Comparison

Circular Tic Tac Toe vs Popcorn Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Circular Tic Tac Toe

Experience a unique twist on a classic game with a circular board and multiple winning conditions. Enjoy tactical gameplay against AI or friends, with adjustable difficulty and immersive modes. Includes puzzles and customizable options.

Highlights
  • Circular board with 32 squares
  • Multiple winning conditions
  • Play against AI or human
  • Five difficulty levels
  • 50 puzzles
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • Customizable piece appearance
Features
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A classic game – but far beyond the standard 3x3 game. Games are quick tactical slugfests! Featured in Apple's New and Noteworthy in Strategy Games, and also in What's Hot in both Board Games and Strategy Games The game consists of a circular board divided by a grid into 32 squares. The players place pieces in consecutive turns with the objective being to get four pieces in a row around the circle, four in a line out from the center, or four in a spiral. Features: • Play another human or the computer. • Choose among five levels of difficulty from easy to expert. • All settings are preserved - resume exactly where you left off. • Option to hide the user interface so just the board shows for a fully immersive experience. • 50 puzzles at three levels of difficulty. • At the top level, the computer can find wins 12 moves ahead. • Supports both portrait and landscape modes. • Two choices for the pieces appearance. • Complete documentation. • Fully animated, fluid, and smooth functioning interface. • Very small - only 2.1MB in size. • Loads almost instantly.

About

Popcorn Puzzle

A physics-based puzzle game where you draw lines to guide falling popcorn into containers. Overcome obstacles and challenges using your physics knowledge to collect as much popcorn as possible. Fun for all ages with increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Draw lines to guide popcorn
  • Collect popcorn in containers
  • Variety of obstacles and challenges
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Fun for all ages
Features
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A physics-based popcorn game that simulates the falling of popcorn kernels in a fun and interactive way. In this game, the player must use their knowledge of physics to draw lines and collect as many popcorns as possible in the Containers. The gameplay involves a variety of physics-based Obstacles and challenges that the player must overcome in order to collect the popcorns. For example, Collect butter popcorns in butter containers only, use Portals to transport popcorns from one location to another etc. As the game progresses, the challenges become more difficult and the player must use multiple skills at the same time to collect popcorns. Overall, this is a fun puzzle game where people of all ages can have a great time playing it.

Screenshots

Circular Tic Tac Toe4 screens
Popcorn Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Circular Tic Tac Toe at 5.0 against Popcorn Puzzle's 4.4. Circular Tic Tac Toe also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and ratings volume (25 vs 5). Popcorn Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Circular Tic Tac Toe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circular Tic Tac Toe has 25 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Circular Tic Tac Toe's written reviews are positive against 50% of Popcorn Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circular Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 16 months, Popcorn Puzzle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Circular Tic Tac Toe versus Popcorn Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircular Tic Tac ToePopcorn Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid P. SumnerHamsters Technology

Customer experience

Circular Tic Tac Toe

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Popcorn Puzzle

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Circular Tic Tac Toe

No in-app purchases

None

Popcorn Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Circular Tic Tac Toe free?
Circular Tic Tac Toe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Popcorn Puzzle free?
Popcorn Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Circular Tic Tac Toe or Popcorn Puzzle?
Circular Tic Tac Toe is rated higher. Circular Tic Tac Toe averages 5.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Popcorn Puzzle averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Circular Tic Tac Toe or Popcorn Puzzle have ads?
Neither Circular Tic Tac Toe nor Popcorn Puzzle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circular Tic Tac Toe or Popcorn Puzzle?
Circular Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 16 months, and Popcorn Puzzle every 4 months. Most recently, Circular Tic Tac Toe was updated on October 16, 2026 and Popcorn Puzzle on October 15, 2026.

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