Circle Stop vs Pixel Cave 2018
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.
Pixel Cave 2018
Experience a retro-style flight simulator through a pixelated cave. Enjoy real-time synthesized music and simple one-touch controls for an immersive retro gaming experience.
- Retro pixel graphics and effects
- Real-time synthesized music
- One-touch control
- Flight simulation gameplay
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Retro-style simulator of flight through the pixel cave. Features: * pixel graphics and effects; * real-time synthesized music (using SunVox); * one touch control (just touch the screen to take off).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Cave 2018 at none against Circle Stop's 1. Pixel Cave 2018 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Circle Stop's advantage is update cadence (every 10 months vs every 27 months) and review sentiment (86% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Circle Stop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixel Cave 2018 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Cave 2018 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Circle Stop's written reviews are positive against 75% of Pixel Cave 2018'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, Pixel Cave 2018 every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Stop | Pixel Cave 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twenty Percent | Alexander Zolotov |
Customer experience
Circle Stop
Pixel Cave 2018
In-app purchases
Circle Stop
- Turn Off Ads FOREVER$1.99
Pixel Cave 2018
No in-app purchases
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