Bear Pop vs Bubble Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bear Pop
Tap adjacent bears of the same color to pop them and earn points. Aim to clear the board for bonus scores. Utilize magic fish to change bear colors and achieve higher scores.
- Tap and pop matching colored bears
- Score based on number of bears popped
- Bonus for clearing all bears
- Use magic fish to change colors
- Simple tap-to-play mechanic
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This is the most popular game all over the world, once you start, you can't stop! How to play: 1.Tap at least 2 neighboring bears with the same color 2.Pop them with the most bears Tips on Scoring: 1.The more bears you pop, the more scores you will get. Formula: Score= Bears*Bears*5 2.Try to clear all bears, the least bears you left, the more bonus you will get. Formula: Bonus=2000- Bears*Bears *20 3.You will get 2000 bonus after all bears are cleared. Magic Fish can change a bear to any colors you want, use it when you try to connect as more bears as you can , to achieve a higher score.
Bubble Tap
Tap groups of 2 or more same-colored bubbles to pop them and earn points. Choose between Standard and Color modes, customize your background, and compete on global leaderboards. Earn bonus bubbles or purchase packs to enhance gameplay.
- Two game modes: Standard & Color
- Customizable screen background
- Bonus bubble mechanic
- Global Leaderboard integration
- Achievements and game stats
- Undo last tap functionality
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Bubble Tap is a bubble popper game where tapping on groups of 2 or more adjacent bubbles of the same color causes them to pop. The bigger the group you pop, the bigger the bonus - so the more you score! Play either Standard Mode (where all bubbles popped have the same value) or Color Mode (where different colored bubbles have different values). Earn a Bonus Bubble every 10 games that can be used to pop a single bubble & help build bigger groups. Your highest score goes on the Game Center leaderboard & you can earn achievements including long pop sequences, high scores & the number of games played. FEATURES: - 2 game modes - Standard & Color - Customizable screen background (take a photo or select an image from your device) - Bonus bubble after every 10 games, or purchase Bonus Bubble packs - Floating tap score indicator - Undo last tap - Top 10 high scores list - Global Leaderboard - Achievements - Game Stats
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bubble Tap at 83% against Bear Pop's 0%. Bubble Tap also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Bear Pop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Bear Pop sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Bubble Tap sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bubble Tap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Bear Pop's written reviews are positive against 83% of Bubble Tap's.
Bear Pop ships an update every 7 months, Bubble Tap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bear Pop | Bubble Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhenlai Xia | Colin Lyders |
Customer experience
Bear Pop
Bubble Tap
In-app purchases
Bear Pop
- 5 Magic fish$0.99
- 18 Magic fish$2.99
- 35 Magic fish$4.99
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- 100 Magic fish$9.99
- 256 Magic fish$19.99
Bubble Tap
- Bonus Bubble 10 Pack$0.99
- No Ads Upgrade$0.99
- Bonus Bubble 25 Pack$1.99
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- Bonus Bubble 50 Pack$2.99
