Comparison

Bubble Jewels™ 2 vs Hexsweeper 3D

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

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About

Bubble Jewels™ 2

A free bubble shooter game where you match three or more bubbles of the same color to make them drop. Features special bubbles like Rainbow, Bomb, and Magic, plus five distinct game modes for varied challenges and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Match 3 or more bubbles to pop
  • Special bubbles: Rainbow, Rock, Bomb, Magic
  • Five game modes: Classic, Endless, Challenge, Dizzy, Blitz
  • Relaxing gameplay with no timers (except Blitz)
  • Beautiful graphics and sound effects
  • Auto-save feature
Features
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DOWNLOAD NOW AND START HAVING FUN! 100% FREE! Check out the reviews - you're going to love Bubble Jewels 2! ••••• "I find this game interesting and challenging, since it is fun for me to figure out angles to "bank" my shooter bubble off the sides to get into tight places to pop more bubbles! I've about mastered that! Very enjoyable game!" --AntsAway ••••• "My go-to game. This is my choice for those times I just need a few minutes of down time. Enough of a challenge to keep me coming back, but tons of fun. Thanks!" --phillipsdo EASY TO LEARN AND PLAY! • Just touch the screen to launch a bubble exactly where you want it to go! • Match 3 or more bubbles of the same color and they drop! • Your goal is to clear all the bubbles from the board… You can do it! NEW SPECIAL BUBBLES! • The Rainbow Bubble matches every color! • Rock Bubbles get in your way, so you'll have to knock down all the bubbles around them… • Use the new Bomb Bubble to knock down every bubble that it touches! • When the rare Magic Bubble lands, it magically removes every bubble on the board that have the same color as the bubbles it touches! FIVE GAME MODES TO SUIT YOUR MOOD! • Want classic Bubble Jewels color-matching fun, that's even better? Try Classic Mode! • Do you love making it to high levels, but get frustrated when you have to start over? Try Endless Mode! • Want a super-hard challenge that's not for the faint of heart? Try Challenge Mode and match 4 bubbles instead of 3! And then 5… And then 6... • Feeling antsy - try Dizzy mode where the bubble launcher dances around the screen! Time your shots carefully... • Or try Blitz Mode! You've got 60 seconds - how high can you score? Bet you can't just play it once! RELAX WHILE YOU SHARPEN YOUR MIND! • No timers (except in Blitz Mode), so take your time and relax • Beautiful graphics and animation • Relaxing sound effects • Listen to your iPod music while playing GOOD TIMES • Simple and elegant gameplay • Endless variety, never the same game twice • Compare your scores with the world using Game Center (iOS4/5 devices) • Magic auto-save - go ahead and quit the game, take a phone call, send a text - when you come back, your game will be waiting for you! Get Bubble Jewels 2 now, and start the fun! ------ Thanks for playing Bubble Jewels 2! If you enjoy it, please tell your friends to try it out! Search the appstore for Boy Howdy to see all our free games! BUBBLE JEWELS is a trademark of Boy Howdy Technology LLC

About

Hexsweeper 3D

Experience a classic puzzle game on a unique spherical hexagonal grid. Navigate a 3D globe, deduce mine locations based on numbered faces, and clear the board. Enjoy a visually stunning and completely offline gameplay experience with multiple themes.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal grid on a 3D sphere
  • Tap to clear, long-press to flag
  • Numbers count up to six
  • Spin and zoom controls
  • Multiple visual themes
  • Offline play
  • Autosave progress
Features
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Minesweeper you already know, on a board you have never seen: a hexagonal grid wrapped around a 3D sphere. Spin the globe, read the numbers, and clear every safe face. There are no edges to hide against and no corners to save you. HOW IT PLAYS • Tap to clear a face. Long-press to place a flag where you think a mine is. Your first clear is always safe. • Every face touches six neighbors, so numbers count up to six — cleaner deduction than squares. • Drag to spin, pinch to zoom. The board is a closed Goldberg sphere: five sizes from a quick 162 faces to a 2,252-face slog. • Undo a bad tap. Progress autosaves; close the app mid-game and pick it up where you left it. NINE LOOKS, ONE TAP AWAY Light and Dark for a clean read, then a set of mirrored materials rendered live: Stratosphere (a sky drifting across the shell), Mercury (smoked liquid metal with gilded flags), Ion Storm, Aurora, Galaxy, Gilded Ribbon, and Heat Lightning. Cleared faces open onto the material beneath. QUIET BY DESIGN • Entirely offline. No account, no ads, no analytics, nothing to accept. • A quiet bar — undo, new sphere, flag — and one settings sheet for theme, board size, warning style, drag inversion and effects. Nothing else on screen but the sphere. • Share card of your finished board. Free and complete. Just minesweeper, with better geometry.

Screenshots

Bubble Jewels™ 22 screens
Hexsweeper 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hexsweeper 3D at none against Bubble Jewels™ 2's shown. Hexsweeper 3D also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Bubble Jewels™ 2's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hexsweeper 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Jewels™ 2 has 2.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Jewels™ 2 ships an update every 4 weeks, Hexsweeper 3D daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bubble Jewels™ 2 versus Hexsweeper 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble Jewels™ 2Hexsweeper 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoy Howdy Technology LLCLanguageCraft

Customer experience

Bubble Jewels™ 2

All ratings2,308 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.5%

Hexsweeper 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bubble Jewels™ 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Score disappearing bug
  • Pointer/shooter freezing or sticking

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add difficulty levels
  • Implement guideline for ball bouncing
  • Allow ending current game and starting over

Hexsweeper 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bubble Jewels™ 2

No in-app purchases

None

Hexsweeper 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubble Jewels™ 2 free?
Bubble Jewels™ 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hexsweeper 3D free?
Hexsweeper 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Jewels™ 2 or Hexsweeper 3D?
Hexsweeper 3D is rated higher. Bubble Jewels™ 2 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Hexsweeper 3D averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bubble Jewels™ 2 or Hexsweeper 3D have ads?
Bubble Jewels™ 2 shows ads; Hexsweeper 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Jewels™ 2 or Hexsweeper 3D?
Bubble Jewels™ 2 ships an update every 4 weeks, and Hexsweeper 3D daily. Most recently, Bubble Jewels™ 2 was updated on October 15, 2026 and Hexsweeper 3D on October 13, 2026.

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