Circuit Dude vs Hunchboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 120 Levels
- 15+ Hours of Puzzles
- 10 Tile Mechanics
- Level Editor
- Online Level Sharing
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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
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Circuit Dude | Hunchboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Holmes | Machine Learning for Business, LLC |
Customer experience
Circuit Dude
Hunchboard
In-app purchases
Circuit Dude
No in-app purchases
Hunchboard
- Puzzle Pack$0.99
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