Comparison

Unlock Circle vs Catching Colors

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

Head to head
About

Unlock Circle

This game tests your reflexes and concentration by requiring precise taps as a line approaches a dot. It's designed to improve finger speed and brain coordination through engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Tap to align line with dot
  • Challenges reflexes
  • Improves finger speed
  • Tests brain coordination
Features
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Tap the moment the needle touches the dot. One tap, perfect timing, and the lock clicks open. Unlock Circle is back with its biggest update since 2016. The original one-tap reflex game is still here as Classic, now joined by four new modes, seven target types, boss locks and a Daily Lock that everyone plays together. How to play โ€ข A needle spins around the ring. Tap the moment it touches the dot. โ€ข Missed? You'll see how many milliseconds too early you tapped, or why the run ended. Five modes โ€ข Classic: the original 2016 game. Every hit is a move, and one miss ends the run. โ€ข Endless+: hit the white center of the dot for a Perfect. Build your combo up to ร—4, and land 8 Perfects in a row to fire up fever mode. โ€ข Rhythm: targets land on the beat of the music, and the tempo keeps rising. โ€ข Daily Lock: the same lock for everyone, one scored attempt a day. Keep your streak alive and share your result. โ€ข Locks: 8 worlds ร— 10 stages, 80 stages in all. Earn up to 3 stars on every stage and beat the boss lock at the end of each world. Seven target types โ€ข Dot, double dot, sliding dot, trap, arc (press and hold), shield (two hits) and direction arrow. โ€ข In the Treasure Vault you play with two rings and two needles. Collect and unlock โ€ข Collect keys and unlock new needle styles. โ€ข Defeat bosses to grow your lock collection. โ€ข Three daily quests, achievements and Game Center leaderboards. Play your way โ€ข Free to play. After a miss, you can watch one ad to continue once. No in-app purchases. โ€ข Sound, music and vibration settings. โ€ข Follows your device's Reduce Motion setting. How fast are your reflexes? Download Unlock Circle and open your first lock!

About

Catching Colors

Features
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*** Introduce *** Welcome to the colorful world of CATCH COLORS. This is a free game which brings you to the world of colors and simple shapes, together with fabulous effects. *** How to Play *** It's very simple to play this game. You have a paddle and lots of shapes in different colors. You simply need to use the paddle to catch the shapes that share the same color with your paddle to win points. Each time you catch a shape, the paddle will move to a higher position until it reaches the midpoint of the screen and comes back to its start point. Wait a minute! The game is not that easy! To challenge you, sometimes a halo from above will change your paddle color and you have to catch that new color, in less than a second! (OMG!) Let's challenge your mind to see how fast you are and challenge your friends to find out the best player! Goodluck and have fun!

Screenshots

Unlock Circle4 screens
Catching Colors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Catching Colors at every 2 weeks against Unlock Circle's every 65 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unlock Circle ships an update every 65 months, Catching Colors every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Unlock Circle versus Catching Colors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnlock CircleCatching Colors
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews75.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 65 monthsEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARDEVTEK YAZILIMHoang Bui

In-app purchases

None

Unlock Circle

No in-app purchases

None

Catching Colors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unlock Circle free?
Unlock Circle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Catching Colors free?
Catching Colors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unlock Circle or Catching Colors have ads?
Both Unlock Circle and Catching Colors show ads.
Which is updated more often, Unlock Circle or Catching Colors?
Unlock Circle ships an update every 65 months, and Catching Colors every 2 weeks. Most recently, Unlock Circle was updated on November 2, 2026 and Catching Colors on November 11, 2026.

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