Comparison

Bubble Struggle vs Flipflop Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Struggle

Embark on an adventure in this classic arcade game, the sequel to a highly popular online title. Navigate through 97 unique levels, utilize 5 different weapons and 7 helpful items to overcome challenges and defeat the boss.

Highlights
  • 97 unique levels
  • Boss level
  • 5 weapons
  • 7 items
  • Challenge friends
Features
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A classic arcade game. Sequel to the original Bubble Trouble (one of the Top 10 most played online games, played 100s of million times). 97 unique levels. Boss level. 5 weapons to help you progress. 7 items for different level tactic. It’s not easy to complete this game. Do you have what it takes? Challenge your friends. Make it happen.

About

Flipflop Solitaire

This card game offers a unique solitaire experience with flexible stacking rules, allowing you to build sequences up, down, or both ways. Enjoy a challenging yet relaxing brain teaser with all deals being solvable.

Highlights
  • Flexible stacking rules (up, down, or both)
  • All deals are solvable
  • Single suit stack restriction
  • Track game statistics
  • Unlockable content
  • Ambient background audio
Features
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From the creator of Sage Solitaire, comes a new Solitaire variant that breaks all the rules! 100% of deals are solvable! Like its footwear namesake — Flipflop Solitaire is unrestrictive, creating a new game for fans of spider, klondike and other traditional Solitaires. In Flipflop you can stack down, up, or even both ways on a single stack! Need to stack an 8 on a 7, or a club on a spade? No problem! - but - Be careful, you can only move a stack of a single suit! It's fun and freeing, but still challenging and captivating. It's Flipflops for your brain. ------WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING "I'm in love with it already"..."Once you start, it's hard to stop playing." - App Advice "Truly special" — Game of the Week - Touch Arcade "Surprisingly absolutely brilliant" - Cult of Mac "A perfect diversion with just the right amount of challenge, delight, and depth to make it a must-have iOS game." - Mac Stories "A Breath of Fresh Air" - Gamezebo ------WHATS IN THE “BOX”? - Play Flipflop Solitaire from 1-4 suits for free! - Unlock 5 Suit, and 1 Suit Extended with a single in-app-purchase of $2.99 - Track your best times, least moves, least undos, total wins, total plays, and more - Unlock over 1000 numbered deals for 1-5 suits via in-app-purchase - Over a hundred achievements - Unlockable backgrounds, alternate card and card back color schemes - Natural ambient binaural background audio - A strong sense of relaxation ------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER Flipflop Solitaire is sort of a sequel to Sage Solitaire in the sense that it's my second crack at the design problem of making a Solitaire game that feels like it was designed for your phone and not for a table. To be honest this is how I wish everyone approached sequels. Usually a sequel takes the solution to a problem and duplicates it. This is why our expectations of game sequels are often more-of-the-same-but-better. I'd rather see more sequels that brought a renewed level of surprise and novelty, and I'm hoping that's what you find in Flipflop Solitaire. While Sage was all about trying to capture the feeling of a tight, easy to play, tough to win, zen solitaire game, Flipflop is about knots. In a typical Solitaire game, like Klondike, you're taking a knot of cards and untying it into sequences. Then you reverse those sequences into clean ordered stacks. In Flipflop you take your knot of cards and tie it into other, hopefully better knots. Then you untie those knots into the final ordered stacks. Having so much control over the way your intermediary knots are constructed led to a lot more depth than I expected. I hope you enjoy this game as much as I've enjoyed discovering it. -zach

Screenshots

Bubble Struggle4 screens
Flipflop Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Struggle at 4.7 against Flipflop Solitaire's 4.0. Bubble Struggle also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 53%). Flipflop Solitaire's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bubble Struggle sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Flipflop Solitaire sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble Struggle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 245 and 710 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Bubble Struggle's written reviews are positive against 53% of Flipflop Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Struggle ships an update every 4 months, Flipflop Solitaire monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bubble Struggle versus Flipflop Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble StruggleFlipflop Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (245 ratings) — better4.0 (710 ratings)
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews — better53.0% of reviews
Number of ratings245710 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size306 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne up gamesZach Gage

Customer experience

Bubble Struggle

All ratings245 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative20.1%

Flipflop Solitaire

All ratings712 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive53.0%
Neutral17.4%
Negative29.5%

User reviews

Bubble Struggle

From 245 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great nostalgic game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Faithful port of the original
  • 🎉 Challenging levels

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall for full game access
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔋 Slow lives refill
  • 💰 In-app purchases feel excessive

Flipflop Solitaire

From 710 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Super smooth and ad-free
  • 👍 Love it
  • 👍 Gorgeous!
  • 👍 Awesome
  • 👍 Excellent!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 New Update broke things
  • 🐛 Lost data/progress after update
  • 🐛 Buggy ads
  • 🔋 Battery issues
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection to play

Bugs and requests

Bubble Struggle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game not loading past title screen
  • Levels not progressing as expected
  • Inconsistent coin rewards

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Power-ups and upgrades
  • Improved controls

Flipflop Solitaire

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Freezing on game completion
  • Crashing on iOS 12
  • Cards not flipping/disappearing
  • Undo issues
  • Leaderboard/achievements not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Reset scores/stats
  • Landscape mode for iPad
  • Difficulty modes with card recycling
  • Tutorial replay option

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Bubble Struggle

One-time6
  • 250 c$1.99
  • 300 c$1.99
  • 600 c$3.99
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  • Full game4 variants$4.99
  • 1000 coins$5.99
  • 3000 c$9.99
2 purchases

Flipflop Solitaire

One-time2
  • 200 More Deals17 variants$1.99
  • Full Game Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Bubble Struggle free?
Bubble Struggle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flipflop Solitaire free?
Flipflop Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Struggle or Flipflop Solitaire?
Bubble Struggle is rated higher. Bubble Struggle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 245 ratings, while Flipflop Solitaire averages 4.0 from 710 ratings.
Do Bubble Struggle or Flipflop Solitaire have ads?
Both Bubble Struggle and Flipflop Solitaire show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Struggle or Flipflop Solitaire?
Bubble Struggle ships an update every 4 months, and Flipflop Solitaire monthly. Most recently, Bubble Struggle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Flipflop Solitaire on October 22, 2026.

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