Comparison

Buildy Blocks vs Smash The Circles

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

Head to head
About

Buildy Blocks

Build towering structures by precisely stacking blocks. Compete for the highest score in various modes and challenge yourself to keep your tower from tumbling.

Highlights
  • Single tap gameplay
  • Multiple tower types
  • Normal mode
  • Hardcore mode
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Achievements
Features
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In Buildy Blocks, the sky is the limit. You have to stack blocks on top of each other in order to build a tower. Let's see how high you can go before it tumbles down! Features : - Fun single tap gameplay - 5 different tower types - Normal and hardcore modes - Game Center leaderboards and achievements

About

Smash The Circles

Test your reflexes in this addictive arcade game by tapping to smash circles as they intersect. Compete for high scores on a global leaderboard and master simple controls for endless fun. Easy to learn but challenging to master, it's an ultimate test of precision and speed.

Highlights
  • Quick reflex smashing
  • Intuitive controls
  • Addictive gameplay
  • High score competition
  • Global leaderboard
  • Challenging modes
Features
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Tap at the exact moment your ring meets a target. Smash The Circles is a one tap timing game. Your ring moves out from the center of the screen, or back in toward it, across the colored target rings. Tap while your ring overlaps a target to smash it. Tap at the wrong moment, or run out of room with targets still left, and the run is over. HOW TO PLAY • Watch your ring move across the screen • Tap while it overlaps a target ring to smash it • Some targets send your ring back the other way • Smash every target before your ring runs out of room ALWAYS CHANGING Every round has up to four targets, and the patterns keep changing. Your ring gets faster as you go. HARD MODE In Hard Mode your ring moves faster, the targets are thinner and the timing is tighter. COMPETE • Normal and Hard Mode leaderboards • 15 achievements to earn, up to 5,000 lifetime smashes • Share your high score and challenge your friends to beat it PLAY OFFLINE No wifi needed. Smash The Circles plays offline, so it's ready for flights, road trips and waiting rooms. Easy to learn, hard to master, and made for one finger. How many circles can you smash?

Screenshots

Buildy Blocks4 screens
Smash The Circles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Buildy Blocks at none against Smash The Circles's shown. Buildy Blocks also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and ratings volume (30 vs 1). Smash The Circles's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Buildy Blocks sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Smash The Circles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smash The Circles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buildy Blocks has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buildy Blocks ships an update every 2 days, Smash The Circles every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Buildy Blocks versus Smash The Circles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildy BlocksSmash The Circles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (30 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUmbrella Games LLCPower-Up Game Studios LLC

Customer experience

Buildy Blocks

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative58.0%

Smash The Circles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Buildy Blocks

One-time5
  • Tower Mode$0.99
  • Rail Mode$0.99
  • Ladder Mode$0.99
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  • Mode 5$0.99
  • No ads!$1.99
1 purchases

Smash The Circles

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Buildy Blocks free?
Buildy Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smash The Circles free?
Smash The Circles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buildy Blocks or Smash The Circles?
Smash The Circles is rated higher. Buildy Blocks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Smash The Circles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Buildy Blocks or Smash The Circles have ads?
Smash The Circles shows ads; Buildy Blocks does not.
Which is updated more often, Buildy Blocks or Smash The Circles?
Buildy Blocks ships an update every 2 days, and Smash The Circles every 6 days. Most recently, Buildy Blocks was updated on November 2, 2026 and Smash The Circles on November 4, 2026.

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