Comparison

circloO vs Alfric's Workshop

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

Alfric's Workshop

Navigate a workshop after a magical shrinking accident by constructing inventive contraptions. Solve physics-based puzzles using a variety of parts and explore 81 levels. Create and share your own levels with a built-in editor.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • 81 levels
  • 21+ unique parts
  • Level editor
  • User-generated content sharing
  • Wacky contraption building
Features
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Alfric has been shrunk in a magical accident. Help him navigate his workshop in search of the cure by building wacky contraptions. - 81 levels - Solve physics-based puzzles using chains, pulleys, crystal balls, and more... - 21 different parts (plus 1 secret part unlocked by beating the game) - Level editor - upload your own levels and share them with your friends - All content is free (ad supported, in-app purchase to remove ads)

Screenshots

circloO4 screens
Alfric's Workshop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: circloO at 2.4K against Alfric's Workshop's 5. Alfric's Workshop's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Alfric's Workshop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alfric's Workshop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: circloO has 2.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of circloO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Alfric's Workshop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

circloO ships an update every 2 months, Alfric's Workshop fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
circloO versus Alfric's Workshop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercircloOAlfric's Workshop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB296 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian van StrienFrohardt Studios LLC

Customer experience

circloO

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

Alfric's Workshop

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Alfric's Workshop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

circloO

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Alfric's Workshop

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is circloO free?
circloO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alfric's Workshop free?
Alfric's Workshop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, circloO or Alfric's Workshop?
Alfric's Workshop is rated higher. circloO averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Alfric's Workshop averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do circloO or Alfric's Workshop have ads?
Both circloO and Alfric's Workshop show ads.
Which is updated more often, circloO or Alfric's Workshop?
circloO ships an update every 2 months, and Alfric's Workshop fortnightly. Most recently, circloO was updated on September 26, 2026 and Alfric's Workshop on September 22, 2026.

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