Circle Stop vs tap a gap
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.
tap a gap
Close rings by tapping gaps to score points and achieve high scores. Rings are made of bricks, some of which may be missing. Unlock power-ups like freezing the playfield or using lasers to enhance your gameplay.
- Close rings by tapping gaps
- Achieve high scores
- Unlock power-ups
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Share scores globally
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Remove the rings by closing them. Gather the next highscore and share it with the world. A ring is build of bricks and sometimes bricks are missing. Incomplete rings are subject of your interest. Look at the rings! A complete ring adds points to your score. Be fast as the rings start to grow and the hole count increases. Unlock items freezing the playfield or shoot laser at all the bricks. Take your point count to be on fire and new highscore with us! Developers Highscore is about 20.000 ... just updated right now: 30380 Highscore of a 9 Month old baby is 3142 Start tapping the gaps now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: tap a gap at none against Circle Stop's 1. tap a gap also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Circle Stop's advantage is update cadence (every 10 months vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, 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. tap a gap asks for nothing beyond the download.
tap a gap 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. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Circle Stop's written reviews are positive against 100% of tap a gap's.
Circle Stop ships an update every 10 months, tap a gap every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Stop | tap a gap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 26 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 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twenty Percent | Knalleridee |
Customer experience
Circle Stop
tap a gap
In-app purchases
Circle Stop
- Turn Off Ads FOREVER$1.99
tap a gap
No in-app purchases
