Comparison

Tap! vs Circular Chess

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

Head to head
About

Tap!

Features
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Tap! is a simple, fast arcade game about tapping a target before it gets away. Each time you hit it, it jumps somewhere else on the screen, and it keeps getting quicker the longer you go. It's the kind of game you pick up for one round and end up playing for twenty. There are three game modes: Time Attack — you get 30 seconds to score as high as you can. Survival — you have three lives, and every target has a countdown ring. Tap it in time or you lose a life. Zen — no timer and no lives, just for relaxing and going after a long streak. As you play, hitting targets quickly in a row builds a combo that multiplies your points, up to 8x. Gold targets show up now and then and are worth five times as much. The higher you climb, the smaller and faster the targets get, and there are Easy, Normal, and Hard settings if you want to change the challenge. Tap! has Game Center leaderboards for each mode and achievements to unlock, and it keeps track of your best scores and overall stats. There are haptics and sound effects, and there are no ads, no accounts to make, and no internet needed to play. See how fast you can tap.

About

Circular Chess

Experience chess in four unique ways, including standard, circular, cylinder, and king of the hill variants. Play offline against a computer with adjustable difficulty or with a friend on the same device. Features include legal move highlights and move history.

Highlights
  • Four unique chess board variants
  • Offline play against AI
  • Local multiplayer on one device
  • Adjustable AI difficulty
  • Legal move highlights
  • Undo and move history
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Four ways to play familiar chess pieces. Play around a ring in Circular Chess, follow attacks across joined edges in Cylinder Chess, race your king to the center in King of the Hill, or enjoy Standard Chess. Circular and Standard are free. One optional, one-time in-app purchase unlocks Cylinder and King of the Hill together. There is no subscription, and the purchase does not remove ads. People who had Circular Chess before version 2 keep all four boards at no charge. Use Restore purchases to check eligible access with your Apple Account. Choose English or Tamil. Play offline against the computer, or take turns with another person on the same device. • Four boards, each with its own saved game • Computer practice as White or Black • Adjustable practice difficulty before starting • Legal-move highlights, undo and move history • Board rotation and concise rules for each variant • No account required The computer offers five unrated practice levels. The difficulty slider remembers its position; moving within one level does not change the computer’s strength. Games are saved on your device. Online multiplayer and cloud backup are not included. The app contains advertising. We request nonpersonalized banners on Home and game screens, separate from the board and controls. Google shows regional privacy choices when required; revisit them through Ad privacy options when shown. Declining optional consent may still allow limited ads. An unavailable ad does not block a game you can access. Apple purchase and restore checks may require internet access.

Screenshots

Tap!3 screens
Circular Chess1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tap! at none against Circular Chess's 1. Tap! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Circular Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tap! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tap! ships an update every 2 days, Circular Chess every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Tap! versus Circular Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap!Circular Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan Feldstein LLCSteelyard Ventures LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tap!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Circular Chess

One-time1
  • Extra Chess Boards$0.99

Questions

Is Tap! free?
Tap! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circular Chess free?
Circular Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tap! or Circular Chess have ads?
Circular Chess shows ads; Tap! does not.
Which is updated more often, Tap! or Circular Chess?
Tap! ships an update every 2 days, and Circular Chess every 4 days. Most recently, Tap! was updated on October 30, 2026 and Circular Chess on October 31, 2026.

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