Lines & Bubbles vs LINES 98
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lines & Bubbles
This classic puzzle game challenges you to clear colored bubbles by forming lines of five or more. Strategically place new bubbles to avoid filling the board and aim for high scores. Enjoy a visually appealing and audibly pleasant experience with features like score comparison and an undo button.
- Form lines of 5+ same-colored bubbles
- Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines
- Combine lines for more points
- Compare scores with world-wide players
- Undo move button
- Automatic game saving
- Achievements
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A beautiful remake of the classic game called Lines. How to play: It’s simple! Make a line from 5 or more bubbles of one color. The line can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. You can also combine lines. With each turn, 3 new bubbles will be added except when the line has been removed. The bubble’s color and placement are randomly selected. Features: · World-wide players, compare your score with friends! · Fun for all ages; · Achievements; · Beautiful design; · Sweet sounds; · Easy to use; · Games are automatically saved; · UNDO ball move button, to help you correct your mistakes. Comments and suggestions are welcomed and will be taken into account by the developer.
LINES 98
A classic puzzle game challenging players to strategically clear colored balls from the board. Offers three distinct modes: Lines, Squares, and Blocks, with options to undo moves and save progress. Compete with friends via offline high scores and an online leaderboard.
- Three game modes: Lines, Squares, Blocks
- Undo last move
- Continue saved games
- Save current game
- Offline high scores
- Online leaderboard
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GAME RULES ---------------- LINES 98 - Lines, Squares, Blocks based on Lines 98 classic game on desktop, is an addicting puzzle game where the player is challenged to keep the board empty by strategically eliminating balls of same color. There is 3 game modes: + Lines: You need to create horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines. The minimum number of balls is 5. + Squares: You need to make rectangular shapes. The minimum number of balls is 4. + Blocks: Minimum seven adjacent balls. Two balls are adjacent if they make a vertical or horizontal line (not diagonal). FEATURES ---------------- + 3 game modes: Lines, Squares, Blocks. + Undo your move. + Continue your last game. + Save your current game and play it later. + Offline high scores and online leaderboard. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LINES 98 at 100% against Lines & Bubbles's 63%. LINES 98 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Lines & Bubbles's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lines & Bubbles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. LINES 98 asks for nothing beyond the download.
LINES 98 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lines & Bubbles has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Lines & Bubbles's written reviews are positive against 100% of LINES 98's.
Lines & Bubbles ships an update monthly, LINES 98 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lines & Bubbles | LINES 98 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ENBERI YAZILIM TEKNOLOJI A.S. | Quang Duc Vu |
Customer experience
Lines & Bubbles
LINES 98
In-app purchases
Lines & Bubbles
- Disable Ads$0.99
- Unlimited Undos$0.99
- Additional teleports pack (10)$0.99
LINES 98
No in-app purchases









