Comparison

Home Design Makeover vs Circle TapTap

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

Head to head
About

Home Design Makeover

Solve match-3 puzzles to design and renovate dream homes for families. Customize rooms with various decor styles and furniture. Travel the world to help diverse clients transform fixer-uppers into fabulous spaces.

Highlights
  • Solve match-3 puzzles
  • Design and renovate rooms
  • Customize decor and furniture
  • Remodel various home styles
  • Help diverse clients
  • Offline gameplay
  • Over 1000 puzzles
Features
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Welcome to Home Design Makeover! Play the best Home Design match 3 puzzle game! Be the best designer by helping lucky families transform dreams into reality with amazing home makeovers! Solve fun match 3 puzzles to help design, customize and decorate the perfect dream home with beautiful decor. Your clients are counting on you to remodel their down-and-out fixer uppers! Features: - Remodel homes with a Farmhouse style or go Modern? You decide, you design! - Design and renovate different rooms styles, including family-friendly living rooms, rustic kitchens, stylish bathrooms and chic bedrooms - Help clients ranging from the newlyweds to Hollywood celebrities, and travel the world to Tokyo, Paris and Morocco - Express yourself with an incredible variety of high-end designer furniture, lighting, flooring and other decor - Experience addicting gameplay with offline mode so you can take the game from your home to the sky! - Be challenged with over 1000 match 3 puzzles and dozens of game modes for endless relaxing fun - Frequent, fresh and free content updates with new interior and exterior design challenges, floor plans, outdoor gardens, landscaping, seasonal items and more! Let's get matching and transform outdated homes into fabulous family hangouts!

About

Circle TapTap

Features
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Circle TapTap is the ultimate timing challenge! Watch the shape shrink toward the target zone and tap at the perfect moment to score big. SIMPLE TO LEARN, HARD TO MASTER One tap is all it takes. But can you nail the perfect timing over and over? Build combos, climb levels, and prove your reflexes. FEATURES: • Perfect timing rewards — hit the center for maximum points • Combo system — chain perfect taps for multiplied scores up to 5x • 10+ power-ups — shields, slow-mo, freeze, double score, and more • Daily challenges — new goals every day • 8 stunning themes — Dark, Aurora, Sunset, Ocean, Neon, and more • 8 unique shapes — circles, stars, hearts, crescents • Cosmetic trails, bursts & animated backgrounds • Game Center leaderboards — daily, weekly, monthly & all-time • Compete globally — prove you have the best reflexes FREE TO PLAY Enjoy the full game for free. Watch ads to unlock premium cosmetics, or go ad-free with a one-time purchase. How long can you keep the perfect streak going? Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Home Design Makeover4 screens
Circle TapTap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Circle TapTap at every 2 days against Home Design Makeover's every 2 weeks. Home Design Makeover's advantage is chart position (#150 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Home Design Makeover sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Circle TapTap sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Design Makeover ships an update every 2 weeks, Circle TapTap every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Home Design Makeover versus Circle TapTap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Design MakeoverCircle TapTap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (130K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings130K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#150 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size369 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStorm8 StudiosAhmet Firat Gurbuz

Bugs and requests

Home Design Makeover

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchases not registering correctly
  • Game crashing or freezing
  • Levels not loading properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More furniture and design options
  • Daily rewards or bonuses
  • Easier progression without need for purchases
  • Ability to earn in-game currency without just playing puzzles

Circle TapTap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Home Design Makeover

One-time9
  • Special Offer 1$0.99
  • 100 Gems2 variants$0.99
  • Piggy Bank!$2.99
Show 6 more
  • 550 Gems$4.99
  • 525 Gems$4.99
  • Insider Bundle2 variants$6.99
  • 1,100 Gems$9.99
  • Elite Bundle$15.99
  • 2,400 Gems$19.99
10 purchases

Circle TapTap

One-time10
  • Glacial Theme$0.99
  • Plasma Trail$0.99
  • Holographic Theme$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Golden Trail$0.99
  • Aurora Borealis$0.99
  • Nebula Background$0.99
  • Petals Burst$0.99
  • Void Trail$0.99
  • Crescent Shape$0.99
  • All Exclusive Cosmetics$4.99

Questions

Is Home Design Makeover free?
Home Design Makeover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Circle TapTap free?
Circle TapTap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Home Design Makeover or Circle TapTap have ads?
Both Home Design Makeover and Circle TapTap show ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Design Makeover or Circle TapTap?
Home Design Makeover ships an update every 2 weeks, and Circle TapTap every 2 days. Most recently, Home Design Makeover was updated on November 3, 2026 and Circle TapTap on October 24, 2026.

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