Hit the Dot vs Unlock Circle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hit the Dot
A fast-paced tapping game where players aim to make dots disappear as quickly as possible. It offers multiple game modes, including timed challenges and competitive play against friends.
- Tap dots to make them disappear
- Multiple game modes
- Time Attack mode
- Speed Tapping mode
- All Dots mode
- Survival mode
- Multiplayer Dot Attack mode
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Hit the Dot is a great fast-paced game where you tap each dot on the screen to make it disappear. Do it as fast as possible to get great scores! Game modes: • Time Attack - Hit 20 dots as fast as possible! • Speed Tapping - Hit as many dots as possible in 10 seconds! • All Dots - Hit all the dots on the screen! • Survival - Dots slowly appear faster and faster. Don't let 5 on the screen at once! • Dot Attack - Play with friends! Tap a dot to give it to the opponent. Have the fewest dots on your side after 10 seconds to win! Compete with your friends and the world for the best scores!
Unlock Circle
This game tests your reflexes and concentration by requiring precise taps as a line approaches a dot. It's designed to improve finger speed and brain coordination through engaging gameplay.
- Tap to align line with dot
- Challenges reflexes
- Improves finger speed
- Tests brain coordination
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Tap the moment the needle touches the dot. One tap, perfect timing, and the lock clicks open. Unlock Circle is back with its biggest update since 2016. The original one-tap reflex game is still here as Classic, now joined by four new modes, seven target types, boss locks and a Daily Lock that everyone plays together. How to play • A needle spins around the ring. Tap the moment it touches the dot. • Missed? You'll see how many milliseconds too early you tapped, or why the run ended. Five modes • Classic: the original 2016 game. Every hit is a move, and one miss ends the run. • Endless+: hit the white center of the dot for a Perfect. Build your combo up to ×4, and land 8 Perfects in a row to fire up fever mode. • Rhythm: targets land on the beat of the music, and the tempo keeps rising. • Daily Lock: the same lock for everyone, one scored attempt a day. Keep your streak alive and share your result. • Locks: 8 worlds × 10 stages, 80 stages in all. Earn up to 3 stars on every stage and beat the boss lock at the end of each world. Seven target types • Dot, double dot, sliding dot, trap, arc (press and hold), shield (two hits) and direction arrow. • In the Treasure Vault you play with two rings and two needles. Collect and unlock • Collect keys and unlock new needle styles. • Defeat bosses to grow your lock collection. • Three daily quests, achievements and Game Center leaderboards. Play your way • Free to play. After a miss, you can watch one ad to continue once. No in-app purchases. • Sound, music and vibration settings. • Follows your device's Reduce Motion setting. How fast are your reflexes? Download Unlock Circle and open your first lock!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Unlock Circle at none against Hit the Dot's 3. Hit the Dot's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 65 months). On price 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. Hit the Dot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Unlock Circle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hit the Dot ships an update every 2 weeks, Unlock Circle every 65 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hit the Dot | Unlock Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 65 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kijug Software | ARDEVTEK YAZILIM |
Customer experience
Hit the Dot
Unlock Circle
In-app purchases
Hit the Dot
- Remove AdsFree
- Survival Mode$0.99
- Dot Attack$0.99
Unlock Circle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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