Comparison

Circle Survive vs Notebook Artillery

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

Head to head
About

Circle Survive

Engage in a fast-paced, minimalist auto-shooter game that challenges your focus and reflexes. Master one-finger controls to navigate unique levels, eliminate enemy formations, and collect power-ups. Customize visuals and unlock new content for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Minimalist auto-shooter gameplay
  • One-finger control
  • Customizable visuals
  • Randomized power-ups
  • 100 unique levels
  • Pro game mode
  • Leaderboards
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Calm and focus yourself with this simple auto shooter! Circle Survive is an addicting fast paced survivor game with brilliantly minimalistic mechanics. You can unlock and customize the calm visuals to your unique taste, for all moods. It challenges your brain to clear each level with the help of a one-finger on screen control. With automatic aiming mechanics, allowing you to focus on maneuvering through the unique levels and eliminating formation of enemies. Don’t forget to pick up the cube that appears randomly in the arena! It will help you to clear the toughest levels. You will find an experience that is perfect for players of all skill levels. If you are looking for an engaging challenge or a quick way to rest and focus your brain, try and you will love it! FEATURES: - Buttery-smooth gameplay - Easy to pick up, only requiring one-hand to control - Randomized power ups to shake the action - 12 different colors to unlock - 100 unique levels - Dark mode for night sessions - Pro game mode for extra challenge - Leaderboards to rule

About

Notebook Artillery

Engage in strategic cannon combat with this arcade-simulation-action game. Adjust firing angle and powder to hit targets or opponents, accounting for wind and random stage layouts. Features hand-drawn art and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Adjust firing angle and powder
  • Account for wind and stage layouts
  • Solo target practice mode
  • CPU opponent
  • Local multiplayer vs mode
  • Hand-drawn game art
  • Unlockable stickers
Features
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Apple called it "sketchy — in a good way." Multiple-time Game of the Day in 80+ countries. Nintendo Force gave it 8.5/10. And it started as a doodle. Once upon a time in a middle school computer lab, a student ignored every assignment for an entire semester to fire cannons at a friend. That student grew up, spent 20 years making games professionally, and eventually decided the world needed a proper love letter to that wasted time. This is it. Notebook Artillery is a hand-drawn artillery game inspired by the classic Mac game that got confiscated off school computers everywhere. Set your angle. Load your powder. Fire. Account for the wind. Try not to hit your own tower. Play your way: Solo target practice — break floating targets across randomly generated stages VS CPU — take on a computer opponent Local multiplayer — challenge someone in the same room What makes it feel different: Every frame hand-drawn in Procreate — ruled lines, coil binding, pencil textures, the whole notebook aesthetic Trees splinter. Towers explode. Cannonballs collide mid-air. Wind changes everything. Read the flag. Use your shot trails. Unlock stickers by pulling off feats — first-shot eliminations, mid-air collisions, and yes, accidentally destroying your own tower Randomly generated stages mean no two games play the same Made by one person, with audio by Kevin Samuels and Switch/console ports by PolyCrunch Games. No AI tools were used in making this game. All art hand-drawn. Developed in GameMaker Studio.

Screenshots

Circle Survive4 screens
Notebook Artillery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Circle Survive at Free against Notebook Artillery's $0.99. Circle Survive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Notebook Artillery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (148 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Circle Survive is free to download; Notebook Artillery costs $0.99 up front. Circle Survive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notebook Artillery asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Circle Survive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook Artillery has 148 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Circle Survive's written reviews are positive against 82% of Notebook Artillery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circle Survive ships an update fortnightly, Notebook Artillery every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Circle Survive versus Notebook Artillery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircle SurviveNotebook Artillery
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (148 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1148 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#84 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB115 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperOguzhan KatiAustin Ivansmith

Customer experience

Circle Survive

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Notebook Artillery

All ratings148 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative8.0%

Bugs and requests

Circle Survive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Notebook Artillery

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 12 and 13 on iPad Pro
  • Inconsistent animation speeds

Requested features

7 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Campaign mode with objectives
  • Weapon/tower upgrades
  • Customization options
  • Special game modes (speed run, boss battles, etc.)
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  • Ability to save and continue games
  • Detailed badge/achievement system

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Circle Survive

One-time1
  • Ad-Free$0.99
None

Notebook Artillery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Circle Survive free?
Circle Survive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notebook Artillery free?
Notebook Artillery costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Circle Survive or Notebook Artillery?
Circle Survive is rated higher. Circle Survive averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Notebook Artillery averages 4.5 from 148 ratings.
Do Circle Survive or Notebook Artillery have ads?
Both Circle Survive and Notebook Artillery show ads.
Which is updated more often, Circle Survive or Notebook Artillery?
Circle Survive ships an update fortnightly, and Notebook Artillery every 2 weeks. Most recently, Circle Survive was updated on October 24, 2026 and Notebook Artillery on October 24, 2026.

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