Comparison

Circuit Dude vs Hunchboard

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

Head to head
About

Circuit Dude

Guide a character through challenging puzzles by manipulating game elements to build a secret invention. Enjoy over 120 levels with a built-in editor to create and share your own levels.

Highlights
  • 120 Levels
  • 15+ Hours of Puzzles
  • 10 Tile Mechanics
  • Level Editor
  • Online Level Sharing
Features
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Help Circuit Dude build his ultimate secret invention by plugging in chips, pushing blocks, stepping on switches, rotating walls and so much more in this game featuring over 15 hours of gameplay over 120 levels. If that's not enough, you can design your own master contraptions using the in-game level editor and even upload it to the internet for others to try out! What is Circuit Dude building? Finish the first 100 levels to find out! FEATURES - 120 Levels - 15+ Hours of Puzzles - 10 Cool Tile Mechanics - Level Editor - Online Level Sharing

About

Hunchboard

This app helps you solve word puzzles by visualizing overlapping guesses. It allows you to explore multiple potential groupings for tiles and collaborate with friends. Built-in lookup tools provide quick definitions and summaries without leaving the app.

Highlights
  • Visualize overlapping tile guesses
  • Switch between Row and Group views
  • Integrated Wiktionary, Wikipedia, and web search
  • Collaborate with friends via invite codes
  • Import puzzles from screenshots with OCR
  • Auto-arrange hypotheses
  • Color-code rows to commit guesses
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Hunchboard is a thinking tool for Connections–style word puzzles. It makes the invisible visible: when a tile feels like it could belong to two different groups, Hunchboard lets you see and explore those overlapping guesses instead of committing to just one. THE PROBLEM In a 4x4 puzzle grid, each tile sits in one spot. But your brain doesn't work that way — you know "BALL" could be a dance OR a round object. The standard grid can't show that. You're stuck holding it all in your head. HOW HUNCHBOARD HELPS - Drag tiles together to start guessing a group - A tile can belong to multiple groups at once - Switch between Row View (a 4-row layout that mirrors a solved Connections grid) and Group View (a free-form canvas with overlapping colored shapes) - Group View makes your overlapping guesses visible and sortable LOOK IT UP WITHOUT LEAVING THE APP - Drag a tile onto Wiktionary for a quick definition - Drag onto Wikipedia for a one-paragraph article summary (great for proper nouns) - Drag onto Web search if you need a general result - Lookups are lazy — only the word you drag, only when you drag it COLLABORATE WITH FRIENDS - Create a group session with a 6-character invite code — no accounts - Each person works at their own pace and shares when ready - See how your guesses compare and converge - Sessions auto-delete after 14 days WORKS WITH ANY PUZZLE - Import a screenshot of any Connections-style grid and let on-device OCR read the tiles - Or type tiles in manually - All OCR happens on your device — your screenshot is never uploaded BUILT FOR THINKING - Auto-arrange your guesses into rows with one tap (Untangle) - Color a row to commit to a guess - A daily "Today's daily puzzle" shortcut from the home screen - A friendly first-time experience that unlocks the full app as you practice the basics - Optimized for iPhone and iPad FREE TO TRY - 20 starting puzzle credits to fully explore the app - After that, Puzzle Packs at $0.99 USD per pack — no subscription, no ads - Each pack grants additional credits (the exact count is shown before you confirm) Hunchboard doesn't connect to any puzzle service or API. Your puzzle data stays on your device. Group sessions are temporary and auto-delete after 14 days.

Screenshots

Circuit Dude4 screens
Hunchboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hunchboard at Free against Circuit Dude's $2.99. Hunchboard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Circuit Dude's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (13 vs 3). On update cadence, ads 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

Hunchboard is free to download; Circuit Dude costs $2.99 up front. Hunchboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Circuit Dude asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hunchboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Circuit Dude's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hunchboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circuit Dude ships an update every 6 days, Hunchboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Circuit Dude versus Hunchboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircuit DudeHunchboard
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB35 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJonathan HolmesMachine Learning for Business, LLC

Customer experience

Circuit Dude

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Hunchboard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Circuit Dude

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hunchboard

One-time1
  • Puzzle Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Circuit Dude free?
Circuit Dude costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hunchboard free?
Hunchboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Circuit Dude or Hunchboard?
Hunchboard is rated higher. Circuit Dude averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Hunchboard averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Circuit Dude or Hunchboard have ads?
Neither Circuit Dude nor Hunchboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circuit Dude or Hunchboard?
Circuit Dude ships an update every 6 days, and Hunchboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Circuit Dude was updated on October 10, 2026 and Hunchboard on October 3, 2026.

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