Comparison

Push the Circles vs Circle Match Puzzle

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

Circle Match Puzzle

Features
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Welcome to Circle Match Puzzle, the ultimate brain-teasing challenge that will keep you hooked for hours! Dive into a world of vibrant circles scattered across a grid board, where your strategic prowess is put to the test. Your task is simple yet captivating: maneuver the circles strategically by swapping or moving them to create color matches with those nearby. But watch out for cells with multiple circles stacked atop each other, adding an extra layer of complexity to each puzzle. Discover special circle types like stable circles and elusive butterfly circles, each with its own unique rules and behaviors, as you progress through increasingly challenging levels. With its intuitive gameplay and a plethora of mind-bending puzzles, Circle Match Puzzle guarantees endless entertainment for puzzle enthusiasts of all ages. Are you ready to take on the challenge and conquer every level?

Screenshots

Push the Circles4 screens
Circle Match Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Push the Circles at none against Circle Match Puzzle's shown. Circle Match Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 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, Circle Match Puzzle daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Push the Circles versus Circle Match Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush the CirclesCircle Match Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDirk Schulz-JudithWery Games Limited

In-app purchases

None

Push the Circles

No in-app purchases

None

Circle Match Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push the Circles free?
Push the Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circle Match Puzzle free?
Circle Match Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Push the Circles or Circle Match Puzzle have ads?
Circle Match Puzzle shows ads; Push the Circles does not.
Which is updated more often, Push the Circles or Circle Match Puzzle?
Push the Circles ships an update every 7 months, and Circle Match Puzzle daily. Most recently, Push the Circles was updated on October 17, 2026 and Circle Match Puzzle on October 15, 2026.

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