Oscar's Bubbles vs Shining Stars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oscar's Bubbles
Help Oscar the fish swallow as many floating bubbles as possible. Navigate fast, slow, high, and low bubbles to catch them all. Features multiplayer support for Apple TV, allowing up to three friends to play together.
- Swallow floating bubbles
- Navigate varied bubble speeds and positions
- Multiplayer support for Apple TV
- Collaborative and competitive multiplayer modes
- iOS device acts as Apple TV remote
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Oscar is addicted to bubbles — lots and lots of bubbles. He wants to swallow every one. Good news! Bubbles keep floating by - fast, slow, high low - help Oscar swallow them all. Don’t miss one! ___________________________________________________________ Now, with MULTIPLAYER support for APPLE TV! Play with up to 3 other friends in collaborative or competitive multiplayer mode. • Download and launch Oscar's Bubbles on Apple TV • Launch Oscar on your iOS device and accept the invitation to join a multiplayer game • Your iOS device works like the Apple TV remote to control your fish • Tap to swim and swipe left to right to lunge ahead of other fish and grab the bubble first!
Shining Stars
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Just a nice game , with the usual interface that will help you relax after work or studies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Oscar's Bubbles at every 2 months against Shining Stars's every 41 months. Oscar's Bubbles also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Oscar's Bubbles ships an update every 2 months, Shining Stars every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oscar's Bubbles | Shining Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Redlinger | Anatoly Sorochan |
In-app purchases
Oscar's Bubbles
No in-app purchases
Shining Stars
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Oscar's Bubbles free?
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Do Oscar's Bubbles or Shining Stars have ads?
Which is updated more often, Oscar's Bubbles or Shining Stars?
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