Bubble Sort: Word Puzzle

Merge words into categories

Fiogonia Games
App Store rating4.9★2.1K ratings
Google Play rating4.8★248 ratings
PriceFreeIn-app $1.99–$49.99
Age4+Store age rating
Size324 MBiPhone download
CategoryGames

What we found

Full report

Some warnings 1 confirmed warning. Checked: 64 reviews, the Android app’s code, the store listing and the privacy label.

Money

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From our automated analysis, 27 Oct 2026. Every label links to its evidence in the full report below.

App Store

This analysis describes version 1.0.3 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-27 .

The store currently lists version 1.0.3, updated 2026-10-15.

Google Play

This analysis describes version 1.0.1 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-26 .

The store currently lists version 1.0.2, updated 2026-10-12.

Preview

Screenshot 1Screenshot 2Screenshot 3Screenshot 4Screenshot 5Screenshot 6Screenshot 7Screenshot 8

Store screenshots supplied by the developer.

About this app

No Waiting. No Lives. No Frustration. Just word puzzles whenever you want.

Bubble Sort is the relaxing word puzzle game with NO WAITING—ever. No lives to run out. No timers forcing you to stop. No "come back in 30 minutes." Merge word bubbles into hidden categories, solve clever brain teasers, and keep playing as long as you like, at your own pace.

Every level challenges your logic, vocabulary, and pattern recognition while staying calm and rewarding. Play one quick round or a hundred in a row—the choice is always yours.

WHY PLAYERS LOVE IT

- No Waiting, Ever – forget lives, timers, and forced breaks. Play as much as you want, whenever you want

- Relaxing by Design – calm word puzzles that challenge your brain without the pressure

- Hundreds of Clever Levels – fresh categories and new connections as you progress

- Play Anywhere, Offline – a quick round or a long session, anytime…

From the developer’s store description.

For developers and the curious

The full report

The evidence, sources, measurements and versions behind every label above.

Findings and evidence

2 published · 5 shown, not confirmed

Things to watch for 1

Findings that met the published evidence standard.

Multiple ad networks bundled

Measured

Bundles 16 distinct ad networks / mediation SDKs: Amazon Publisher Services, AppLovin MAX, BidMachine, Chartboost and 12 more

Sources
SDKs in the app package
Agreement
A measured fact from one deterministic, checkable source.
Where measured
Found in the Android app’s package
Definition

The package embeds several distinct advertising or mediation SDKs — a stack built for ad volume, not for a single house ad.

How we know

Package artefact

sha256:9b8e6ee0fd8a2c42bfea081ce36fee9434891fa407c79cdc25e4048050f2000b

Context 1

Facts that add context without being a charge.

Cheapest and priciest options are far apart

Measured

In-app purchases run from USD 1.99 to USD 49.99 — a 25x spread across 10 items

Sources
The store listing
Agreement
A measured fact from one deterministic, checkable source.
Where measured
From the App Store listing
Definition

The disclosed in-app purchases span an unusually wide price range. Published as context: the cheapest and priciest items may be different kinds of product entirely, so the spread alone deducts nothing.

Open evidence

One source only — shown, not confirmed 5

Open observations that have not cleared the evidence bar.

Aggressive ad load

One source only

The app's own text says: "Watch the entire video to claim your reward"

Sources
The app's own on-screen text
Agreement
Only one kind of source so far. Shown, not counted.
Where measured
Found in the Android app’s package

This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.

Definition

Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.

How we know

Package artefact

sha256:9b8e6ee0fd8a2c42bfea081ce36fee9434891fa407c79cdc25e4048050f2000b

Hard to cancel

One source only

Sells a subscription in-app but ships no cancel or manage-subscription text of its own, leaving the store's settings as the only exit

Sources
The app's own on-screen text
Agreement
Only one kind of source so far. Shown, not counted.
Where measured
Found in the Android app’s package

This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.

