Binarize vs Swircle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Binarize
This game challenges you to quickly convert numbers into their binary representation. Swipe away converted numbers to clear the board and improve your skills. It offers multiple difficulty levels and global leaderboards for competitive play.
- Binary number conversion
- Quick rounds
- Unlockable difficulties
- Game Center leaderboards
- iCloud syncing
- Offline play
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Binarize is the ultimate way to train your binary skills. Play quick rounds that test your binary number recognition and improve your ability in the process. Choose a number, convert it to binary as quickly as you can, and swipe it off the board. It's that simple! Binarize is an addictive game that'll have you thinking in 1s and 0s in no time. Includes: - Three unlockable difficulties to keep things challenging - Game Center leaderboards: compare scores with your friends and other players around the globe - iCloud syncing: sync your high scores to all your devices Binarize is entirely ad-free, collects no creepy data, and is perfect to play offline. With each round just 1 minute long, it's the perfect thing to keep your mind active during downtime.
Swircle
A simple yet engaging game where players swipe a circle to achieve goals. It's designed for quick play sessions and is available across multiple Apple platforms.
- Swipe-based gameplay
- Multiple Apple device support
- Simple controls
- Quick play sessions
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Swircle - swipe the circle! Available on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Mac OS X, Apple TV & Apple Watch!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swircle at 100% against Binarize's 67%. Swircle also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Binarize's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Swircle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Binarize has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Binarize's written reviews are positive against 100% of Swircle's.
Binarize ships an update every 6 months, Swircle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Binarize | Swircle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (51 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jack Morris | Bucky Ltd |
Customer experience
Binarize
Swircle
In-app purchases
Binarize
No in-app purchases
Swircle
No in-app purchases
