Hoplite vs AquaCircuit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoplite
Engage in challenging turn-based tactical combat on small maps. Strategize your moves carefully to overcome procedurally generated levels and unlock upgrades. Compete with friends on leaderboards and test your skills in daily challenges.
- Turn-based tactical movement
- Procedurally generated levels
- Quest mode with upgrades
- Challenge mode with daily challenges
- Leaderboard rankings
- Hard but fair gameplay
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"Blanket recommendation for this one." - Pocket Tactics (5 stars) "It's very simple to learn, but there's a huge amount of depth to the game" - Touch Arcade (5 stars) Hoplite is a turn-based strategy game focusing on tactical movement around small maps. This game is designed to be hard, yet fair. You'll need to think before you act if you hope to win. Every move counts! Quest Mode: • Make strategical choices to upgrade your abilities as you dive deeper into the underworld. • Earn achievements and unlock access to new upgrades. • Procedurally generated levels give a new experience every play. • Challenge your friends and see how you rank on the leaderboard. Challenge mode: • Jump straight into the action with a randomized set of upgrades. • Try to beat the daily challenge or play predetermined challenges at two difficulty levels.
AquaCircuit
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AquaCircuit is a calm pipe-routing puzzle game about building stable water circuits. Rotate glass pipes, guide colored fluids to matching sinks, seal branch leaks, route through filters, cross over bridges, tune pressure gates, and release water when the circuit is ready. Early stages teach simple routing. Later stages introduce pressure gates, pumps, valves, bridges, filters, blockers, and multi-path layouts that reward planning. Features: - 500 playable stages - Gradual difficulty from tutorials to advanced pressure puzzles - Clear source and sink symbols with animated water-flow feedback - Saved puzzle progress and undo - Light and dark themes - Optional timer, sound, haptics, and reduced motion - Offline puzzle play - No ads or in-app purchases - No account required Firebase Analytics and RevenueCat support app statistics. Settings includes privacy information and a control for Firebase gameplay analytics. See the privacy policy for details. AquaCircuit is designed for calm focus, logic, and planning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AquaCircuit at Free against Hoplite's $3.99. Hoplite's advantage is chart position (#94 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
AquaCircuit is free to download; Hoplite costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hoplite ships an update every 3 months, AquaCircuit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoplite | AquaCircuit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (787 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 787 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #94 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Cowley | hili mor |
Bugs and requests
Hoplite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch with certain OS versions
- Agility upgrade not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- More game modes or levels
- Customization options for the character
- Landscape mode support
- Ability to start at higher levels
AquaCircuit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hoplite
No in-app purchases
AquaCircuit
No in-app purchases









