Comparison

CircuitCrush vs knocky

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

Head to head
About

CircuitCrush

Connect power sources to a character by rotating pipes in this brain-teasing puzzle game. Explore five unique worlds with 75 handcrafted levels, each offering a distinct challenge. Enjoy intuitive controls, colorful graphics, and a relaxing soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Pipe rotation puzzles
  • Five distinct worlds
  • 75 handcrafted levels
  • Intuitive one-tap controls
  • Offline play
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Help Sparkie escape! Connect the power by rotating pipes in this brain-teasing puzzle game. ROTATE & CONNECT Tap pipes to rotate them and create a path from the power source to Sparkie. Simple to learn, challenging to master! 5 UNIQUE WORLDS • Circuit City - Learn the basics • Frost Factory - Slippery ice mechanics • Shadow Grid - Dark mysterious puzzles • Rust Yard - Corroded pipe challenges • Glitch Zone - Reality-bending circuits 75 HANDCRAFTED LEVELS Each level is a unique puzzle. Earn up to 3 stars based on your efficiency! FEATURES • Intuitive one-tap controls • Colorful graphics and animations • Relaxing soundtrack • Game Center leaderboards & achievements • No internet required - play anywhere! Can you rescue Sparkie and restore power to all the worlds?

About

knocky

Features
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knocky is a fast single-player destruction game built around simple controls and satisfying tower collapses. Drag to aim, drop the ball, and tear through moving towers before you run out of lives. Each run pushes you to line up better hits, clear tougher layouts, and squeeze more score out of every bounce. Features: - One-touch tower destruction gameplay - Multiple ball types with different weight and bounce - Score-chasing runs with escalating difficulty - Clean visuals and punchy physics feedback - Quick sessions that still reward precision and planning knocky is easy to pick up, but the best runs come from timing, placement, and clean reads on every tower.

Screenshots

CircuitCrush4 screens
knocky3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: knocky at none against CircuitCrush's 7. knocky also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. CircuitCrush sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. knocky asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CircuitCrush ships an update every 2 days, knocky every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
CircuitCrush versus knocky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircuitCrushknocky
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB83 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLateisha SchmidtAdem Guclu

In-app purchases

7 purchases

CircuitCrush

One-time7
  • 5 Lives$0.99
  • 500 Bolts$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
Show 4 more
  • 1500 Bolts$4.99
  • Unlimited Lives - 8 Hours$4.99
  • Starter Bundle$6.99
  • 5000 Bolts$9.99
None

knocky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CircuitCrush free?
CircuitCrush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is knocky free?
knocky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CircuitCrush or knocky have ads?
Neither CircuitCrush nor knocky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CircuitCrush or knocky?
CircuitCrush ships an update every 2 days, and knocky every 3 days. Most recently, CircuitCrush was updated on October 24, 2026 and knocky on October 5, 2026.

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