# Astral Dots: Stars & Boxes — Connect Lines, Play Cosmic AI

> Connect Lines, Play Cosmic AI (iPhone/iPad app by Daehwan Kim.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/astral-dots-stars-and-boxes/id6816521096 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Daehwan Kim](https://appshunter.io/developer/6815756905)
- Category: Games, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-30
- Data updated: 2026-10-19

## What is Astral Dots?

Connect stars. Claim your cosmos.

Astral Dots brings the classic Dots and Boxes game to a quiet cosmic world. Draw a line between neighboring stars, complete a box to claim it, and earn another turn. Win more boxes than Cosmic AI to clear the stage.

Explore 50 stages across five chapters. Start with smaller constellations and work toward larger boards and stronger opponents. Win to unlock the next stage, replay cleared stages, and resume your saved game.

Challenge a nearby friend in Bluetooth VS Mode on two iPhones. Create a match on one phone and find it on the other. No account or internet connection is needed for the match. Both phones must allow Bluetooth and keep the app open. Cross-platform play is not supported.

Your lines glow cyan; your opponent uses yellow dashed lines. Illustrated How to play examples show who claims a box and how capturing boxes earns extra turns.

Features:
- 50 stages with saved progress
- Offline, on-device AI
- Nearby Bluetooth matches between iPhones
- 4 x 4 and 5 x 5 boards
- Illustrated How to play
- Saved AI games and optional rewarded-ad Undo
- Line and capture haptics with an on/off option
- Continuous rotating music, sound effects and reduced motion

In AI mode, complete an optional rewarded ad to undo your last move and the AI response. Undo and Hint are unavailable in Bluetooth VS. Stages 51–100 are marked Coming Soon and are not playable in this version.

No account or subscription required. Contains banner ads, optional rewarded ads and occasional interstitial ads between completed AI games. Ads require an internet connection.

## Is Astral Dots safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Astral Dots.

## Is Astral Dots legit?

Astral Dots: Stars & Boxes appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Astral Dots is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.6 — 2026-10-10

Updated our App Store listing to better describe Astral Dots: connect stars, draw lines and claim boxes against AI or a nearby friend.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-10-07

- Improved ad loading with an additional advertising provider.
- Added optional usage and crash diagnostics in Settings to help improve reliability. Diagnostics are off by default.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-10-05

- Play against a nearby friend with Bluetooth VS Mode between iPhones.
- Learn the rules with illustrated How to play examples.
- Enjoy rotating background music from the studio intro through menus and gameplay, including How to play.
- Bluetooth matches have no Undo or Hint.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-03

Added French App Store search keywords. The game interface remains in English.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-02

Feel a light tap when placing a line and increasingly strong haptics for consecutive box captures, up to seven levels. Turn haptics on or off in Settings.
Undo now uses an optional rewarded ad: complete one ad to immediately undo your last move and the AI response.
Added a compact top banner and improved layout on smaller screens.
Added an optional App Store rating request after completing Stage 5 for the first time.

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