Comparison

PixPuzz vs Focus Circles

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

Head to head
About

PixPuzz

Engage in a brain training experience that uses real-world photography to enhance visual focus, logic, and reaction speed. Reorder photo strips to restore images, testing your attention and cognitive skills.

Highlights
  • Visual focus and logic training
  • Reaction speed challenges
  • Swipe-based photo reordering
  • Real photography puzzles
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Performance-based star system
Features
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PixPuzz is a visual brain game built around focus, logic, and reaction speed. In Shredded Photos, real photographs are split into vertical strips. Swipe the strips into place and restore each image before time runs out. The mechanic takes seconds to learn, while faster timers, more strips, and changing rules keep every level challenging. PLAY YOUR WAY • Progress through levels with changing rules and difficulty • Choose single-photo, continuous, or bonus-time sessions • Unlock Custom mode and adjust timer difficulty, image count, strip count, and play style • Turn off the timer and solve at your own pace PRACTICE VISUAL SKILLS Every session exercises pattern recognition, selective attention, and reaction speed. Complete a session to earn Brain XP and see a clear skill-by-skill breakdown. REAL PHOTOS, FRESH CHALLENGES Rebuild photographs of nature, cities, animals, and more. Every image creates a different visual puzzle. FOCUSED DESIGN Clear controls, responsive haptics, carefully tuned sounds, and accessibility support keep the challenge readable and satisfying. Relax without a timer or race the clock. How quickly can you restore the photo?

About

Focus Circles

This game challenges your focus and speed with quick visual counting puzzles. Count circles by size, color, and type against the clock across over 100 levels. Test your accuracy and reaction time in a minimalist design.

Highlights
  • Count circles by size, color, and type
  • Solve quick visual counting challenges
  • Race against the clock
  • Test accuracy under pressure
  • 100+ challenging levels
  • Offline play
Features
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Can you count fast enough? Focus Circles is a fast visual counting puzzle that challenges your focus, perception, speed, and accuracy. Look carefully and count the circles while the timer is running. When time runs out, enter your answer. One mistake can end the level. COUNT FAST. STAY FOCUSED. • Count circles by size, color, and type • Solve quick visual counting challenges • Race against the clock • Test your accuracy under pressure • React quickly as the difficulty increases • Build your best score across 100+ levels A SIMPLE IDEA. A REAL CHALLENGE. The rules are simple: look, count, answer. But as the levels progress, there are more things to notice and less time to count. Your eyes need to scan the screen quickly while your brain keeps track of what you see. GREAT FOR • Quick puzzle sessions on a break • A short warm-up before work or study • Anyone who loves minimalist puzzle games PLAY FOR A FEW SECONDS OR KEEP GOING Each level is short, so Focus Circles is easy to pick up whenever you have a spare moment. No complicated rules. No internet required. Just a clean, calm minimalist puzzle focused on one thing: how fast and accurately can you count? Can you beat your best score? KEY FEATURES — 100+ challenging levels — Increasing difficulty — Timed counting challenges — Size, color, and type recognition — High score tracking — Clean, calm minimalist design — Offline play Download Focus Circles and see how fast you can count.

Screenshots

PixPuzz4 screens
Focus Circles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus Circles at every 9 days against PixPuzz's every 2 months. PixPuzz's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PixPuzz against 5.0 for Focus Circles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PixPuzz has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixPuzz ships an update every 2 months, Focus Circles every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PixPuzz versus Focus Circles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixPuzzFocus Circles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (59 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings59 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB98 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSergey PetrosyanKatsiaryna Petruchenya

Customer experience

PixPuzz

All ratings59 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Focus Circles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PixPuzz

No in-app purchases

None

Focus Circles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PixPuzz free?
PixPuzz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Circles free?
Focus Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PixPuzz or Focus Circles?
Focus Circles is rated higher. PixPuzz averages 5.0 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Focus Circles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PixPuzz or Focus Circles have ads?
Both PixPuzz and Focus Circles show ads.
Which is updated more often, PixPuzz or Focus Circles?
PixPuzz ships an update every 2 months, and Focus Circles every 9 days. Most recently, PixPuzz was updated on October 24, 2026 and Focus Circles on October 21, 2026.

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