About Love and Hate vs Circuit Dude
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
About Love and Hate
Guide two charming characters through a series of clever puzzles to reunite them with their beloved. Explore diverse worlds and overcome unique challenges in this acclaimed puzzler.
- 70+ handcrafted levels
- Unique graphics
- Outstanding music and sounds
- 6 'other ones' with unique abilities
- 4 different worlds to explore
- Easy-to-learn touch controls
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* no.1 puzzler in 45 countries * * winner of the german computergames award 2012! * "A surprisingly sophisticated, charming game." Jury German Computergames Award "In conclusion, About Love, Hate and the Other Ones is one of the best puzzle games in the market for portable devices of Apple." GameOver.gr "...it provides a clever and fairly unique series of special-relation riddles that make time melt away." 148Apps "Lovingly crafted pencil crayon-like visuals. Surprisingly expressive characterizations for a game about blobs." Gamezebo Slip into the role of Love and Hate in this fun and challenging puzzle game. Help the cute main characters to get back to their beloved hill. Master all of the 70 levels, encounter diverse other ones and find out how they respond to Love and Hate. The game features easy to learn touch controls, specifically designed for the iPhone and iPad. Plus, lovely music and sounds, all tailor-made for the game. Features: • unique graphics • outstanding music and sounds • 80 handcrafted levels • 6 "other ones" with unique abilities • 4 different worlds to explore
Circuit Dude
Guide a character through challenging puzzles by manipulating game elements to build a secret invention. Enjoy over 120 levels with a built-in editor to create and share your own levels.
- 120 Levels
- 15+ Hours of Puzzles
- 10 Tile Mechanics
- Level Editor
- Online Level Sharing
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Help Circuit Dude build his ultimate secret invention by plugging in chips, pushing blocks, stepping on switches, rotating walls and so much more in this game featuring over 15 hours of gameplay over 120 levels. If that's not enough, you can design your own master contraptions using the in-game level editor and even upload it to the internet for others to try out! What is Circuit Dude building? Finish the first 100 levels to find out! FEATURES - 120 Levels - 15+ Hours of Puzzles - 10 Cool Tile Mechanics - Level Editor - Online Level Sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Circuit Dude at every 6 days against About Love and Hate's monthly. Circuit Dude also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2). About Love and Hate's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
About Love and Hate costs $2.99 and Circuit Dude $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Circuit Dude holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of About Love and Hate's written reviews are positive against 67% of Circuit Dude's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
About Love and Hate ships an update monthly, Circuit Dude every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | About Love and Hate | Circuit Dude |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (34 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Black Pants Studio GmbH | Jonathan Holmes |
Customer experience
About Love and Hate
Circuit Dude
Bugs and requests
About Love and Hate
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes on certain levels
- Levels not loading properly
- Inconsistent save functionality
Requested features
4 requests- More levels
- Ability to reset progress
- Game Center integration
- Difficulty options
Circuit Dude
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
About Love and Hate
No in-app purchases
Circuit Dude
No in-app purchases
Questions
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