Comparison

Push the Circles vs Solo Cross

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

Solo Cross

Features
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Solo Cross provides you with numerous crossword puzzles to solve. Its main features are what it doesn't have: - No adds - No stars - No coins - No tournaments - No Internet - No WiFi - No in-app purchases This makes Solo Cross quick to load, quick to play, and battery friendly.

Screenshots

Push the Circles4 screens
Solo Cross3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Solo Cross at every 3 weeks against Push the Circles's every 7 months. Solo Cross also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads, 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, Solo Cross every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Push the Circles versus Solo Cross: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush the CirclesSolo Cross
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDirk Schulz-JudithSoftware Andina

In-app purchases

None

Push the Circles

No in-app purchases

None

Solo Cross

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push the Circles free?
Push the Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solo Cross free?
Solo Cross is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Push the Circles or Solo Cross have ads?
Neither Push the Circles nor Solo Cross shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Push the Circles or Solo Cross?
Push the Circles ships an update every 7 months, and Solo Cross every 3 weeks. Most recently, Push the Circles was updated on October 17, 2026 and Solo Cross on September 24, 2026.

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