Clicka! vs Swirl Down
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clicka!
This is a minimalist game where a number on the screen increments by one with each tap. It's designed as a simple time-waster with no complex mechanics or objectives.
- Number incrementing on click
- Minimalist design
- Time-wasting gameplay
- Simple interface
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"The most boring game ever". The number on the screen goes up by one each time you click it. "The best way to waste time".
Swirl Down
Navigate a ball through an endless helix maze by swirling the structure. Collect diamonds to unlock new balls and avoid red obstacles to achieve the highest score. Enjoy vibrant 3D graphics and global leaderboards in this addictive puzzle-arcade game.
- Infinite gameplay
- Unlockable balls
- Global high scores
- 3D graphics
- Helix maze
- Diamond collection
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Go down as far as you can in this very easy to play, hard to master puzzle-arcade game. You're sure to have a blast seeing how many times you can get the ball to go down. Collect diamonds to use for unlocking other balls to drop down with. Swirl the structure to get the ball through the openings. Don't hit the red obstacles or it's game over. Features: • Infinite gameplay • Easy to play, jump right in • Unlock different balls in the Swirl Down Shop • Best Score tracking • 3D eye candy • Endless Helix maze • Global High Scores - Share and Compare How to Play: • Easily slide your finger to make the structure swirl • As the structure swirls make the ball go through the holes to hit another platform • Collect diamonds to unlock new balls • Avoid the red platforms to continue dropping down
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clicka! at 4.7 against Swirl Down's 4.1. Clicka! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (95% vs 67%). Swirl Down's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Clicka! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Swirl Down sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clicka! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clicka! has 2.9K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Clicka!'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Swirl Down's.
Clicka! ships an update every 8 days, Swirl Down every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clicka! | Swirl Down |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better | 4.1 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.1% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calvin Liang | Skilljoy, LLC |
Customer experience
Clicka!
Swirl Down
Bugs and requests
Clicka!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Leaderboard not updating properly
- Crashes when opening the app
Requested features
3 requests- Add a reset button
- Expand color and sound customization options
- Implement an endless mode or challenges
Swirl Down
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clicka!
- 2× Boost$19.99
- 4× Boost$139.99
Swirl Down
- Remove Ads$7.99
Questions
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