Circuitous vs Overwords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circuitous
A puzzle game where you slide and rotate tiles to connect two terminals. It features 40 challenging levels, including complex circuits with multiple connection points. Track your best times and replay levels to improve your scores.
- Slide and rotate tiles
- Complete circuits
- 40 challenging levels
- Multiple terminals
- Best time tracking
- Replay levels
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Slide and rotate tiles to complete a circuit between two terminals. 40 levels of challenging puzzles. Higher levels include multiple terminals and puzzles where you must complete two possibly overlapping circuits. Keeps best time for game and each level. Can repeat levels to improve level and total time. To play, simply tap the tiles to rotate or touch and drag to slide into place. Great for all ages! Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBook equipped with the new Apple’s M1 Silicon chip with easy to use keyboard and mouse controls.
Overwords
A minimalist word-puzzle game where you stack words to expand the board. Overlapping letters fuse into new words, requiring careful planning for a calm, distraction-free experience. Enjoy pure gameplay with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Minimalist design
- Distraction-free gameplay
- Word stacking mechanics
- Board expansion
- Relaxing audio
- 30 levels
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Overwords is a calm, minimalist word‑puzzle about stacking words. Pick a word, place it on the board, and let overlapping letters fuse into new words—plan carefully, expand the board. • Minimalist, distraction‑free design • 30 levels with free updates ahead • Relaxing audio landscape • No ads, no in‑app purchases—pure, gameplay‑first focus • Support a passionate solo developer Thanks for playing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Overwords at daily against Circuitous's every 35 months. Overwords also leads on chart position (#181 vs unranked) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Circuitous's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Circuitous costs $1.99 and Overwords $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Circuitous holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Circuitous's written reviews are positive against 83% of Overwords's.
Circuitous ships an update every 35 months, Overwords daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circuitous | Overwords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #181 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnin & Associates | Maciej Targoni |
Customer experience
Circuitous
Overwords
In-app purchases
Circuitous
No in-app purchases
Overwords
No in-app purchases
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