Blindscape vs A Noble Circle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blindscape
An experimental audio-driven narrative game set in an authoritarian society. Players experience a story told entirely through sound, focusing on a man's desire to escape his life. It offers a unique, emotionally involving plot with no typical game mechanics.
- Entirely sound-based storytelling
- Experimental narrative gameplay
- Emotionally involving plot
- No in-app purchases or interruptions
- Unique artistic experience
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**Featured by Apple in Adventure and Role Playing game categories** Blindscape is a piece of experimental storytelling that takes place entirely through sound, . The narrative is told from the point of view of a man in an authoritarian society who wants to escape his life intolerable life by ending it. "A whole new take on puzzles . . . emotional and heartfelt." - Playboard.me "Games like Blindscape are a testament to the fact that even mobile gaming should be considered an art form, especially when done like this." - 148apps.com Features: • Stunning Retina-ready HD graphics • Up to ten minutes of gameplay • Some guy talking at you • No In-App Purchases, ratings nagging, or other interruptions • No badges, achievements, or integration with gamecenter • Makes you feel like a sophisticated patron of the arts • A serious, emotionally involving plot line • Look silly while you poke at the screen trying to find things Get the soundtrack: music.blindscapegame.com Sign up for the newsletter: blindscapegame.com Contact: gavin@gavinbrown.com
A Noble Circle
Experience a prologue to a captivating story set in Flatland, a unique two-dimensional world. This free game offers a glimpse into a world of hope and follows a noble circle on his journey. Inspired by a classic novella, it provides an ad-free and in-app purchase-free gaming experience.
- Prologue to a larger story
- Journey through a 2D world
- Inspired by classic novella
- Always free
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Prologue to A Noble Circle. Always free. Acting as a glimpse into a world of hope. A noble circle, and his journey through Flatland, a two dimensional world. Always free. No ads. No IAP. Just game. Inspired by the novella "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions," Edwin Abbott Abbott, 1884.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: A Noble Circle at free against Blindscape's paid. A Noble Circle also leads on update cadence (every 14 months vs every 55 months). Blindscape's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 305) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
A Noble Circle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 305 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Blindscape's written reviews are positive against 98% of A Noble Circle's.
Blindscape ships an update every 55 months, A Noble Circle every 14 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Blindscape | A Noble Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) | 4.8 (305 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews | 97.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 305 |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gavin Brown | Amirali Rajan |
Customer experience
Blindscape
A Noble Circle
Bugs and requests
Blindscape
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
A Noble Circle
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on open
- Navigation issues on certain devices
Requested features
2 requests- Expanded story and gameplay
- Optimization for newer devices
In-app purchases
Blindscape
No in-app purchases
A Noble Circle
No in-app purchases
