Circles vs Light'Em Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Evolving maze puzzles
- Minimalist design
- Vibrant color palettes
- Calming soundtrack
- Bite-sized levels
- Secret game modes
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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!
Light'Em Up
A casual puzzle game designed to challenge your brain. Place batteries to power bulbs with the correct color, progressing through increasingly difficult levels.
- Battery and bulb puzzles
- Color-matching mechanics
- Brain challenging gameplay
- Progressive difficulty
- Casual puzzle experience
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A simple puzzle game to challenge the brain. Use batteries placed in the game to light up all the attached bulbs. Bulbs can only be lit when supplied the correct color. Work your way through harder puzzles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Circles at weekly against Light'Em Up's every 2 months. Circles also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Circles against 4.6 for Light'Em Up. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Circles ships an update weekly, Light'Em Up every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Circles | Light'Em Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | 4.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jeroen wimmers | David Fritcher |
Customer experience
Circles
Light'Em Up
In-app purchases
Circles
No in-app purchases
Light'Em Up
No in-app purchases
