Circle Shield vs Platformless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circle Shield
A minimalist and addictive game where players tap and hold to slow down a shield, protecting a central point. Aim to achieve high scores and challenge friends.
- Tap and hold to slow shield
- Protect the center point
- Achieve high scores
- Challenge friends
- Minimalist design
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Circle Shield is a free minimalist and addictive game. How to play: - Tap and hold to slow down the shield to protect the center point. - Reach hight score and challenge your friends. - Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/khanglbtk - Visit my website: http://khangle.me
Platformless
Experience a unique platformer where the challenge lies in navigating an endless, procedurally generated path without any platforms to land on. Master simple one-touch controls to overcome traps and obstacles in this constantly evolving game.
- Platforming without platforms
- Endlessly generated paths
- Procedural level creation
- Simple one-touch controls
- Obstacle and trap navigation
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Ready for the platformer without platforms? Jump your way through an endlessly generated path of traps and obstacles. Remember, there is nothing to land on, so you better keep going! Platformless features: • Platforming without platforms • Procedural level creation • Simple one touch controls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Platformless at 4.0 against Circle Shield's 3.0. Platformless also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Circle Shield's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) 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. Platformless sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Circle Shield asks for nothing beyond the download.
Platformless holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Circle Shield ships an update every 5 months, Platformless every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Shield | Platformless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khang Le | Dominik Ringler |
Customer experience
Circle Shield
Platformless
In-app purchases
Circle Shield
No in-app purchases
Platformless
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