Comparison

Circadia vs circloO

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

Head to head
About

Circadia

Engage your mind with a challenging yet simple puzzle game. Tap dots to align rings with a central target simultaneously. Discover a unique and innovative gaming experience from a studio known for its creative titles.

Highlights
  • Tap dots to align rings
  • Hit the white dot simultaneously
  • Unique puzzle mechanics
  • Innovative game design
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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Tap dots and make all the rings hit the white dot at once. Simple? Sure, keep telling yourself that. Try it and see for yourself. STORY: In 2011 Circadia was the first big hit game from Simple Machine, makers of Pop the Lock, Calculator: The Game, and _-_. Circadia went on to become a Starbucks App of the Week and gathered a bunch of great fans. Try it and see how it inspired our path of making unique and innovative games. And to our fans, ESPECIALLY the ones who downloaded Circadia way way back in the day. Thank you for supporting us and sticking with us. We love making games for you and will continue to! This one is for you! Hugs, Team Simple Machine

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!

Screenshots

Circadia3 screens
circloO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Circadia at none against circloO's shown. Circadia also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 2.4K). circloO's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Circadia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and circloO 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

circloO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11K and 2.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Circadia's written reviews are positive against 89% of circloO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circadia ships an update every 3 weeks, circloO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Circadia versus circloO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircadiacircloO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11K ratings)4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews89.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better2.4K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better10
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimple Machine, LLCFlorian van Strien

Customer experience

Circadia

All ratings10,609 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.7%

circloO

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

User reviews

Circadia

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Relaxing and soothing audio experience
  • 👍 Unique and challenging gameplay
  • 🧠 Mentally stimulating and engaging
  • 🎨 Elegant and minimalist visual design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔄 Lack of progress saving/syncing across devices
  • 🔄 Orientation issues on certain devices
  • 🕹️ Difficulty curve can be frustrating at times

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

Bugs and requests

Circadia

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes when asked to rate the app
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save progress and continue on other devices
  • More levels and increased difficulty options
  • Customizable audio options (e.g. different instrument sounds)

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Circadia

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

circloO

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Circadia free?
Circadia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is circloO free?
circloO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Circadia or circloO?
circloO is rated higher. Circadia averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while circloO averages 4.8 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Circadia or circloO have ads?
circloO shows ads; Circadia does not.
Which is updated more often, Circadia or circloO?
Circadia ships an update every 3 weeks, and circloO every 2 months. Most recently, Circadia was updated on October 7, 2026 and circloO on October 10, 2026.

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