Inner Circle vs Rings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inner Circle
A challenging puzzle game where you rotate rings to match colors and grow the inner circle. Progress through 250 levels, unlock an arcade mode, and compete on leaderboards. Enjoy a simple yet addictive gameplay experience.
- 250 unique levels
- Bonus arcade mode
- Dark or bright color modes
- Game Center leaderboard
- Game Center achievements
- Play own music
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Rotate the rings to match the colors of the inner circle. TO PLAY: TAP to rotate rings. SWIPE to quickly shrink rings. The inner circle grows little by little when the colors match. Your goal is to complete 250 levels by growing the inner circle to the target size while following simple rules for each level. If the colors of the ring and the inner circle don't match you'll have to start the level again. We're terribly sorry. Simple. Fun. Hard. Loopy. Will you be able to grow ALL 250 Inner Circles before your friends (in YOUR inner circle?) GAME FEATURES: ◉ 250 unique bite-sized levels to complete ◉ Bonus arcade mode ◉ Play in dark or bright color modes ◉ New rings and circles every 10 levels ◉ View your statistics ◉ Level based game play ◉ Game starts at your current level ◉ Simple and colorful ◉ Great soundtrack ◉ Game Center leaderboard ◉ Game Center achievements ◉ Free to play ◉ One touch game play ◉ Play your own music while playing Complete 250 levels to enter the Inner Circle 'Hall Of Fame' leaderboard. The top spot is reserved for fewest attempts to complete 250 Inner Circles. Will it be you? Arcade mode is unlocked forever if you complete 250 levels! Good luck and we hope you enjoy the game.
Rings
Arrange colored rings on a holder to clear them by matching them vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. The game ends when there's no space left for new rings. Aim for the highest score to compete with friends.
- Drag and drop ring placement
- Match rings vertically, horizontally, or diagonally
- Clear the playing field
- Score-based challenges
- Simple, intuitive gameplay
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Color Rings: Drag to holder - puzzle game with a collection of colored rings. Pick up and arrange multi-colored rings vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Your task is to clear the playing field from colorful rings. How to play? 1. Place the colored rings on the holder. 2. As soon as you arrange the rings vertically, horizontally or diagonally with the same color, they will disappear, freeing up additional space for new rings. 3. The game will be over if there is no space left on the holder for the rings. 4. Get the highest score to challenge your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rings at 4.7 against Inner Circle's 3.6. Inner Circle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 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. Inner Circle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Rings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rings holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.
Inner Circle ships an update every 2 months, Rings every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Inner Circle | Rings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 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 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | Sergei Shendrikov |
Customer experience
Inner Circle
Rings
In-app purchases
Inner Circle
- Remove Ads Product$1.99
- Arcade Mode Product$1.99
Rings
- Remove Ads$3.99
