Bubble Struggle vs Slime Labs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 97 unique levels
- Boss level
- 5 weapons
- 7 items
- Challenge friends
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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.
Slime Labs
Control a blob of ooze in a physics-based platformer. Stretch, squish, and grow by absorbing other slime to navigate a lab filled with traps and collect hidden data-disks.
- Physics-based slime mechanics
- Collect data-disks
- Multiple endings
- Pixel art graphics
- Original music
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The slime is back! Venture through a laboratory full of traps and stretch your way to the goal. Slime Labs is a physics based platformer where you control a blob of green ooze that can squish, stretch, shrink, and get enormous by absorbing smaller bits of slime. Collect all the data-disks hidden in the levels and perfect all the stages. Features: • Super fun slime-physics • Addicting gameplay • Multiple endings • Slime-tastic pixel art • Groovy music tracks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Struggle at 4.7 against Slime Labs's 3.6. Bubble Struggle also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 59%). Slime Labs's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks 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
Both are free to download. Bubble Struggle sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Slime Labs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bubble Struggle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 245 and 189 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Bubble Struggle's written reviews are positive against 59% of Slime Labs's.
Bubble Struggle ships an update every 4 months, Slime Labs every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bubble Struggle | Slime Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (245 ratings) — better | 3.6 (189 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better | 59.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 245 — better | 189 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 306 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | One up games | Gionathan Pesaresi |
Customer experience
Bubble Struggle
Slime Labs
User reviews
Bubble Struggle
From 245 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Slime Labs
From 189 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging and fun gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Charming pixel graphics and visual design
- 😊 Cute and appealing slime character
- 🧩 Creative level design with varied obstacles
- 🔄 Good difficulty progression in most levels
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🎮 Inconsistent and unresponsive touch controls
- ⚙️ Frequent bugs and glitches during gameplay
- 🔋 Severe battery drain and device overheating
- 😤 Difficulty spikes make game frustrating
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
Slime Labs
Reported bugs
12 issues- X button on pop-ups doesn't respond
- Pause button functionality broken
- Game freezes on 'no ads' purchase pop-up
- Progress resets when exiting mid-level
- Unresponsive touch controls in tight spaces
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- Ads appear immediately after level completion blocking next level
- Game crashes on older devices (iPhone 6)
- Black screen on app restart
- Rotating platform collision detection issues
- Inconsistent jump height and timing
- Game softlocks when skin pop-ups appear
- Performance lag and stuttering during gameplay
Requested features
12 requests- More levels and additional content
- Easy mode or difficulty settings
- Level skip option with ad compensation
- Mute music button
- Controller support for better precision
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- Level editor or custom level creation
- Free cosmetic skins instead of paid-only
- Online multiplayer or co-op modes
- Sequel or continuation of the game
- Lives system instead of instant death
- Improved control scheme with joysticks
- Game available on Steam with co-op support
In-app purchases
Bubble Struggle
- 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
Slime Labs
- Premium$1.99
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