Comparison

Swircle vs Lathe Master

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based gameplay
  • Multiple Apple device support
  • Simple controls
  • Quick play sessions
Features
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Swircle - swipe the circle! Available on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Mac OS X, Apple TV & Apple Watch!

About

Lathe Master

Features
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Lathe Master is a lathe simulator: turn metal and wood parts to a drawing, keep the cutter inside the tolerance and earn three stars for a perfect part. The stock spins in the chuck. You steer the cutter with a finger or engage the power feed, take material off pass by pass and bring the profile down to the yellow line on the blueprint. Cut too deep and the metal does not grow back, the same as in a real workshop. Unless you reach for the welding torch. 150 LEVELS, EIGHT CHAPTERS Five materials, each with its own feel: wood, aluminium, brass, steel and hardened steel. Then three chapters of the trade: Boring: boring bars and their holder, bores and bushes, parts turned outside and in. Grooves: V and square grooving tools for pulleys and circlip grooves. Threads: set the pitch, depth and infeed yourself, close the half-nut and release it on time, as on a real lathe. Every chapter ends with a rank exam on a part of its own that you have not turned before. HOW A PART IS SCORED Match to the drawing, time against par and precision. Get all three right and the part earns three stars. The deviation is written down next to it, so you always know how close you came. ON THE BENCH Eight cutters, from the standard tool to diamond and needle, plus three boring bars of different reach. A drawing with every dimension before each level. Power feed with change gears. A loupe for the last hundredths and marking-out that shows where metal is left. Heat to watch: push too hard and the tool snaps. THE WORKSHOP A daily order and side jobs: parts you already know, for coins. A collection shelf: every finished part, exactly as you turned it, with a reward for each full chapter. Game Center leaderboards. Reminders you set up yourself. ON YOUR WRIST Lathe Master also runs on Apple Watch, for a quick part between other things. MASTER PLAN (OPTIONAL) The whole core game plays without it. Master adds: 25 PRO orders: hard parts in gold. Double coins for every part. +15 seconds on every order (exams stay the same for everyone). 2 marking-outs and 1 loupe every day. Master's coins: 500 for every paid week, or 1000 at once with Lifetime. Master comes as a weekly subscription that starts with 3 free days (new subscribers only), or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you pay. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The weekly subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel the subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of the free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://kadapps.com/lathe-master/terms Privacy Policy: https://kadapps.com/lathe-master/privacy DETAILS Plays offline. In English and Ukrainian. One part takes from half a minute to a few minutes, so it fits a short break as well as a long evening. Chuck your first piece of stock and turn a part.

Screenshots

Swircle4 screens
Lathe Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Swircle at 9.1 against Lathe Master's 14.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swircle ships an update every 3 weeks, Lathe Master monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Swircle versus Lathe Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwircleLathe Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBucky LtdOlha Kadushkevych

In-app purchases

None

Swircle

No in-app purchases

None

Lathe Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swircle free?
Swircle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lathe Master free?
Lathe Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swircle or Lathe Master have ads?
Neither Swircle nor Lathe Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swircle or Lathe Master?
Swircle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lathe Master monthly. Most recently, Swircle was updated on October 4, 2026 and Lathe Master on October 15, 2026.

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