Borderline! vs Circuroid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Borderline!
Guide an orb by jumping between screen borders to avoid obstacles in this endless scroller. It features a clean design, challenging gameplay requiring quick reflexes, and randomly generated stages for endless replayability.
- Jump between screen borders
- Avoid numerous obstacles
- Randomly generated stages
- High score tracking
- Flat and clean design
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This is the free version of Borderline! With BorderLine!, Hot Totem breaks free from the boundaries of the endless scroller genre. Instead of floating around the centre, or moving along the bottom, you must guide the Orb by jumping between one Border of your screen and the other. This really puts YOU in control all the time. But don’t think that will make it any easier, you will need quick reflexes to avoid all the Obstacles you can encounter! With a flat and clean design, BorderLine! offers the perfect balance between visual beauty and gameplay focus. With a big list of different Obstacles and randomly created stages, you will never know what to expect. Make sure you stay focused, or this game might just get you on edge! Increase your score by avoiding the Obstacles and getting Higher and Higher. Can you beat your highscore ?
Circuroid
Defend a circular perimeter from waves of incoming asteroids in this fast-paced arcade shooter. Master intuitive controls, unlock numerous power-ups for varied gameplay, and strive for high scores. Challenge your reflexes and aim for top ranks.
- Fast-paced arcade shooter
- Defend circular perimeter
- Intuitive spaceship control
- Dozens of unlockable Power Ups
- Endless challenges
- Rank Badges and Game Center Achievements
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Circuroid is an unique fast-paced arcade shooter where you must defend the circular perimeter from endless of incoming asteroids. Circuroid features an intuitive control where you can precisely control your spaceship to shoot at the direction that you are pointing. More than dozens of Power Ups to unlock, with each Power Up brings you a whole new gameplay experience while defending the perimeter. Feature List: - Fast-paced, action-packed, unique gameplay experience - Intuitive and responsive control - Endless of challenges - Power Ups to unlock - Rank Badges to unlock - Stunning soundtrack - Game Center Achievements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Circuroid at 4.8 against Borderline!'s 3.7. Circuroid also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 35 months). Borderline!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Circuroid sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Borderline! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Circuroid holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circuroid has 122 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Borderline!'s written reviews are positive against 88% of Circuroid's.
Borderline! ships an update every 35 months, Circuroid every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Borderline! | Circuroid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 122 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HMT Engineering SARL | Big Frost Games |
Customer experience
Borderline!
Circuroid
Bugs and requests
Borderline!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Circuroid
Reported bugs
4 issues- Plasma tracker glitch - bullets stuck in certain circle locations
- High scores appear to be bugged
- iPhone 4 cropping issue on sides affecting global rankings
- Finger causes hallucinations/visual interference during gameplay
Requested features
9 requests- Alternative control scheme (touch anywhere to move)
- Inverse control option
- Daily challenges or mini-games
- Campaign mode
- More upgrades and customization options
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- Volume control for music and sound effects
- Leaderboard for scores before medal bonuses
- Left and right on-screen control buttons
- More game variations from Big Frost Games
In-app purchases
Borderline!
No in-app purchases
Circuroid
- Small Pile of Gems$0.99
- Double Gems + Remove Ads$1.99
- Medium Pile of Gems$3.99
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- Medium Gems Original Price$4.99
- Big Pile of Gems$5.99
- Big Gems Original Price$9.99
