Swircle vs Hoops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swircle
A simple yet engaging game where players swipe a circle to achieve goals. It's designed for quick play sessions and is available across multiple Apple platforms.
- Swipe-based gameplay
- Multiple Apple device support
- Simple controls
- Quick play sessions
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Swircle - swipe the circle! Available on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Mac OS X, Apple TV & Apple Watch!
Hoops
Experience basketball on your wrist with intuitive flick, tap, and swipe controls. Master three distinct game modes, including Classic, Time Attack, and the high-pressure Hoop Or Die, to achieve the highest scores.
- Intuitive flick, tap, and swipe controls
- Three unique game modes
- Classic mode: score as much as possible in 60 seconds
- Time Attack: earn extra time with each successful shot
- Hoop Or Die: survive by not missing shots
- Realistic physics and sound effects
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Basketball - on your wrist! Flick, tap, swipe and shoot Hoops with 3 different game modes. Hoops is the perfect watch game, with amazing graphics, physics, and sound effects. There are 3 game modes in Hoops: - Classic. 60 seconds to shoot as many Hoops as you can. - Time Attack. Start with just 5 seconds on the clock and the pressure is on. Each Hoop will net you an extra 3 seconds or 5 seconds for a Fire Hoop. - Hoop Or Die. The ultimate in high pressure. If you miss, you're outta here, but if you've got the skills, keep Hooping to stay in the game. See if you can master all 3, and that cross-court fire shot!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Swircle at Free against Hoops's $1.99. Swircle also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). Hoops's advantage is ratings volume (173 vs 4). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Swircle is free to download; Hoops costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Swircle against 4.5 for Hoops. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoops has 173 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Swircle's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hoops's.
Swircle ships an update every 3 weeks, Hoops every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swircle | Hoops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (173 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 173 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bucky Ltd | Lumen Digital |
Customer experience
Swircle
Hoops
In-app purchases
Swircle
No in-app purchases
Hoops
No in-app purchases