Definition

Cancelling the subscription is blocked, hidden, multi-step, or simply does not take effect.

How we know

Package artefact

sha256:9b8e6ee0fd8a2c42bfea081ce36fee9434891fa407c79cdc25e4048050f2000b

Pay to progress

One source only

Progress itself is for sale: "Need More Coins Popup"

Sources
The app's own on-screen text
Agreement
Only one kind of source so far. Shown, not counted.
Where measured
Found in the Android app’s package

This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.

Definition

Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.

How we know

Package artefact

sha256:9b8e6ee0fd8a2c42bfea081ce36fee9434891fa407c79cdc25e4048050f2000b

Trial terms not stated in the app's own text

One source only

Offers a free trial ("Is Free Trial:") with no renewal price, renewal date or auto-renew notice anywhere in the app's own text

Sources
The app's own on-screen text
Agreement
Only one kind of source so far. Shown, not counted.
Where measured
Found in the Android app’s package

This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.

Definition

The app's own screens offer a free trial without stating, beside it, what happens when the trial ends. Read this as context rather than as a charge: renewal terms are normally shown on the store's purchase sheet instead, which we cannot see, and we can only observe one kind of evidence for this — so it is shown, but never counted as a charge.

How we know

Package artefact

sha256:9b8e6ee0fd8a2c42bfea081ce36fee9434891fa407c79cdc25e4048050f2000b

Works offline

One source only

The app's own text says: "Thanks for your interest. We will share more once you're back online."

Sources
The app's own on-screen text
Agreement
Only one kind of source so far. Shown, not counted.
Where measured
Found in the Android app’s package

This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.

Definition

The app's own copy describes working without a connection — offline mode, downloading for offline use, or content saved for later. Shown because readers filter on it; it is a feature, not a fairness property, and never counts for or against an app.

How we know

Package artefact

sha256:9b8e6ee0fd8a2c42bfea081ce36fee9434891fa407c79cdc25e4048050f2000b

What reviewers report

64 reviews read · 0 review-based observations

No review-based observation is published in this assessment. That does not establish that reviewers had no problems.

Measurements

8 measured · 0 not assessed

“Not assessed” means we could not measure it. It is never a zero and never a pass.

From store data and reviews

Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
The store description lists a price and how often it bills
Cancelling, in the store description
The store description doesn’t say how to cancel (most don’t)
Themes reported by reviewers
No theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
90% or more five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.

In the app package we scanned

Android package 1.0.1, scanned 25 Oct 2026. These describe that package, not the current store version.

Sensitive permissions
1–2 requested
Counted against a fixed list of eighteen sensitive Android permissions: sixteen runtime permissions, among them location, camera, microphone, contacts and SMS, and two the user must switch on in system settings, drawing over other apps and usage access. Requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
1–2 found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
10 or more found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.
How we know

Supporting measurements: not a complete list of possible harms or positives. Measurement vocabulary 1.4 · how these are measured

Versions and dates analysed

Assessed 27 Oct 2026

App Store

This analysis describes version 1.0.3 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-27 .

The store currently lists version 1.0.3, updated 2026-10-15.

Google Play

This analysis describes version 1.0.1 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-26 .

The store currently lists version 1.0.2, updated 2026-10-12.

Store update history

Each store’s release notes, as the developer wrote them. They are the developer’s words, not ours.

App Store

Version 1.0.3 · 2026-10-15
Bubble Sort is now even more satisfying to play! -More fluid bubble movement for an even smoother experience -Improved level flow and puzzle balance -Performance improvements and minor bug fixes

Google Play

Version 1.0.2 · 2026-10-12

No release notes were provided for this version.

Assessment record

Status
Automated analysis
App identifier
bubble-sort
Assessment date
27 Oct 2026
Sources used
6 independent signals: user reviews, SDKs in the app package, the app's own on-screen text, the app manifest, the store listing and the store privacy disclosure
Reviews read
64
Package examined
Android · 1.0.1 · scanned 25 Oct 2026
Human inspection
Not completed

Assessed 2026-10-27 from 64 user reviews, the app's package, the store listing and its privacy label.

