Fairy Fire vs Only Pop The Blue Bubbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fairy Fire
Engage in retro arcade action as you defend fairy pals from evil creatures in this fast-paced side-scroller. Collect power-ups and gems to upgrade your abilities and advance through waves of enemies or play in an endless arcade mode.
- Retro arcade action
- Side-scrolling gameplay
- Waves of evil creatures
- Upgrade items and power-ups
- Two game modes: floor-by-floor and endless
- Collect gems for upgrades
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Fairy Fire - Defender of the Fairies Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc. are your favorite tools? Then this great arcade clone is for you! Survive waves of evil creatures in this fantastic, fast paced side scroller. The plot: Defend your fairy pals against the evil! Fight through waves of evil creatures and finally meet the mother of evil and free the fairies - forever... Pick up the fairies and escort them to the warp-hole. Watch out for the snatchers, they are trying to abduct your fairy pals. Advance to the next wave by rescuing all fairies and eliminating all enemies by the end of the timer. Two game modes - Advance floor by floor by defeating the boss of each floor. - Arcade ‘endless’ mode. Collect gems to buy great upgrade items - get additional fire power with the ‘FairyFire’ upgrade ( also protects the fairy from dying ) - increase the number of collectable fairies with the ‘FairyCarry’ upgrade - speed up the wizard and make him fast like a flash - increase the shot frequency with the ‘FirePower’ upgrade - get a ‘GemMagnet’ to ease the pickup of gems Collectable upgrades: - Smart bomb ( black scroll ): kill all enemies on the screen - Invincible ( golden scroll ): kamikaze can be fun - Time Bender ( hourglass ): slow down the enemies for easy killing - Helper ( purple potion ): adds a protecting item to the wizard; it kills enemies - Extra Live ( green potion ) - Fire Power ( magic lamp ): adds serious ( flame thrower like ) fire power to the wizard
Only Pop The Blue Bubbles
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Only Pop The Blue Bubbles... Warning, there are 4 shades of blue bubbles!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Only Pop The Blue Bubbles at 12.2 against Fairy Fire's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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
Fairy Fire costs $0.99 and Only Pop The Blue Bubbles $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fairy Fire ships an update every 37 months, Only Pop The Blue Bubbles every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fairy Fire | Only Pop The Blue Bubbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Preuss | Anthony Hindle |
In-app purchases
Fairy Fire
No in-app purchases
Only Pop The Blue Bubbles
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fairy Fire free?
Is Only Pop The Blue Bubbles free?
Do Fairy Fire or Only Pop The Blue Bubbles have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fairy Fire or Only Pop The Blue Bubbles?
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