Comparison

Circulous vs Flake Demo

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

Head to head
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.

About

Flake Demo

Embark on a point-and-click adventure in a frozen world filled with mystery and folklore. Explore haunting landscapes, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover ancient secrets in a narrative-driven experience.

Highlights
  • Atmospheric handcrafted environments
  • Deep narrative with branching dialogue
  • Intricate logic and observation puzzles
  • Immersive sound design and original score
  • Inspired by European folklore
Features
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Enter a frozen world of forgotten memories and ancient secrets. Flake The Legend of Snowblind is a hand‑crafted point‑and‑click adventure set in a desolate island buried beneath endless snow. You play as Flake, a wanderer drawn into a web of mystery, folklore, and the fragile boundary between the living and the lost. Explore haunting landscapes, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover the buried truth behind the Snowblind legend. Every clue, object, and whispered fragment brings you closer to the heart of the storm. Features: -Atmospheric handcrafted environments inspired by European folklore and wintry isolation -Deep narrative experience with branching dialogue and moral choices -Intricate puzzles blending logic, observation, and story -Immersive sound design and original score that echoes through frozen silence -Designed for fans of The Room, Rusty Lake, and Machinarium

Screenshots

Circulous4 screens
Flake Demo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flake Demo at 100% against Circulous's 55%. Flake Demo also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Circulous's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (184 vs 3). On 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

Flake Demo is free to download; Circulous costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flake Demo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circulous has 184 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Circulous's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flake Demo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circulous ships an update every 6 days, Flake Demo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Circulous versus Flake Demo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCirculousFlake Demo
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (184 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings184 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size985 MB650 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChain Reaction Games LLCILUSTRATOR.HR, vl. Duje Segvic

Customer experience

Circulous

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

Flake Demo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Flake Demo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Circulous

No in-app purchases

None

Flake Demo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Circulous free?
Circulous costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flake Demo free?
Flake Demo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Circulous or Flake Demo?
Flake Demo is rated higher. Circulous averages 4.2 out of 5 from 184 ratings, while Flake Demo averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Circulous or Flake Demo have ads?
Neither Circulous nor Flake Demo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circulous or Flake Demo?
Circulous ships an update every 6 days, and Flake Demo every 5 weeks. Most recently, Circulous was updated on October 24, 2026 and Flake Demo on October 22, 2026.

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