Comparison

Circles vs Orixo

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

Orixo

Engage your mind with a unique puzzle game featuring hundreds of levels. Swipe to fill cells based on numbered instructions, navigating around existing filled cells. Enjoy a relaxing experience with beautiful visuals and a meditative soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of hand-crafted puzzles
  • Relaxing and meditative soundtrack
  • Improves focus and creativity
  • Beautiful and immersive visuals
  • Cloud saving and achievements
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Welcome to Orixo - your new favourite puzzle game! This simple, yet challenging game combines relaxing gameplay with mind-bending puzzles. Dive into hundreds of carefully designed levels, all set to calming background music, offering a delightful gaming experience. How to Play: Just swipe your finger over cells that have a number. The number tells you how many cells you can fill in any direction (up, down, left, right). If a cell is already full, don't worry! Your line will just move to the next open cell. And as you drag, you'll see a highlight showing you which cells will fill up. Features: - Hundreds of hand-crafted puzzles - Beautiful and immersive visuals - A relaxing and meditative soundtrack - Improves your focus and creativity - Cloud saving and achievements Enjoy!

Screenshots

Circles3 screens
Orixo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Circles at none against Orixo's 11. Circles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Orixo's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 26). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Orixo sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Circles against 4.7 for Orixo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orixo has 4.2K 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 85% of Orixo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circles ships an update weekly, Orixo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Circles versus Orixo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCirclesOrixo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26 ratings) — better4.7 (4.2K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better84.9% of reviews
Number of ratings264.2K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjeroen wimmersLogisk Studio Inc.

Customer experience

Circles

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

Orixo

All ratings4,198 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative8.6%

Bugs and requests

Circles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Orixo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads not closing properly
  • Levels not loading correctly on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More level packs and increased difficulty
  • Ability to keep undo/restart controls visible
  • Cross-device progress sync

In-app purchases

None

Circles

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Orixo

One-time8
  • Unlimited Hints$0.99
  • Unlock Portal Pack2 variants$0.99
  • Unlock Classic Pack3 variants$0.99
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  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Buy Me a Coffee$3.99
  • Treat Me to Lunch$7.99
  • Support a Coding Session$11.99
  • Fund My Future Projects$15.99

Questions

Is Circles free?
Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orixo free?
Orixo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Circles or Orixo?
Circles is rated higher. Circles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Orixo averages 4.7 from 4.2K ratings.
Do Circles or Orixo have ads?
Orixo shows ads; Circles does not.
Which is updated more often, Circles or Orixo?
Circles ships an update weekly, and Orixo every 2 months. Most recently, Circles was updated on October 24, 2026 and Orixo on October 29, 2026.

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