Circle vs Blue Rebound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circle
Guide a jumping circle to avoid a dangerous line. Test your reflexes and see how far you can progress in this simple yet challenging arcade game. Compete for the highest score.
- Tap to jump
- Avoid the line
- Endless gameplay
- Score tracking
- Challenging reflexes
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Make the circle jump and avoid hitting the line! How far can you go?
Blue Rebound
A physics-driven arcade platformer where timing is key. Tap to amplify bounces, navigate challenging obstacles, and race against the clock. Build your own levels and compete on global leaderboards.
- Physics-driven bouncing ball gameplay
- Tap-timed controls
- Hand-tuned campaign levels
- Ghost racing and speedrun modes
- Daily challenges
- Integrated level editor
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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Blue Rebound is a physics-driven bouncing-ball platformer built around one idea: the only control is timing. The ball bounces on its own. You tap to amplify each bounce — perfectly timed taps launch you higher, and pressing against a wall ricochets you off it. Read the rhythm, thread the spikes, lava, saws and wrecking balls, and reach the goal. THE CAMPAIGN A growing, hand-tuned campaign, each level with its own character and hand-illustrated cover — from gentle prairie hops to the Conveyor Inferno. Earn a medal on every level, then come back for gold. RACE THE CLOCK • Ghost racing — every gold time saves a ghost. Race yourself and shave milliseconds. • Speedrun mode — cleared an area? Sprint every level back-to-back against the world. • Daily challenge — a fresh hand-built level every day. Keep your streak alive. GAME CENTER Leaderboards for every level, area speedruns and boss fights, plus achievements that turn mastery into a checklist worth finishing. BUILD YOUR OWN A full level editor is built right in. Drag and drop platforms, walls, spikes, lava, saws, moving platforms, conveyors, stars and goals. Rotate, resize, set patrol paths, pick the sky and cover art, test instantly, and keep up to eight levels in progress — each playable right from the title screen. FAIR AND QUIET Free to play with a generous run of levels. A single one-time unlock opens the full campaign, the level editor and every theme — no subscriptions, no ads, ever. No tracking, no analytics: the only network features are optional Game Center leaderboards and achievements. iPhone, iPad and Mac. Universal landscape, iOS 17+. Play with touch, or keyboard, mouse and controller on Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blue Rebound at 100% against Circle's 43%. Blue Rebound also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Circle's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Blue Rebound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Circle ships an update every 2 months, Blue Rebound every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle | Blue Rebound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (5.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 324 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Pascal Peltriaux |
Customer experience
Circle
Blue Rebound
Bugs and requests
Circle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Diamonds not counting properly in challenges
- Game screen not fitting properly on newer devices
- Tapping not registering correctly
Requested features
4 requests- More race levels and challenges
- Ability to customize circles
- Option to play own music
- Pause button during gameplay
Blue Rebound
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle
- 400 Diamonds$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 1000 Diamonds$1.99
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- 3000 Diamonds$4.99
- 5000 Diamonds$6.99
Blue Rebound
- Full Unlock$4.99









