Comparison

Fleeting Memory vs Circulous

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

Head to head
About

Fleeting Memory

Embark on a comical point-and-click adventure as you help a woman with amnesia uncover her identity. Solve puzzles, interact with quirky characters, and unravel a mind-bending storyline filled with witty humor and charming hand-drawn art.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn art
  • Musical score
  • Puzzles and riddles
  • Character interactions
  • Witty comments
  • Mind-bending storyline
Features
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A mysterious woman with no memory. A cranky corpse who won't stay dead. And YOU, the key figure in a swirl of quirky characters, forgotten identities and cunning puzzles. This is FLEETING MEMORY, a comical take on the classic point-and-click adventure … – A beautiful though slightly disheveled woman knocks at the door. She's lost, she's soaked in rain … and she has no idea WHO SHE IS. Sounds like a job for the dashing householder staring back at her. YOU. If only you could help. Tell her where she is, what her name is, anything … But you don't know what her name is. You don't know what anybody's name is. Including YOUR OWN … – FEATURES • gobs of gorgeous hand-drawn art • a compelling musical score • a plethora of puzzles and riddles • hilarious character interactions • hundreds of witty in-game comments • a strange little dog • an astonishingly useful mop • several birds • a mind-bending storyline • AND Enescu Fleet, the world's greatest, semiretired detective Your MysteryCaper awaits … – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.

About

Circulous

Embark on an immersive first-person mystery narrative puzzle game. Solve challenging puzzles as Amanda Trouser, uncovering corporate espionage and conspiracy theories within a mysterious company. Experience a story-driven adventure with animated environments and intuitive in-game device interaction.

Highlights
  • First-person narrative gameplay
  • Mystery and conspiracy storyline
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Animated environments
  • Immersive parallax movement
  • Intuitive in-game device interaction
Features
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Pay once, play forever! Circulous is an episodic mystery narrative puzzle game. In this first-person game, you take on the persona of Amanda Trouser. You have just been let go from your job. After packing your things, you wonder what you are going to do with the rest of your life. How will you afford your apartment? On the subway ride home you see an add for a job opening at Circulous…it’s almost as if the ad was put there just for you! You apply, and you end up hired! That is only the beginning of the story. Your work at Circulous is exciting, but soon you realize there may be more to this company than you’ve ever imagined. Corporate espionage, conspiracy theories and moral dilemmas lead you through challenging puzzles that will test your wits, your allegiances, and what you think you know about…everything. Engagement This puzzle game pulls you in and makes it as immersive as possible. Scenes use parallax movement to make it feel like you are in Amanda’s world. The opening scene (in which you are fired) uses story and humor to quickly place you in Amanda’s shoes. Each scene is an animated environment that invites you to explore and notice things that may or may not be important to the story or puzzles. The use of your phone (or iPad) is an intuitive way to keep you in the game but also make it feel as if you are truly using your device alongside the game and not just a gimmick. The OS feels like a true OS and makes the immersive nature of the game much more enjoyable.

Screenshots

Fleeting Memory4 screens
Circulous4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Circulous at every 6 days against Fleeting Memory's every 4 months. Circulous also leads on price ($1.99 vs $5.99). Fleeting Memory's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 55%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Fleeting Memory costs $5.99 and Circulous $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fleeting Memory holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 184 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Fleeting Memory's written reviews are positive against 55% of Circulous's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fleeting Memory ships an update every 4 months, Circulous every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fleeting Memory versus Circulous: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFleeting MemoryCirculous
Price$5.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.4 (74 ratings) — better4.2 (184 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better54.9% of reviews
Number of ratings74184 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB985 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMysteryCaper, LLCChain Reaction Games LLC

Customer experience

Fleeting Memory

All ratings74 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral16.7%
Negative4.8%

Circulous

All ratings184 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral9.8%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive54.9%
Neutral18.3%
Negative26.8%

Bugs and requests

Fleeting Memory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Circulous

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Game crashes when entering shifty.com/invisible or shifty.com/door/15
  • Ryde app shows 'no routes available' preventing progression
  • Text message reply interface fails to display responses
  • Cloud save reloads prevent continuing gameplay
  • Computer/app windows fail to open or display properly
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  • Screen becomes blurry or frozen when navigating between scenes
  • Magnifying glass and mailbox clickable elements unresponsive
  • Inventory locked preventing item placement
  • Game crashes when rotating device to access phone interface
  • Crashes when opening specific messages (HR rep email)
  • Decoder grid displays empty with missing elements
  • Keyboard remains on screen after typing, blocking puzzle content
  • File names overlap and display incorrectly
  • Game hangs with background music continuing after exit
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 14 memory allocation
  • Bird box combination numbers too small to read accurately
  • Puzzle solutions don't work despite correct answers
  • Game crashes on first puzzle when placing items in box

Requested features

7 requests
  • In-game hints and walkthrough system accessible without Discord or email
  • More frequent content updates and new chapters
  • Skip or difficulty adjustment options for challenging puzzles
  • Ability to disable music
  • Improved hint system with escalating difficulty levels
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  • Larger, more readable text and UI elements
  • Reduced real-time waiting mechanics

In-app purchases

None

Fleeting Memory

No in-app purchases

None

Circulous

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fleeting Memory free?
Fleeting Memory costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circulous free?
Circulous costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fleeting Memory or Circulous?
Fleeting Memory is rated higher. Fleeting Memory averages 4.4 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Circulous averages 4.2 from 184 ratings.
Do Fleeting Memory or Circulous have ads?
Neither Fleeting Memory nor Circulous shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fleeting Memory or Circulous?
Fleeting Memory ships an update every 4 months, and Circulous every 6 days. Most recently, Fleeting Memory was updated on September 18, 2026 and Circulous on September 21, 2026.

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