How we know
Measurement vocabulary
1.4

How this page was produced

Analyzed 2026-10-27 Version analyzed: 1.0.3 (App Store), 1.0.1 (Google Play)6 independent signals64 reviews scannedConfidence: HighNot human-reviewedVocabulary v1.13Methodology v1.3
Signals run: user reviews, SDKs in the app package, the app's own on-screen text, the app manifest, the store listing and the store privacy disclosure.

Store facts

App Store · Google Play

What the stores publish. Store ratings are the stores’ numbers, not Appworthy’s, and are never averaged across stores.

App Store

Store rating
4.88 ★ · 2,064 ratings
Version
1.0.3
Updated
15 Oct 2026
Price
Free · In-app purchases
Age rating
4+
Size
324 MB
Open in App Store

Google Play

Store rating
4.81 ★ · 248 ratings
Version
1.0.2
Updated
12 Oct 2026
Price
Free · In-app purchases
Age rating
4+
Size
Not supplied
Open in Google Play
Developer
Fiogonia Games
Category
Games
Listing price
Free · In-app purchases

Purchases the store lists

 What this app sells

From the store listing. Billing terms are read from each purchase’s name — the stores don’t publish them — so treat them as a strong hint, not a disclosure.

Google Play doesn’t publish per-purchase prices. The list below covers the other store only.
Subscriptions3
VIP One WeekWeekly$4.99
VIP One MonthMonthly$9.99
1 Year of VIPYearly$49.99
One-off packs7
Find BundlePack$9.99
Medium Coin PackPack$8.99
Small Coin PackPack$1.99
Large Coin PackPack$12.99
Beginner's BundlePack$4.99
Mini BundlePack$7.99
Extra BundlePack$19.99
This list is cut off. Apple shows at most 10 in-app purchases, and this app is at the limit — so it very likely sells more than we can see.

Method and limits

What this report can and cannot show

How the automated analysis works

This assessment is produced automatically. Six independent signals are read — user reviews, SDKs in the app package, the app's own on-screen text, the app manifest, the store listing and the store privacy disclosure — and each candidate finding is filed under the sources that support it.

No charge stands on one kind of evidence — with one published exception. A finding is either a measured fact that anyone can reproduce (an ad SDK is in the package; every subscription bills weekly; the privacy label omits a tracker we can see), or it is an interpretation — and an interpretation needs independent sources to agree before it reaches the catch list. The exception is a harm only users can see: a charge may publish from reviews alone, as “Reported by N users”, once enough reviewers raise it to clear that charge’s own published bar. That agreement rule is what replaced the human reviewer, not a model’s confidence.

There is no overall score, on purpose. A 0–99 number was published here until 2026-09-15. It was withdrawn because it discriminated too weakly to be the instrument — 44.7% of every pair of apps tied — and because a single number is a verdict where a count is an observation. What publishes instead is a row of measurements, each of which says what was counted and, where we could not look, says that instead.

Findings under One source only are real reports we do not stand behind as findings. They are shown because withholding them entirely would hide a genuine complaint, and labelled because publishing them as charges would be an accusation off a single source.

Limits of this report

  • A package scan is static. It identifies code and text in one Android build. It does not measure a live ad session, test a deletion request, or count the steps needed to cancel.
  • Reviews keep their sample. A review-only charge shows distinct reviewers, the share and the sample size, and is published only once it clears that label’s published threshold. Calibration labels are machine-drafted and not yet confirmed by a person.
  • Not assessed is a state. It is never a zero and never a pass.
  • A missing label is not a clean bill of health. It means the evidence did not support one, not that the app is problem-free.
Not yet human-reviewed. A hands-on test can confirm or contradict a finding and adds its own measurements; it does not change a measurement row. Hands-on inspections are not yet open.

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