Circle Stop vs Vortex Pop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circle Stop
A simple one-button game where you tap to stop a spinning target. Aim for the bullseye to score points, but miss and you'll get a strike. Enjoy colorful explosions and compete with friends on leaderboards.
- One-button gameplay
- Tap to stop spinner
- Score points on target
- Bullseye bonus points
- Strike system
- Colorful explosions
- Leaderboards
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"Get it." — Stephen Totilo, Kotaku "CIRCLE STOP IS COLORFUL AND EVASIVE LIGHTNING IN AN IOS BOTTLE" — Jamin Warren, Killscreen “I just made cool noises happen!” — Peter Berkman, Anamanaguchi “This game is addictive as hell.” — Eric Blattberg, VentureBeat Circle Stop is an addictingly simple one-button game for touch devices, from New York City's newest two person indie game studio Up at Night. As the spinner goes round and round, tap anywhere to stop it. Hit anywhere on the target to score points. Hit the bullseye for even more points. Miss the target and get a strike; three strikes and you're out! But no matter what happens, there will be explosions of colors! Complete with leaderboards so you can challenge your friends! Featuring original audio by NICHOLÀS BENEDEK & FRIENDLY GHOST.
Vortex Pop
Aim and shoot balls to clear colored line segments. As levels progress, the lines spin faster, requiring precise timing. Utilize slow motion and bomb power-ups to overcome challenges and complete levels.
- Shoot colored segments
- Avoid missing lines
- Increasing speed
- Slow motion power-up
- Bomb power-up
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Shoot the ball to blow away the line segments of the same color until none is left. As you progress, the lines spin faster. Don’t miss any of them! If it gets too hard, use the slow motion and bomb options to help you finish the levels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Circle Stop at none against Vortex Pop's shown. Circle Stop also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 75%). Vortex Pop's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Circle Stop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vortex Pop sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vortex Pop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Circle Stop's written reviews are positive against 75% of Vortex Pop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Circle Stop ships an update every 10 months, Vortex Pop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Stop | Vortex Pop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twenty Percent | Tapotap |
Customer experience
Circle Stop
Vortex Pop
Bugs and requests
Circle Stop
Reported bugs
3 issues- App continuously crashes
- App cannot download completely and cannot be deleted
- Graphics overflow the screen on iPad
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode with score keeping
- Ability to earn extra lives
- Save color preferences
- Dark mode option
- More visual effects
Vortex Pop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle Stop
- Turn Off Ads FOREVER$1.99
Vortex Pop
- Pack 1$0.99
- Skip level$0.99
- Pack 2$2.99
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- Pack 3$4.99
- Pack 4$9.99
