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Angry Birds POP! vs Angry Birds Dream Blast

Angry Birds POP! 4.6★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Angry Birds Dream Blast
Angry Birds Dream Blast 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70

Angry Birds Dream Blast is the better choice for a more stable and consistently enjoyable puzzle experience, despite its 'pay-to-win' aspects, as Angry Birds POP! is currently plagued by severe technical issues.

Full reviews: Angry Birds POP! · Angry Birds Dream Blast

Angry Birds Dream Blast offers a generally more stable and engaging puzzle experience with frequent events, though some users find it pushes too hard for in-app purchases. Angry Birds POP! is currently suffering from widespread technical problems, including freezing, crashing, and loading issues, making it largely unplayable for many users.

Head to head

Reliability & Performance edge: Angry Birds Dream BlastR1R4R5R8
Angry Birds POP! Angry Birds POP! is experiencing severe and widespread reliability issues, with many users reporting the game freezes, crashes, or won't load at all, especially after recent updates R1R4R5R8. Some users have been unable to play for weeks or months, even after reinstalling R10. The game also suffers from slow loading times and glitches during gameplay, such as slow motion and incorrect ball color changes R12R13.
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast also has reports of freezing and locking up, particularly after updates . Some users experience connection issues, leading to lost progress or lives . However, these issues appear less pervasive and critical than those reported for POP!, with many users still finding the game enjoyable and stable .
Monetization & Value tieR3R11R18R30
Angry Birds POP! Angry Birds POP! users complain about an increasing number of mandatory and glitchy ads that freeze the game or lead to the app store, making the game frustrating R18R30R33R36. There are also concerns that the game has become more 'pay-to-progress,' with users needing to spend money to advance or earn fewer free rewards . Some users who have spent money report losing progress or purchased items due to glitches R3R11.
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast is frequently described as 'pay-to-win' or having a 'paywall,' with many levels becoming impossible without purchasing power-ups or extra moves . Some users report that paying for VIP passes or making purchases can even remove in-game ads for free moves . There are also reports of gold being subtracted instead of awarded after winning challenges . Ads are generally shorter and kid-safe, but some users report inappropriate ads or ads that are too long .
Gameplay & Features edge: Angry Birds Dream BlastR2R12R13R25
Angry Birds POP! Angry Birds POP! is enjoyed for its 'mindless fun' and challenging levels when it works . Users appreciate the continuous addition of new levels R2. However, recent updates have introduced glitches that affect gameplay, such as slow motion, erroneous ball color changes, and freezing during competitions R12R13. Some users are frustrated by changes to rewards and event mechanics, like the 'Pop a Pig' scoring issues R25R33.
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast is praised for being fun, soothing, and challenging . Users enjoy the cute designs, events, and side quests . However, many find the extreme levels to be absurdly difficult or impossible without boosters, leading to frustration . Some users feel the game is rigged or cheats them out of progress . There are also complaints that the game's ads misrepresent the actual gameplay .
Support & Progress Saving tieR3R4R10R19
Angry Birds POP! Angry Birds POP! users report significant issues with losing progress and boosts, even when signed in with Apple ID or Facebook R3. Many find it difficult to contact support, or receive unhelpful auto-responses for known issues R4R10R19. The inability to load the game often prevents users from accessing support within the app R4.
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast users also report issues with support being unhelpful or giving generic steps that don't resolve problems . Some users have lost progress after reinstalling the game . There are also reports of issues with in-app purchases not renewing automatically or the store not opening .
Pick Angry Birds POP! if

you are looking for a bubble shooter game and are willing to wait for significant bug fixes, or if you enjoyed the game in the past and hope for a return to its previous stability .

Pick Angry Birds Dream Blast if

you enjoy match-3 style puzzle games with frequent events and challenges, and can tolerate a 'pay-to-win' monetization model, as it offers a more stable and generally playable experience compared to its counterpart .

Evidence note: Recent reviews for Angry Birds POP! are heavily skewed negative due to severe, widespread technical issues, making direct feature-for-feature comparison difficult as many users cannot even play the game. Angry Birds Dream Blast, while also having negative feedback on monetization, appears much more functional.

