Comparison

Push the Circles vs Linked Circles

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

Linked Circles

Features
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Linked Circles is a fun puzzle game where you must equalize the values of the connected circles. Tap on a circle to transfer a unit to each adherent circles. The connected cells with the same numbers will merge and disappear. Watch out for your move count since you'll have limited. There are hundreds of levels with a great learning curve. The game will start easy. As you become expert level by level, you will see the upcoming levels teases your brain and makes you think.

Screenshots

Push the Circles4 screens
Linked Circles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Push the Circles at none against Linked Circles's shown. Linked Circles's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Push the Circles ships an update every 7 months, Linked Circles every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Push the Circles versus Linked Circles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush the CirclesLinked Circles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB110 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDirk Schulz-JudithCHEF GAME STUDIO YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Push the Circles

No in-app purchases

None

Linked Circles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push the Circles free?
Push the Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linked Circles free?
Linked Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Push the Circles or Linked Circles have ads?
Linked Circles shows ads; Push the Circles does not.
Which is updated more often, Push the Circles or Linked Circles?
Push the Circles ships an update every 7 months, and Linked Circles every 2 weeks. Most recently, Push the Circles was updated on June 1, 2026 and Linked Circles on May 16, 2026.

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