Comparison

Witchy World vs Buckets!

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

Head to head
About

Witchy World

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure, matching mystical ingredients to brew potions and solve over 100 enchanting levels. Compete with friends on leaderboards and use boosters to overcome challenging obstacles in this addictive game of sorcery.

Highlights
  • Match magical ingredients
  • Brew magic potions
  • Over 100 levels
  • Challenging obstacles
  • Leaderboards
  • Boosters
Features
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Match magical ingredients to solve over 100 levels in this enchanting and addictive puzzle adventure! Brew magic potions, elixirs, charms and philters for adorable fairy tale characters in this adventure of sorcery and witchcraft. Start brewing now and show your friends that you're the best witch to be found! 5 STAR FEATURES: . Easy to learn, hard to master . Colorful and vivid graphics . Over 100 exciting levels with challenging obstacles . Leaderboards to compete against your friends through Facebook . Seamless synchronization with Facebook . Boosters to help you through tough levels So what are you waiting for? Plenty of magic potions are waiting for you in the most addictive game on Facebook. Play now! Please note that Witchy World is completely free to play but some in-game items such as extra moves or lives will require payment.

About

Buckets!

A simple yet challenging arcade game where players tap to launch a ball into buckets. It features 11 distinct modes that increase in difficulty, offering unique gameplay mechanics and a daily challenge with global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Tap to launch ball
  • 11 unlockable game modes
  • Daily challenge with global leaderboard
  • Track accuracy and streaks
  • Compete on Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Tap to launch. Land in the right bucket. That's it. Until it isn't. There's a mode where buckets can steal all your points. One where the ball disappears and you shoot from memory. One where you solve math to score. One that gets faster every time you land a shot. 12 modes total. They start simple and get wild. You unlock new ones by proving you can handle the last. Daily Challenge: one mode, a few tries, and a global leaderboard that resets every 24 hours. Everyone plays the same challenge — your best score is the only one that counts. Warm up for free, then go for real. Yesterday's winners stay posted so you can see who held the crown. Compete on Game Center leaderboards. Track your accuracy and streaks. See which mode finally breaks you. One thumb. One pendulum. Good luck.

Screenshots

Witchy World4 screens
Buckets!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buckets! at none against Witchy World's 5. Buckets! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Witchy World's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 34) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price and device support 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. Witchy World sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Buckets! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buckets! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Witchy World has 1.4K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Witchy World's written reviews are positive against 95% of Buckets!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Witchy World ships an update every 4 months, Buckets! daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Witchy World versus Buckets!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWitchy WorldBuckets!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews95.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better34
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSweet Nitro SLjustin baron

Customer experience

Witchy World

All ratings1,369 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.5%

Buckets!

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%

Bugs and requests

Witchy World

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes after watching ads
  • Losing progress after app updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to replay previous levels
  • Ability to earn more in-game currency without ads
  • Better customer support for issues

Buckets!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Witchy World

One-time5
  • 10 Gold Bars$0.99
  • 50 Gold Bars$4.99
  • 100 Gold Bars$9.99
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  • 200 gold bars$19.99
  • 500 Gold Bars$49.99
None

Buckets!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Witchy World free?
Witchy World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buckets! free?
Buckets! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Witchy World or Buckets!?
Buckets! is rated higher. Witchy World averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Buckets! averages 5.0 from 34 ratings.
Do Witchy World or Buckets! have ads?
Witchy World shows ads; Buckets! does not.
Which is updated more often, Witchy World or Buckets!?
Witchy World ships an update every 4 months, and Buckets! daily. Most recently, Witchy World was updated on November 11, 2026 and Buckets! on November 2, 2026.

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