Comparison

Circles vs Empty.

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

Head to head
About

Circles

Engage your mind with minimalist puzzles that evolve with each level. Discover elegant challenges, vibrant colors, and a calming soundtrack at your own pace. Unlock secret modes for an added layer of complexity after completing the main game.

Highlights
  • Evolving maze puzzles
  • Minimalist design
  • Vibrant color palettes
  • Calming soundtrack
  • Bite-sized levels
  • Secret game modes
Features
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Puzzle your way through an ever evolving maze of circles. Maybe you need to go around, be quick or take moment to think? Every level offers something new and will have you trying to find your way to the end. The game is beautifully minimal, presenting elegant puzzles with no noise to distract you. Vibrant color palettes and a calming and sometimes jazzy soundscape will guide you along the way. You play on your own pace, and discover the game's rules as you go. Each puzzle is bite-sized and not too hard. After you've completed the game, there are two secret modes that completely change how you think about the levels. For when you like a bit more challenge. Completing the game including modes generally takes about 1.5h. Be curious and have fun!

About

Empty.

A relaxing puzzle game designed to help you unwind and appreciate simplicity. Rotate rooms to clear them using intuitive one-touch controls. Enjoy a peaceful experience with a beautiful soundtrack and over 25 handcrafted levels.

Highlights
  • Unique room rotation puzzles
  • One-touch controls
  • No ads or paid content
  • Accessible for all ages
  • 25+ handcrafted levels
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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A relaxing puzzle game to unwind with. Each level teaches you to value simplicity in life. ‣ Unique puzzle mechanics — clear the room by rotating it! ‣ One-touch controls — play with one hand! ‣ No ads. No paid content. Supported by donations. ‣ Accessible for players of all ages. ‣ 25+ beautiful hand-crafted levels. ‣ Original soundtrack - a full length album. Learn the timeless concept — that less is more — that will contribute to your wellbeing in addition to simply joyfully passing time.

Screenshots

Circles3 screens
Empty.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Empty. at 2.6K against Circles's 26. Circles's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Circles against 4.8 for Empty.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Empty. has 2.6K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Circles's written reviews are positive against 93% of Empty.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circles ships an update weekly, Empty. monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Circles versus Empty.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCirclesEmpty.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26 ratings)4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better93.0% of reviews
Number of ratings262.6K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjeroen wimmersMaksym Dzitsiuk

Customer experience

Circles

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Empty.

All ratings2,372 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews681 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.4%

Bugs and requests

Circles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Empty.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Certain objects not disappearing as expected
  • Glitches on specific levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Difficulty settings or options
  • Ability to save progress

In-app purchases

None

Circles

No in-app purchases

None

Empty.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Circles free?
Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Empty. free?
Empty. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Circles or Empty.?
Empty. is rated higher. Circles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Empty. averages 4.8 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Circles or Empty. have ads?
Neither Circles nor Empty. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circles or Empty.?
Circles ships an update weekly, and Empty. monthly. Most recently, Circles was updated on November 2, 2026 and Empty. on November 2, 2026.

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