enjoy special rewards & events all the time! Connect seamlessly across multiple devices and platforms! Get poppin' on your iPhone or iPad today... LIKE: On Facebook to get the latest news and rewards! FOLLOW: @playpandapop SUPPORT: https://jamcity.helpshift.com/a/panda-pop/ Please Note! While Panda Pop is free to play and enjoy, some in-game items and functions can be purchased for real money. If you don't want this option enabled, please disable in-app purchases. www.sgn.com/privacy DEVELOPER INFO: Jam City is the leading developer in truly cross-platform social gaming! Chart-topping hits include Cookie Jam, Sugar Smash: Book of Life, Juice Jam, Genies & Gems, and so many more! Check out our other free match 3 puzzle games! You'll love to swap, match, and crunch through ever expanding levels and events. Check back often to see all the new candy, cake, and sweet treats that we've added! You'll love to crush through each sweet puzzle. Begin your adventure on one of our free match three puzzle games today! PANDA POP, the PANDA POP logo, the Baby Panda Design, the PANDA POP characters, and related indicia are registered and/or unregistered trademarks and copyrights of Jam City, Inc. and may not be used without permission. © 2022, Jam City Inc. All rights reserved.
Inside Out Thought Bubbles
Embark on a bubble-shooting adventure inspired by Disney and Pixar's Inside Out. Match and burst memory bubbles, unlock characters, and utilize unique emotion-based powers to overcome challenges across various film-inspired locations. Enjoy stunning animation and voice acting from the movie.
- Match and shoot memory bubbles
- Unlock characters and levels
- Harness emotion-based powers
- Unleash special power-ups
- Overcome obstacles with boosters
- Immersive 3D animation and voice acting
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A bubble shooter game based on Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out Disney Interactive brings you this one-of-a-kind bubble-shooter based on Disney and Pixar’s, Inside Out! Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her Emotions — Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust. And now that Riley is officially a teenager she is navigating new Emotions Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy and Ennui too! Join Riley's Emotions on a journey to match, sort and burst memory bubbles, as you travel through unique locations inspired by Inside Out — Family Island, Dream Productions, Boy Band Island, Imagination Land, Train Yard, and more! Play this bubble shooter that twists the puzzle genre inside out! ● SHOOT & MATCH memories ● UNLOCK characters and play over 1000 levels ● HARNESS EMOTIONS – Erase obstacles with Embarrassment, freeze time with Ennui, safeguard your moves with Anxiety, and multiply your chances with Envy! ● UNLEASH POWER-UPS – Create sunbursts with Joy, let the rain pour with Sadness, blaze a fiery path with Anger, repel matching memories with Disgust, and scatter orbs in frantic fun with Fear! ● OVERCOME obstacles like Brain Freezes and jump ahead using boosters like Brain Storms! ● IMMERSE yourself in the world of the film through stunning 3D animation and gameplay featuring voice actors from the film! Before you download this app, please consider that this app includes advertising, some of which may be targeted to your interests. You may choose to control targeted advertising within our applications by using your mobile device settings (for example, by re-setting your device’s advertising identifier and/or opting out of interest based ads). • In-app purchases that cost real money • The option to accept push notifications to let you know when we have exciting updates like new content • Location-based services • Advertising for some third parties, including the option to watch ads for rewards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Shooter at 4.6 against Inside Out Thought Bubbles's 4.2. Bubble Shooter also leads on ratings volume (489K vs 9.6K) and chart position (#141 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Bubble Shooter sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Inside Out Thought Bubbles sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bubble Shooter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Shooter has 489K ratings behind it against 9.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Bubble Shooter's written reviews are positive against 57% of Inside Out Thought Bubbles's.
Bubble Shooter ships an update every 3 weeks, Inside Out Thought Bubbles fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Bubble Shooter | Inside Out Thought Bubbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (489K ratings) — better | 4.2 (9.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.9% of reviews — better | 56.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 489K — better | 9.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #141 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 261 MB | 470 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jam City, Inc. | Kongregate |
Customer experience
Bubble Shooter
Inside Out Thought Bubbles
User reviews
Bubble Shooter
From 489K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐼 Cute and fun game
- 👍 Easy to play
- 🎨 Visually appealing
- 🕰️ Relaxing experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🤑 Aggressive monetization tactics
- 🕰️ Slow progress without spending money
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
- 🔍 Inconsistent scoring and difficulty
Inside Out Thought Bubbles
From 9.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Vibrant graphics and animations
- 🕹️ Engaging and challenging gameplay
- 💫 Faithful to the Inside Out movie
- 🎶 Enjoyable soundtrack and sound effects
- 🕰️ Relaxing and stress-relieving experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent freezing and glitches
- 🔍 Difficulty progressing without in-app purchases
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🔌 Power-up bugs and inconsistencies
- 🕰️ Long wait times to replenish lives
Bugs and requests
Bubble Shooter
Reported bugs
4 issues- Bubbles not registering correctly
- Game freezing and losing progress
- Purchased items and boosters disappearing
- Inconsistent ad rewards
Requested features
4 requests- Skip button for frustrating levels
- More reward options for free players
- Improved customer support responsiveness
- Better balance between free and paid content
Inside Out Thought Bubbles
Reported bugs
5 issues- Fear power-up not functioning properly
- Skill shot targets not registering correctly
- Shooter freezing and unable to fire shots
- Levels displaying incorrect information
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add save/restore progress functionality
- Introduce new levels and characters from Inside Out 2
- Provide an ad-free paid version of the game
- Improve responsiveness and stability of the app
- Allow customization of the gameplay experience
In-app purchases
Bubble Shooter
- XS coin pack$0.99
- Baby Panda Bundle 1$1.99
- XS+ Sale Pack$1.99
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- Piggy Bank 03$2.99
- S coin pack$2.99
- M coin pack$4.99
- M Coin Pack$4.99
- L coin pack 30% sale$6.99
- Sun Bundle$6.99
- L coin pack$9.99
- XL coin pack$19.99
Inside Out Thought Bubbles
- Gem Pack 1$0.99
- Gem Pack 2$1.99
- Gem Pack 13$3.99
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- Gem Pack 4$4.99
- Bundle Pack 4$4.99
- Gem Pack 11$7.99
- Gem Pack 6$9.99
- Bundle Pack 6$9.99
- Gem Pack 7$19.99
- Gem Pack 8$49.99
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