Comparison

Around the World vs Bubble Pop! Birds

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

Head to head
About

Around the World

Embark on a magical Victorian-era adventure to find a legendary treasure. Explore six continents, uncover hundreds of hidden objects in vibrant locations, and solve puzzles. Combine items into collections to progress through an exciting storyline filled with steam-powered wonders and overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Hidden object gameplay
  • Victorian era setting
  • Explore six continents
  • Combine items into collections
  • Exciting storyline
  • Mini-games
Features
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The Clues are right in front of your Eyes! Find the Great Treasure - a Magic Stone that can make your dreams come true! Based in the magical Victorian era, help a young girl discover ancient mysteries, overcome numerous enemies and find the magical stone. A beautiful Victorian world full of steam and electricity, airships and hot air balloons, heavy machines and frozen progress awaits. Immerse yourself and enjoy finding hundreds of Hidden Objects in every colorful corner of the World. Explore six continents! Discover items in every town, then combine them in collections and find the way to the great treasure! - Fantastic gameplay - Dozens of hidden object locations - Exciting storyline - Fun mini-games

About

Bubble Pop! Birds

Embark on a bubble-shooting adventure to rescue captured birds from an evil witch. Travel the world, solve over 1500 levels, and compete with friends. Utilize powerful boosters and collect daily rewards.

Highlights
  • Match 3 bubbles to pop
  • Rescue birds and defeat witch
  • Travel to world landmarks
  • Compete with Facebook friends
  • Use powerful boosters
  • Over 1500 levels
  • Daily rewards
Features
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From the makers of Bubble Shoot Magic, Baby Witch & Bubble Blossom comes another Bubble Shooter adventure – Bubble Birds Pop! The evil Witch has captured cute little birds and only you along with your friends Fox, Bunny and Kitty can rescue them and defeat the Witch. Use your skills to burst endless bubbles and be a part of the bubble shooting adventure. Travel the world and get to see epic wonders like Statue of Liberty, Opera House, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower and more. Make your adventure even better by connecting to Facebook and playing with your friends to compare high scores in over 1500 free levels! Bubble Birds Pop features: -- Pop bubbles by matching 3 of them -- Rescue cute little birds and defeat the mighty Witch -- Travel the world with your friends and see the wonders like Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum and more -- Play with cute animals like Fox, Bunny, Kitty and more -- Compete with your Facebook friends on the leaderboards -- User powerful boosters like Bomb, extra aim line, rainbow ball to clear harder levels -- Play daily to get free rewards like powerups, coins and more -- Save your progress on the cloud and play anywhere -- Meet and unlock different birds and monsters in your journey as you go -- Over 1500 levels of bubble shooting and fun and new levels added every month Available in English, Français, Deutsche, Italiano, 中国, 日本語, 한국어, Türk, Español, Português, Русский, Dutch, Danish, Swedish ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bubble Birds Pop - http://bubblebirdspop.com MadOverGames - http://madovergames.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/madovergames Twitter - https://twitter.com/madovergames Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/MadovergamesWoW Google+ - https://google.com/+MadovergamesWoW

Screenshots

Bubble Pop! Birds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Pop! Birds at 4.9 against Around the World's 4.0. Bubble Pop! Birds also leads on ratings volume (185 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 20 months). Around the World's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 12.0). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Around the World sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Bubble Pop! Birds sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble Pop! Birds holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Pop! Birds has 185 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Around the World ships an update every 20 months, Bubble Pop! Birds every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Around the World versus Bubble Pop! Birds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAround the WorldBubble Pop! Birds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (185 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1185 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size532 MB281 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoyBits Co Ltd.MadOverGames

Customer experience

Around the World

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

Bubble Pop! Birds

All ratings185 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.4%

Bugs and requests

Around the World

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bubble Pop! Birds

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game doesn't load
  • Intermittent screen flashing, unable to click
  • Cannot log in with Facebook app or website
  • Cannot find highest score

Requested features

2 requests
  • Award coins for each level won
  • Ability to see all game scores at once

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Around the World

One-time8
  • Traveler's Suitcase$3.99
  • Researcher's Suitcase$4.99
  • Silver Pack$4.99
Show 5 more
  • Small Gold Pack$4.99
  • Medium Gold Pack$9.99
  • Discoverer's Suitcase$12.99
  • Big Gold Pack$49.99
  • Extra Gold Pack$99.99
10 purchases

Bubble Pop! Birds

One-time10
  • Level Up$0.99
  • Small Gems$1.99
  • Level Up$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Medium Gems$4.99
  • Level Up$4.99
  • Welcome Pack$4.99
  • Large Gems$9.99
  • Larger Gems$19.99
  • Premium Pack$24.99
  • Largest Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Around the World free?
Around the World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubble Pop! Birds free?
Bubble Pop! Birds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Around the World or Bubble Pop! Birds?
Bubble Pop! Birds is rated higher. Around the World averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bubble Pop! Birds averages 4.9 from 185 ratings.
Do Around the World or Bubble Pop! Birds have ads?
Bubble Pop! Birds shows ads; Around the World does not.
Which is updated more often, Around the World or Bubble Pop! Birds?
Around the World ships an update every 20 months, and Bubble Pop! Birds every 4 months. Most recently, Around the World was updated on October 18, 2026 and Bubble Pop! Birds on October 26, 2026.

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