Circle Stop vs Balls To Top
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.
Balls To Top
Navigate a ball from the bottom to the top by ricocheting it through challenging obstacles like lasers, portals, and slime. Face mind-bending boss levels in this unique puzzle game.
- Ricochet gameplay
- Laser obstacles
- Portal mechanics
- Slime hazards
- Boss levels
- Mind-bending puzzles
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Balls To Top is a game with a simple goal: bring the ball from the bottom to the top. However, there is a twist to that puzzle: you will have to ricochet it through lasers, portals, slime and mind-bending boss levels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Circle Stop at none against Balls To Top's shown. Circle Stop also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 52 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Balls To Top's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Balls To Top sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Balls To Top holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circle Stop has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Circle Stop ships an update every 10 months, Balls To Top every 52 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Stop | Balls To Top |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 52 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Twenty Percent | Siarhei Pilat |
Customer experience
Circle Stop
Balls To Top
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
Balls To Top
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle Stop
- Turn Off Ads FOREVER$1.99
Balls To Top
- No Ads$4.99
