Pivot vs Genius Inc.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pivot
Guide red dots to collect diamonds by strategically placing pivots. Avoid touching the sides to keep your group growing and increase your score. Compete for the top spot on the leaderboards in this addictive puzzle game.
- Create pivots to rotate dots
- Collect diamonds for score
- Grow your dot group
- Leaderboard competition
- Avoid touching sides
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Use your finger to create a pivot for the red dots to rotate around. Try and grab each Diamond whilst adding more red dots to your group. Each Diamond adds to your score. Try to be the best on our leaderboards! Don't touch the sides or else you lose!
Genius Inc.
Nurture a growing population by upgrading your facility and unlocking new life phases. Raise babies to become geniuses and manage your community's development. This simulation game focuses on growth and advancement.
- Grow your population
- Upgrade your facility
- Unlock new life phases
- Raise babies to be geniuses
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-Grow your population! -Upgrade your facility! -Unlock new life phases! -Raise babies to be geniuses!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pivot at 4.4 against Genius Inc.'s 3.6. Pivot also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Genius Inc.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 15 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Pivot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Genius Inc. sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pivot holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pivot's written reviews are positive against 67% of Genius Inc.'s.
Pivot ships an update every 15 months, Genius Inc. every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pivot | Genius Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | 3.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jamie Parish | UDO GAMES OYUN YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Pivot
Genius Inc.
In-app purchases
Pivot
- Remove Those Pesky Adverts!$0.99
- Buy 1 life$0.99
- Buy 5 Lives$1.99
Genius Inc.
- Legendary Pack$0.99
- 100 Gem$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
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- Legendary Packs x5$2.99
- 300 Gem$3.99
- 1000 Gem$4.99
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