Comparison

Push the Circles vs Collide

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Collide

Slide and blend colored tiles on an 8x8 grid to fill corresponding targets. This unique puzzle game challenges problem-solving skills with mechanics where tiles can combine into new colors. Enjoy a relaxing or mind-bending experience with numerous free puzzles.

Highlights
  • Sliding and blending colored tiles
  • 8x8 grid puzzles
  • Tiles blend into new colors
  • 160 free puzzles
  • No time limits or lives
  • Replay puzzles for perfect solutions
Features
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Collide is the game of sliding and blending colors. The unique gameplay will challenge your problem-solving skills and encourage creativity. Each level consists of colored tiles placed on an 8x8 grid. Navigate tiles around the board to fill their corresponding targets. Some tiles blend into new colors, while others can assist each other to their targets. The puzzles range from relaxing to mind-bending; play through puzzle packs in whichever order suits you! How many puzzles can you solve? ~~~~~~~~~~ Features: - 160 FREE puzzles - REPLAY puzzles to find perfect solutions - ZERO ads - NO time limits or lives How to play: - Swipe in any of the four directions (up, down, left, right) to slide tiles - Walls and targets do not slide - Use up all of the tiles and fill all of the targets - Primary colors combine into secondary colors - Secondary colors only combine with the same color - Play the Tutorial Turquoise pack for more details!

Screenshots

Push the Circles4 screens
Collide4 screens

Verdict

The call

Push the Circles and Collide both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Collide's written reviews are positive against 50% of Push the Circles's. Collide also leads on ratings volume (151 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). Push the Circles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 15 months). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Collide sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Push the Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Push the Circles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collide has 151 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Push the Circles's written reviews are positive against 100% of Collide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Push the Circles ships an update every 7 months, Collide every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Push the Circles versus Collide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush the CirclesCollide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (151 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDirk Schulz-JudithRyan Schalk

Customer experience

Push the Circles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Collide

All ratings150 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Push the Circles

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Collide

One-time5
  • Unlock Marvelous Maroon$0.99
  • Unlock Satisfying Saffron$0.99
  • Unlock Challenging Cherry$0.99
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  • Unlock Complex Cobalt$0.99
  • Unlock All Puzzle Packs$1.99

Questions

Is Push the Circles free?
Push the Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Collide free?
Collide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Push the Circles or Collide?
Push the Circles is rated higher. Push the Circles averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Collide averages 4.8 from 151 ratings.
Do Push the Circles or Collide have ads?
Neither Push the Circles nor Collide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Push the Circles or Collide?
Push the Circles ships an update every 7 months, and Collide every 15 months. Most recently, Push the Circles was updated on November 1, 2026 and Collide on November 3, 2026.

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