molicula vs Rotating The Circle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
molicula
A minimalist puzzle game where players rotate and flip pieces to fill a grid. Only six of seven pieces are needed, with the omitted piece dictating the challenge. Discover all unique solutions to this engaging brain teaser.
- Rotate and flip pieces
- Fill the grid
- Choose which piece to omit
- Over 40 unique solutions
- Simple graphics
- Intuitive gestures
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Molicula is a fascinatingly simple puzzle game. Rotate and flip the pieces to fill the grid. Only 6 out of the 7 pieces are required to complete the grid. Which piece you leave out determines the difficulty of finding a solution. Can you find all solutions? • Simple graphics • Intuitive gestures • Over 40 unique solutions Have questions, problems or feedback? Reach out to me at molicula@ericwolter.com Note: This is a digital adaptation of the physical puzzle "Fantastic Island" (sometimes called "Atompuzzle").
Rotating The Circle
This game challenges players to rotate a central circle to align and unravel all surrounding circles. It offers a simple yet engaging puzzle experience focused on spatial reasoning and precision.
- Rotate the circle
- Unravel all circles
- Spatial puzzle
- Precision gameplay
- Engaging challenges
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Rotate the circle to unravel all circles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rotating The Circle at 4.1 against molicula's 3.0. Rotating The Circle also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (171 vs 1). molicula's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 18%). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rotating The Circle holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rotating The Circle has 171 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of molicula's written reviews are positive against 18% of Rotating The Circle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
molicula ships an update every 3 months, Rotating The Circle every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | molicula | Rotating The Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (171 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 171 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Eric Wolter | 彬 李 |
Customer experience
molicula
Rotating The Circle
Bugs and requests
molicula
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rotating The Circle
Reported bugs
36 issues- Tapping/rotating not working
- Ads almost every game
- Ads more than gameplay
- Levels not responsive to touch
- Circle gets locked
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- Ads gone after watching
- Game crashed
- Freezes every level
- Glitchy when moving rings
- Game frozen
- Levels get stuck
- Won't let you finish level
- Gameplay reset to level 1
- Select level option limited
- Can't go back to previous levels
- Invisible rings
- Stuck waiting for ads
- Can't play without ads
- Sent back to lower levels
- Won't let me unlock skin
- Free rings wouldn't turn
- Invisible lock on rings
- First levels show solution
- Levels only go up to 90
- Can't see all played levels
- Repeating levels after 90
- Big levels glitch
- Rainbow levels glitchy
- Can't claim new skins
- Game locks up
- Puzzles repeating
- Glitches on certain levels
- No solution on level 85
- Won't go past level 14
- Hammer icon not on screen
- Everything grayed out
Requested features
4 requests- Ad-free purchase option
- Improved responsiveness
- Fix invisible circles
- Unlockable circle skins
In-app purchases
molicula
No in-app purchases
Rotating The Circle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is molicula free?
Is Rotating The Circle free?
Which has better reviews, molicula or Rotating The Circle?
Do molicula or Rotating The Circle have ads?
Which is updated more often, molicula or Rotating The Circle?
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