Cat Hanabi vs Circle Balls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cat Hanabi
An action game where you control a cat to match falling balls by color. Successfully creating fireworks attracts visitors, while mistakes lead to fewer visitors and potential game over. Aim to achieve high scores and enjoy the experience.
- Move the cat to match falling ball colors
- Create fireworks to attract visitors
- Manage visitor count based on performance
- Action-packed gameplay
- High score chasing
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This game is the 9th iPhone game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL". Move the cat, match the color of the falling ball. This is the action game of fireworks. If the cats are overlapped in the same position, you can move the cat in the foreground. OK, even if overlapping cats same color as the ball falls. If you have fireworks, and more visitors. If you take a ball of different color or drop a ball, and fewer visitors. When the game ends without visitors. Please get more scores. Please Enjoy it!
Circle Balls
Destroy all the shapes to clear each level by controlling a projectile. Swipe to change direction and aim carefully for maximum impact. Enjoy a simple yet engaging gameplay experience.
- Shape destruction gameplay
- Touch and swipe controls
- Level-based progression
- Simple physics-based challenges
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Destroy all the shapes to clear the level. Touch and swipe to change direction.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Circle Balls at 5.0 against Cat Hanabi's 3.6. Circle Balls also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Cat Hanabi's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 46 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Circle Balls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cat Hanabi has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cat Hanabi ships an update every 8 months, Circle Balls every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cat Hanabi | Circle Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 46 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Hydronio (OPC) Private Limited |
Customer experience
Cat Hanabi
Circle Balls
In-app purchases
Cat Hanabi
No in-app purchases
Circle Balls
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cat Hanabi free?
Is Circle Balls free?
Which has better reviews, Cat Hanabi or Circle Balls?
Do Cat Hanabi or Circle Balls have ads?
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