Circle Stop vs hyper
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
"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.
hyper
A simple arcade game where players tap to stop a spinning light at the top of a loop. Success speeds up the game, while failure ends it. Challenge yourself to beat the long-standing high score.
- Simple tap-to-stop gameplay
- Increasing difficulty
- High score tracking
- Retro arcade challenge
- Offline play
Read full descriptionHide full description
There's not much to it. Tap to stop the spinning light when it's at the top of the loop. Do it 10 times in a row and the game speeds up. Miss and it's game over. The all-time high score is currently 65 and it was set years ago. Can anyone beat it???
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hyper at none against Circle Stop's 1. hyper also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Circle Stop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, 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. Circle Stop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. hyper asks for nothing beyond the download.
hyper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Circle Stop ships an update every 10 months, hyper monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Stop | hyper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twenty Percent | Curt Stein |
Customer experience
Circle Stop
hyper
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
hyper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle Stop
- Turn Off Ads FOREVER$1.99
hyper
No in-app purchases
