Push the Circles vs Stretch Guy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Push the Circles
A tactical puzzle game where players stack rings of the same color to achieve high scores. Unlock new levels by reaching point milestones and strategically use special rings to maximize your score.
- Tactical ring stacking gameplay
- Three unlockable difficulty levels
- Score-based level progression
- Increasing ring values with superposition
- Special silver and joker rings
- Dynamic field filling with new rings
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Push the Circles is a tactical high score game with 3 different levels. Activation as follows: - Level „Easy“ is activated immediately. - Level „Medium“ will be unlocked upon scoring 10,000 points in Level „Easy“. - Level „Complex" will be unlocked upon scoring of 100,000 points in the level „Medium“. Rules: Rings of the same color have to be vertically or horizontally placed on each other. While no rings of a different color can be skipped, only empty fields can be skipped. The value of a ring increases with the number of superposed rings. The start value of a ring is 1. When superimposing the values of the start and end ring are added, the value of the starting ring is doubled. The value of a ring can increase to max. 10,000 points. After each move, the field is filled with rings again: Ring value 0 - 6: no new ring Ring value 7- 15: 1 new ring Ring value 16-31: 2 new rings Ring value 32-63: 3 new rings Ring Value 64: 100 - 5 new rings Ring value > 100: No new ring Where the field is filled from left to right and from bottom to top with rings random color. With higher score and more tactical options also free combinable silver and joker rings will appear.
Stretch Guy
Guide a flexible character through challenging levels by strategically extending their limbs. Avoid stretching too far to prevent tearing and successfully complete each stage.
- Extend character limbs
- Navigate obstacle courses
- Physics-based gameplay
- Level completion challenges
- Avoid tearing the character
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Avoid the obstacles and complete the levels by extending the character arms and legs. Do not stretch him too much, or he will tear apart!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Push the Circles at 5.0 against Stretch Guy's 4.1. Push the Circles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Stretch Guy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (12K vs 1). 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. Stretch Guy sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Push the Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Push the Circles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stretch Guy has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Push the Circles's written reviews are positive against 45% of Stretch Guy's.
Push the Circles ships an update every 7 months, Stretch Guy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Push the Circles | Stretch Guy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (12K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 44.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 340 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dirk Schulz-Judith | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Push the Circles
Stretch Guy
Bugs and requests
Push the Circles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Stretch Guy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Arms/legs getting stuck in walls
- Game freezing after ads
- Levels not loading properly
Requested features
4 requests- Reduce frequency of ads
- Add offline mode without ads
- Introduce more challenging levels
- Fix glitches and bugs
In-app purchases
Push the Circles
No in-app purchases
Stretch Guy
- Infinite Length$1.99
- Unbreakable$1.99
- Can Fly$1.99
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- No Body$1.99
- Weapon Hands$1.99
- Iron SKin$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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