Comparison

Drop In The Cup vs circloO

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Drop In The Cup

A physics-based puzzle game where players drop balls into cups. Collect golden balls by interacting with objects and solve over 89 unique levels. Customize your ball and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Addicting physics gameplay
  • 89+ challenging levels
  • Golden ball collection
  • Customizable balls
  • Colorful themes
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Drop the ball into the cup. It's just that easy !! Collect golden balls as you can and challenge your friends . " If the ball touches more objects before dropping , you'll get more GOLDEN BALLS ! " FEATURES :: - Amazing and addicting physical game . - More than 89 levels to solve , and hours of fun . - Each level has a different idea . you'll think a lot :) . - Clean UI . - 9 colorful themes to choose between them . - Customize your ball . - Game Center leaderboards and achievements . - Compatible with all Apple devices . - No Ads ! What you're waiting for ! Go ahead and download this amazing game .

About

circloO

A colorful physics platformer where you guide a ball through growing circular levels. Collect circles to expand the play area, strategically using and avoiding obstacles. Discover unique physics mechanics and enjoy a vast collection of player-created levels.

Highlights
  • Circular physics puzzles
  • Level editor
  • Player-created levels
  • Unique physics mechanics
  • Growing levels
  • Hard Mode levels
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circloO is a colorful physics platformer in a growing circle. This app version contains all levels from circloO and circloO 2, plus brand-new bonus levels! There's also a level editor and already over 10,000 levels created by players like you! You're a small ball rolling around in a round level. Collect circles to grow the level circle. As it grows, everything stays in the level, so you'll have to avoid and use obstacles in everchanging ways. For example, a platform that was first very useful to gain height, may prove to be a challenging obstacle after the level has grown! You can only move left and right, so you'll want to use features of the level carefully to jump and gain height. You'll discover all sorts of physics features, such as changing gravity, a sea of tiny blocks, strange contraptions and even planets with a gravity field. In challenging parts, you'll find yourself fully immersed, pressing the screen as hard as you can trying to get closer to finally collecting that next circle. But don't worry: you'll never have to start over a level, so you can always try again really quickly! And I can guarantee you'll feel amazing once you finally manage it! circloO Complete features: - Lots of cool physics features: ropes, pulleys, changing gravity and much more! I've included quite a few mechanics for you to discover. - Over 75 fun, growing, ever more challenging levels! Can you complete the six almost-but-not-quite-impossible Hard Mode levels? - There's also a level editor and an ever increasing number of player created levels! - All levels from circloO 2 and the original circloO, plus 28 brand-new levels! - Unique physics puzzles in each level. - Great music and sound effects by Stijn Cappetijn. - Minimalist and colorful graphics. - The game will take most players three to five hours to complete. Level times are saved, so you can try to beat your own highscores and speedrun levels after that! Plus there are thousands of player-created levels to continue playing forever! - Relaxing yet challenging physics puzzle platforming fun! I'm very happy that circloO 2 on the web won the first Crazy Games developer contest out of 200 contestants! It was also third in the Kongregate contest of November 2018. You may remember it from CoolMath Games as well. Reviews: "It’s an excellent game that has a very playful and chilled out approach to the gameplay, whilst also featuring some wonderfully intricate level design. A very impressive puzzle platformer you’ll really want to roll with. Highly recommended." - Free Game Planet "The difficulty scales upwards nicely and you're constantly rewarded for learning new skills as these always come up in future levels." - Jayisgames The game contains occasional ads after a level, which can be removed with a one-time in-app purchase, which supports development as well. Have fun and I'm happy to hear what you think!

Screenshots

Drop In The Cup4 screens
circloO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drop In The Cup at none against circloO's shown. Drop In The Cup also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10). circloO's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 160). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drop In The Cup sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and circloO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Drop In The Cup against 4.8 for circloO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: circloO has 2.4K ratings behind it against 160, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 89% and 89% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Drop In The Cup versus circloO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrop In The CupcircloO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (160 ratings)4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews89.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1602.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better10
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdulaziz DlaimFlorian van Strien

Customer experience

Drop In The Cup

All ratings160 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.0%

circloO

All ratings2,357 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.5%

User reviews

Drop In The Cup

From 160 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Simple yet challenging mechanics
  • ⏱️ Great time-wasting/casual gaming experience
  • 🧠 Requires strategic thinking and skill
  • ✨ Clean and elegant graphics

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall blocks access to later levels
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • ⏳ Long loading times between attempts
  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🎮 Unfair difficulty spikes on certain levels

circloO

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
  • 🎨 Creative and unique levels
  • 🎶 Calming background music
  • 🧠 Challenging but not impossible
  • 🕹️ Smooth and responsive controls

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Occasional performance issues
  • 🕹️ Difficulty can be inconsistent
  • 📺 Ads can be disruptive at times
  • 🤑 Lack of free content/levels

Bugs and requests

Drop In The Cup

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Game crashes frequently during gameplay
  • App crashes on startup
  • Survey system shows 'no available surveys'
  • Level 9 doesn't end properly
  • Physics inconsistencies with ball impact
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  • Ball respawn takes too long after failed attempts
  • Purchased full version doesn't unlock content
  • Magnetic ball behavior on basket impact
  • Long loading times between level attempts

Requested features

6 requests
  • More free levels included
  • All levels should be free
  • Additional levels beyond current offerings
  • Remove or reduce ads
  • Ability to skip levels without golden balls
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  • Better progression system without paywalls

circloO

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitches with level progression
  • Inconsistent touch/click registration

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Character customization options
  • Improved level editor tools
  • Difficulty settings or options

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Drop In The Cup

One-time6
  • 750 GB$0.99
  • Upgrade To Pro Version$1.99
  • 2000 GB$1.99
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  • 3500 GB$2.99
  • 5000 GB$3.99
  • 8000 GB$4.99
1 purchases

circloO

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Drop In The Cup free?
Drop In The Cup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is circloO free?
circloO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drop In The Cup or circloO?
circloO is rated higher. Drop In The Cup averages 4.7 out of 5 from 160 ratings, while circloO averages 4.8 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Drop In The Cup or circloO have ads?
circloO shows ads; Drop In The Cup does not.
Which is updated more often, Drop In The Cup or circloO?
Drop In The Cup ships an update every 2 months, and circloO every 2 months. Most recently, Drop In The Cup was updated on August 24, 2026 and circloO on September 9, 2026.

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