Frequently asked

Are Angry Birds POP! and Dream Blast free to play?
Yes, both Angry Birds POP! and Angry Birds Dream Blast are free to download and play, but they both include in-app purchases (IAP) and advertisements R18R30R43R53.
Which game has better performance and fewer glitches?
Angry Birds Dream Blast generally has better performance and fewer critical glitches, although some users report freezing and connection issues ; Angry Birds POP! is currently experiencing widespread and severe issues including freezing, crashing, and failing to load, making it unplayable for many R1R4R5R8.
Do either of these games push for in-app purchases?
Yes, both games are criticized for pushing in-app purchases, with Angry Birds Dream Blast frequently described as 'pay-to-win' where many levels are difficult or impossible without buying power-ups ; Angry Birds POP! also has complaints about becoming more 'pay-to-progress' and having glitchy ads that encourage spending R18R30R33R36.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US Very poor App: Too many glitches, game not available for days, Game cuts off randomly. Needs a huge makeover
  2. [R4] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US Fix this issue!!!: I love this game but as of about a week ago the game won't load properly! I got an email saying to click The link and report the issue and then it says how to fix it by opening the game but the problem is it won't load! Someone needs to fix this! All other angry birds games play fine but I want pop
  3. [R5] Angry Birds POP! 5/5 · US Freezing up: I don’t know what happened but my game freezes up after pressing play. I’m struggling here guys. I’m can’t get my bubble pop on and I’m starting to lose my mind!!!!
  4. [R8] Angry Birds POP! 5/5 · US Update!!!!!!: Hasn’t worked since the last update.
  5. [R3] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US AB POP: My game crashed. I was up into the 11,000 levels, had many boosts to use and lost them all. I was signed in with my Apple ID. Now when I log in, it starts me at level 1. So I signed in with Facebook and it started me in the 4000 levels, missing almost all my boosts and progress. I’m so frustrated!
  6. [R11] Angry Birds POP! 4/5 · US Technical issues: I love this game so much but it currently won’t open since the recent update. Which means I’m losing all my free time as well as the things I have purchased. Other than that the game is great!
  7. [R18] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Mindless fun w glitchy ads: Been playing this game for years, and have started it over several times. Many of the ads are glitchy and cause the game to freeze up or lock and the only way you can play again is to completely exit out and start over. A little frustrating. But what do you expect from a free game.
  8. [R30] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Ads: So annoying!! I loved the old version, my reason for downloading this app. NO ANNOYING ADS!!!
  9. [R2] Angry Birds POP! 4/5 · US Add more levels: Need to add fresh games quicker
  10. [R12] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Game glitch to slow motion: After every update, the game goes into slow motion. It messes with targeting at angles. As well the ball color changes are erroneous when I switch colors to the next screen even though the color is legitimate. There is also a major glitch in the competition part whereas if the last ball is a destroyer black ball, the game freezes and won’t fire. I have to log out an
  11. [R13] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US WAY TOOOOOO SLO: Speed it up or sell app
  12. [R25] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US Stop ripping me off: Today I graduated from gold to platinum. No sign of the 20 coins I earned or the extra lives. Scoring has been delayed over the last few months. What used to be my very favorite game is suffering from lack of maintenance This is my favorite game ever BUT today (6/29/26) it freezes up when I hit the PLAY button. I tried liking to Facebook but that made it worse. HELP!!!
  13. [R10] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US why?: I love this game a week ago. It stopped loading. I reached out. I was told it was a known issue. They’re working on it. It’s been a week. it’s still not working. why?
  14. [R19] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US Slow :(: I usually like this game but for the past 2 weeks it has been slow and Glitching out. I reached out only to get an auto response basically saying nothing.
  15. [R43] Angry Birds POP! 1/5 · US Ads ads ads: Stop with the mandatory ads. I don't want to spend money.
  16. [R53] Angry Birds POP! 5/5 · US ADS: I would give this game a five star rating if it weren’t for one thing, the ads. If you watch an ad, you can get a free life or a game boost, which is great, and I don’t mind seeing an ad because I realize it generates income for the company. But, trying to exit out of these ads has become so aggravating! You watch the ad, then to exit, you press the little x in the top right corner. But, then
  17. [R33] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Time to vent: Time to vent after playing this game for a couple years. Tired of the Royal Kingdom and Experian ads taking a long time to play, and freeze up which causes me to have to close out of a game. Next, what just happened to the part of the game you could earn tokens, and after so many, could use them to get a free booster, or the +3? But more frustrating it how the game is programmed to
  18. [R36] Angry Birds POP! 3/5 · US Ads are glitching: The ads are caught in a loop wand will nit return to the game. Sometimes the loop goes back and forth to the app store and sometimes it just cycles. It's killed 5 games in the last two days, because the only way out of the loop is to exit and unload /reload the game I wish I could add pictures to this review I have one of a grey screen with an error message, no way out but clos

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store