Comparison

Optical Illusions vs Clockwise!

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

Head to head
About

Optical Illusions

Engage with a collection of mind-bending visual puzzles designed to challenge your perception and cognitive skills. Explore numerous optical illusions that will test your brain power and visual acuity in a fun and engaging way.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of optical illusion challenges
  • Spot trick questions and hidden traps
  • Minimal design for illusion clarity
  • Time-limited challenges
  • Suitable for all ages
  • IQ training and mind games
Read full description

Ready to challenge your perception? Dive into the fascinating world of optical illusions with this brain-teasing game that will blow your mind! Optical Illusions is an interactive riddle game where nothing is what it seems. Test your brain power and visual skills as you explore dozens of mind-bending illusions designed to confuse, amuse, and amaze. Features: - Hundreds of optical illusion challenges to solve - Spot the trick questions and hidden visual traps - Minimal design focused on illusion clarity - Time-limited challenges to increase the thrill - Suitable for all ages – from casual players to puzzle pros Whether you're a fan of brain games, IQ tests, or visual puzzles, Optical Illusions will keep you entertained for hours. Discover how your eyes and brain sometimes don’t agree — and learn to see through the illusion! Categories: Brain Teasers, Puzzle Games, Visual Riddles, IQ Training, Mind Games Download now and start seeing things differently!

About

Clockwise!

A challenging and addictive puzzle game where players connect dots clockwise without crossing lines. It features auto-generated levels, unlockable themes, and a competitive challenge mode.

Highlights
  • Unlimited auto-generated levels
  • Challenge Mode with random starting dots
  • Unlockable colorful themes
  • Levels from 6 to 24 dots
  • Friend comparison and competition
Features
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Connect all the dots clockwise. Don't cross lines. The rules are simple, but the game is loads of addictive fun — sometimes easy, and sometimes quite challenging! • Enjoy unlimited, auto-generated levels • In Challenge Mode, you must start each level from a randomly-selected dot • Solve levels to unlock colorful themes • Solve a mix of easy and challenging levels, from 6 to 24 dots • Keep track of how many levels you've solved, and compare and compete with your friends, with the counter in the top-left corner

Screenshots

Optical Illusions4 screens
Clockwise!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clockwise! at 100% against Optical Illusions's 0%. Clockwise! also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 19 months). Optical Illusions's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Clockwise! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Optical Illusions asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Optical Illusions ships an update every 19 months, Clockwise! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Optical Illusions versus Clockwise!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptical IllusionsClockwise!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRocketship Studios LLPRoy Sianez

Customer experience

Optical Illusions

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Clockwise!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Optical Illusions

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Clockwise!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.39

Questions

Is Optical Illusions free?
Optical Illusions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clockwise! free?
Clockwise! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Optical Illusions or Clockwise! have ads?
Both Optical Illusions and Clockwise! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Optical Illusions or Clockwise!?
Optical Illusions ships an update every 19 months, and Clockwise! every 5 weeks. Most recently, Optical Illusions was updated on September 30, 2026 and Clockwise! on October 7, 2026.

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