Circulous vs Ord.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- First-person narrative gameplay
- Mystery and conspiracy storyline
- Challenging puzzles
- Animated environments
- Immersive parallax movement
- Intuitive in-game device interaction
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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.
Ord.
Embark on quests to defeat evil or create worlds as a god. This app tells stories that emphasize player choices and fast-paced narratives. It includes multiple stories, visual polish, sound effects, and achievements.
- Player choice emphasis
- Fast-paced narratives
- Multiple stories included
- Visual polish
- Sound effects
- Achievements
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Whether it is embarking on a quest to defeat an evil warlock or creating your own world as a god, Ord. tells stories that emphasise player choices and evocative fast-paced narratives. THREE additional stories for a total of four. New visual polish and sound effects. More achievements to hunt for!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ord. at 4.7 against Circulous's 4.2. Ord. also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 55%) and chart position (#82 vs unranked). Circulous's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Circulous costs $1.99 and Ord. $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ord. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 184 and 315 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Circulous's written reviews are positive against 71% of Ord.'s.
Circulous ships an update every 6 days, Ord. fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circulous | Ord. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (184 ratings) | 4.7 (315 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.9% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 184 | 315 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #82 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 985 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chain Reaction Games LLC | Crescent Moon Games LLC |
Customer experience
Circulous
Ord.
User reviews
Circulous
From 184 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧩 Creative and clever puzzles with good difficulty balance
- 💡 Innovative in-game smartphone interface and mechanics
- 📖 Engaging mystery storyline that captivates players
- 🎵 Well-designed audio and music elements
- 👨💼 Responsive developer support and helpful hints system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and game freezes throughout gameplay
- 🐛 Persistent bugs in Act 2 and later chapters
- 👀 Small text and UI elements difficult to read on mobile devices
- ⏳ Excessive real-time waiting mechanics (11+ hours to progress)
- 🔄 Unresponsive controls and laggy app switching
Ord.
From 315 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Imaginative and creative gameplay
- 👍 Minimalistic design sparks imagination
- 📚 Good for language learning practice
- ✨ Inspiring and thought-provoking
- 📖 Excellent storytelling through words
Room to improve
- 💀 Frequent instant deaths
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay due to restarts
- ❓ Unclear choice outcomes
- 💰 Perceived as a waste of money by some
- 🤷 Confusing and difficult to understand
Bugs and 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
Ord.
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stuck in loops with no option to change
- German translation has spelling errors
- Some text is too dark to read outdoors
Requested features
9 requests- Add more stories/adventures
- Implement a story maker
- Add checkpoints to avoid full restarts
- Consider a free version with IAPs for content
- Option to pet the dog
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- Add a story mode with a deity/alien
- Consider an inventory and stat system
- More tangible branching paths
- Availability on Apple Watch
In-app purchases
Circulous
No in-app purchases
Ord.
No in-app purchases









