Circle The Dot vs Hidden Button
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circle The Dot
A minimalist puzzle game where players must strategically trap a moving blue dot within a grid of circles. Tap gray dots to turn them orange and block the blue dot's escape. Test your logic and spatial reasoning skills.
- Trap the blue dot
- Tap gray dots to turn orange
- Block the blue dot's escape
- Simple rules, smart dot
- Grid-based puzzle
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This is a simple game with simple rules. Just trap the the blue dot within the matrix of circles. This is one smart dot though... Just tap on the gray dots and they will turn to orange. The blue dot is blocked by these orange dots. Surround the blue dot with the orange dots before it escapes! But is it even possible?
Hidden Button
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Hidden button is a casual puzzle game. Try to find the hidden clear button of every puzzle. Challenge 60 different levels of puzzle with your brain. Solution of each level is unique. Meaning of same shapes in different level differs. How would you figure out the way to pass the level? Hidden Button is a puzzle game never bores you! With its simple UI, Hidden Button creates more space for players to focus on the puzzles of every level and experience pure fun of puzzle-solving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Circle The Dot at none against Hidden Button's shown. Circle The Dot also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 31 months) and iOS requirement (5.1 vs 10.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Circle The Dot ships an update every 3 weeks, Hidden Button every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle The Dot | Hidden Button |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (15K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Chengdu Yimiao Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
Bugs and requests
Circle The Dot
Reported bugs
2 issues- Leaderboard filled with suspicious/impossible scores
- Ads interfering with gameplay
Requested features
3 requests- Restart/undo button
- Different game modes (e.g. play as the blue dot)
- Customizable board/dot colors
Hidden Button
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle The Dot
No in-app purchases
Hidden Button
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Circle The Dot free?
Is Hidden Button free?
Do Circle The Dot or Hidden Button have ads?
Which is updated more often, Circle The Dot or Hidden Button?
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