Comparison

circloO vs Root Growth

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

Head to head
About

circloO

A colorful physics platformer where you guide a ball through growing circular levels. Collect circles to expand the play area, strategically using and avoiding obstacles. Discover unique physics mechanics and enjoy a vast collection of player-created levels.

Highlights
  • Circular physics puzzles
  • Level editor
  • Player-created levels
  • Unique physics mechanics
  • Growing levels
  • Hard Mode levels
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circloO is a colorful physics platformer in a growing circle. This app version contains all levels from circloO and circloO 2, plus brand-new bonus levels! There's also a level editor and already over 10,000 levels created by players like you! You're a small ball rolling around in a round level. Collect circles to grow the level circle. As it grows, everything stays in the level, so you'll have to avoid and use obstacles in everchanging ways. For example, a platform that was first very useful to gain height, may prove to be a challenging obstacle after the level has grown! You can only move left and right, so you'll want to use features of the level carefully to jump and gain height. You'll discover all sorts of physics features, such as changing gravity, a sea of tiny blocks, strange contraptions and even planets with a gravity field. In challenging parts, you'll find yourself fully immersed, pressing the screen as hard as you can trying to get closer to finally collecting that next circle. But don't worry: you'll never have to start over a level, so you can always try again really quickly! And I can guarantee you'll feel amazing once you finally manage it! circloO Complete features: - Lots of cool physics features: ropes, pulleys, changing gravity and much more! I've included quite a few mechanics for you to discover. - Over 75 fun, growing, ever more challenging levels! Can you complete the six almost-but-not-quite-impossible Hard Mode levels? - There's also a level editor and an ever increasing number of player created levels! - All levels from circloO 2 and the original circloO, plus 28 brand-new levels! - Unique physics puzzles in each level. - Great music and sound effects by Stijn Cappetijn. - Minimalist and colorful graphics. - The game will take most players three to five hours to complete. Level times are saved, so you can try to beat your own highscores and speedrun levels after that! Plus there are thousands of player-created levels to continue playing forever! - Relaxing yet challenging physics puzzle platforming fun! I'm very happy that circloO 2 on the web won the first Crazy Games developer contest out of 200 contestants! It was also third in the Kongregate contest of November 2018. You may remember it from CoolMath Games as well. Reviews: "It’s an excellent game that has a very playful and chilled out approach to the gameplay, whilst also featuring some wonderfully intricate level design. A very impressive puzzle platformer you’ll really want to roll with. Highly recommended." - Free Game Planet "The difficulty scales upwards nicely and you're constantly rewarded for learning new skills as these always come up in future levels." - Jayisgames The game contains occasional ads after a level, which can be removed with a one-time in-app purchase, which supports development as well. Have fun and I'm happy to hear what you think!

About

Root Growth

Guide roots to grow and reach water sources, transforming them into large trees. Expand your reach to conquer entire planets and see how many you can occupy.

Highlights
  • Grow roots strategically
  • Reach water sources
  • Develop into large trees
  • Conquer planets
  • Expand your territory
Features
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The roots keep growing, reach the water source, and eventually grow into a big tree and take over a planet. Come on, try to see how many planets you can occupy!

Screenshots

circloO4 screens
Root Growth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: circloO at 89% against Root Growth's 15%. circloO also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1). Root Growth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. circloO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Root Growth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

circloO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of circloO's written reviews are positive against 15% of Root Growth's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

circloO ships an update every 2 months, Root Growth monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
circloO versus Root Growth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercircloORoot Growth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better4.1 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews — better14.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB134 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFlorian van Strien妮 赵

Customer experience

circloO

All ratings2,357 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.5%

Root Growth

All ratings1,408 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive14.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative76.1%

User reviews

circloO

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
  • 🎨 Creative and unique levels
  • 🎶 Calming background music
  • 🧠 Challenging but not impossible
  • 🕹️ Smooth and responsive controls

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Occasional performance issues
  • 🕹️ Difficulty can be inconsistent
  • 📺 Ads can be disruptive at times
  • 🤑 Lack of free content/levels

Root Growth

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
  • 🌳 Cute and relaxing visuals
  • 👍 No ads

Room to improve

  • 💸 Excessive ads and monetization
  • 🐛 Laggy performance
  • 🕰️ Lack of content and short playtime

Bugs and requests

circloO

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitches with level progression
  • Inconsistent touch/click registration

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Character customization options
  • Improved level editor tools
  • Difficulty settings or options

Root Growth

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Spelling mistakes in UI
  • Inconsistent gameplay mechanics

Requested features

2 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Option to remove ads for a fee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

circloO

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Root Growth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is circloO free?
circloO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Root Growth free?
Root Growth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, circloO or Root Growth?
circloO is rated higher. circloO averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Root Growth averages 4.1 from 1.4K ratings.
Do circloO or Root Growth have ads?
Both circloO and Root Growth show ads.
Which is updated more often, circloO or Root Growth?
circloO ships an update every 2 months, and Root Growth monthly. Most recently, circloO was updated on September 9, 2026 and Root Growth on September 21, 2026.

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