Bubbles Gun vs Griddie Islands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubbles Gun
A bubble-shooting game where players eliminate all bubbles by matching three or more of the same type. Progress through levels by hitting the key bubble to advance.
- Eliminate bubbles by matching three or more
- Progress through levels by hitting key bubbles
- Cool and simple game design
- Enormous number of levels
- High score challenge
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Bubbles Gun, Bubbles Shooting game The game aim to eliminate all bubbles in each level by setting three or more adjacent bubbles from the same type, finally hit the key bubble to move to the next level Features: -Cool and simple bubbles and game design -Simple bubbles sound effect -Enormous number of levels -High score challenge
Griddie Islands
Place quirky beings on tiny islands to attract fleas that produce money. Merge beings to discover higher levels and increase production in this lively idle merger game. Explore over 50 unique levels.
- Place beings on islands
- Fleas produce money
- Merge beings to level up
- Discover 50+ levels
- Idle production mechanics
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Welcome to the world of Griddies! A world where tiny islands are inhabited by even tinier fleas and quirky beings called Griddies! Place griddies on the islands and watch as the fleas start to jump around in excitement and produce money! Use it to buy more griddies to attract more fleas. Same-level Griddies can also be merged into higher level ones, and the higher the level the more they produce! Merge every Griddie to discover the 50+ levels, each with its own look and personality. Merge, level up, and try to keep the islands filled in this lively idle merger!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubbles Gun at none against Griddie Islands's 8. Bubbles Gun also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Griddie Islands's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 56 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 5). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Griddie Islands sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Bubbles Gun asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bubbles Gun against 4.7 for Griddie Islands. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Griddie Islands has 1.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Bubbles Gun's written reviews are positive against 68% of Griddie Islands's.
Bubbles Gun ships an update every 56 months, Griddie Islands monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubbles Gun | Griddie Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 68.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amr Labib | Pomelo Games |
Customer experience
Bubbles Gun
Griddie Islands
Bugs and requests
Bubbles Gun
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Griddie Islands
Reported bugs
3 issues- Screen going black when placing Griddies
- Inventory getting stuck with no way to clear
- Inconsistent in-app purchase functionality
Requested features
5 requests- More islands and Griddie designs
- Prestige system or other progression mechanics
- Option to sell or discard unwanted Griddies
- Ability to rotate Griddies
- In-game notes or planning tools
In-app purchases
Bubbles Gun
No in-app purchases
Griddie Islands
- Cubes 10 pack2 variants$0.99
- Cubes 60 pack2 variants$4.99
- Cubes 200 pack$9.99
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- Cubes 600 pack$19.99
- Cubes 2100 pack$49.99
- Cubes 5800 pack$99.99
Questions
Is Bubbles Gun free?
Is Griddie Islands free?
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Do Bubbles Gun or Griddie Islands have ads?
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