Bubbles

so the most recent update (i realize this was quite a while ago now but am still pissy) took away all of the game options because creator wanted a simpler app. right, okay, but i paid $$ cash money to buy the game as well as several in-app purchases, and no refunds or restores were given out as a result of creator wanting a simpler game. i spent money to be able to have things other than bubbles. either put them back or give me my money back.

I played this game from when I was an infant when the iPhone came out and I have loved ever since it is relaxing, and when I babysit the kids love it. If you give this one star then think about if you are giving this a fair score, like if you are 20 and thought this was going to challenge you intellectually. Great idea, I would call this a game for 8 and under and an activity for 9+. 100 stars from me.

I agree with everyone else - I got this for the kids and had purchased the extras. My kids miss the others and won't play with it now that it's just bubbles. Don't take things away. Perhaps they did it so they could stop updating it :-/ Deleting this app!

I love this game so calm and relaxing

This is the best toy I'm aware of for small kids on the iPhone, and it's free. <br/><br/>So why the medium-low ratings? Let me tell you about the app's history. <br/><br/>It was introduced in 2008 and was a hit with kids from the start. In 2011 the developer, Jesse, got restless and began experimenting with stylized graphics and alternative objects, like balloons, falling leaves, even fireworks. These were optional in-app purchases, and some users opted to buy them. <br/><br/>By 2015 the &quot;feature creep&quot; in this app had become ridiculous, and I assume the proliferating options made it difficult to maintain the app so that all of them performed acceptably. So Jesse returned to basics, completely rewriting the app code, removing everything but the bubbles, and making perfectionist changes to how the bubbles behave on screen. (E.g., they are sensitive to how you tilt your phone, and if you rotate your device 180 degrees they will slow down dramatically to facilitate &quot;drawing with bubbles&quot;). <br/><br/>Now, some users who had made in-app purchases felt, as one of them phrased it, &quot;pissy&quot; about the loss of their balloons, leaves, or fireworks, so they barraged this app with one-star reviews. If your child loved to pop balloons rather than bubbles, and suddenly the balloons were gone, I can understand a passing feeling of pique. Still, the level of outrage seems out of proportion to their losses, which amounted to around $5 at most. That seems like a fair price for an engaging toy. But that's a peculiarity of the iOS app market: For some reason buyers expect to get perpetual access to well built, consistently maintained apps, and to pay about 99 cents or less for the privilege. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, I'm now using this app to entertain a second crop of toddlers in my extended family. It looks and runs better than ever. And it's free.

Just opened this app to get it ready for my niece this holiday season and I can't access any of my upgraded screens. I want my upgrades back you thief! How in the world do you think it is ok to upgrade without allowing for previous in-app purchases? Better to stop updating the app! Scum!

I paid for the extras and now I can't even access them! My son loves the leaves. I think I should still be able to access my paid extras. I'm not very happy right now. I enjoyed buying extra &quot;bubbles&quot; I understand getting rid of them, but I'd still like to access my previous purchases!!<br/><br/>Now, 6 years later, I have a 10 month old again and miss the fun falling items. Balloons, leaves....😫

I’m glad this is still around, but for some reason it’s hard to find it on the App Store. It seems to have gotten updated recently to keep working. Glad I have it since 2009 and the negative reviews are probably not from the target audience. lol