Circlify vs Bad Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circlify
A hypnotic and addictive puzzle game where players must tap to escape a constantly growing and spiraling circular maze. Test your speed, timing, and focus to survive as long as possible and achieve a high score.
- Circular maze survival
- Tap to escape exits
- Growing and spiraling maze
- Speed and timing challenge
- Clean, colorful environment
- Addictive gameplay
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Experience the exhilarating, hypnotic new puzzle game Circlify, available for free in the App Store now! From the creative minds that brought you Swiperoo and 360 Degree comes this completely unique and somewhat perplexing game that challenges your speed, timing and focus! The aim of the game is to survive as long as you can in a circular maze that is forever growing and spiralling around you. As your searchlight searches the walls around it, you must tap as it shines over the exit before the maze swallows you up completely. This makes for a puzzling experience that is tailor-made to throw you off and even confuse you, while remaining extremely addictive and playable. The tension only builds as you progress further out of (or into) the ever rotating maze, as you approach a high score and challenge friends! Features: - Clean, colourful environment and smooth interface - Intense, hypnotic and somehow relaxing all at once - Appropriate for all ages - Gets you hooked within 2-3 plays - Unique and original, no other game like it! Can you keep your head under pressure and find a route through the maze? Download Circlify today and find out if you’re up for the challenge!
Bad Box
Navigate a challenging arcade experience by dodging impossible squares and collecting power-ups. Destroy obstacles with weapons and slow down time to survive longer. Compete for high scores in this difficult, offline-friendly game.
- Collect slow motion items
- Use shields for survival
- Destroy geometry blocks with weapons
- Power up skills with coins
- Offline play supported
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Impossible Squares are everywhere and you have to deal with those dashes as long as you can. One of the toughest rage games that is not only difficult to play but also impossible to beat your friend's high score!! KEY FEATURES ------------------------- -> Free to play -> You can slowdown your time by collecting slow motion item. -> Try to collect the shield to survive more time! -> There is a weapon! So you can destroy those geometry blocks! -> You can power up your skills by collecting more coins! -> No WiFi? No problem! It's an offline arcade game. You can play it offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bad Box at 5.0 against Circlify's 3.7. Circlify's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 20 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Circlify sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bad Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bad Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circlify has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Circlify ships an update monthly, Bad Box every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circlify | Bad Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Mascoteers | Playense |
Customer experience
Circlify
Bad Box
Bugs and requests
Circlify
Reported bugs
12 issues- Response time is WAY OFF
- Game is so sluggish
- Slow reaction time
- Tapping is slower than actual tapping
- Tapping is faster than actual tapping
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- Ads cannot be closed or skipped
- Ads are videos with no skip
- Problem with publishing ads
- Ads pop up in mid-game
- Long ads eating internet data
- Lagging making user lose
- Gameplay hidden by thumb
Requested features
3 requests- Add more levels
- Improve starting difficulty
- Add an arcade mode
Bad Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circlify
- Remove all advertisements$0.99
Bad Box
- Remove Ad$0.99









