# Dots&Sticks: Dots and Boxes — Classic Strategy, Online & AI

> Classic Strategy, Online & AI (iPhone/iPad app by Surbhi Agrawal.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dots-and-sticks-dots-and-boxes/id6813627975 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Surbhi Agrawal](https://appshunter.io/developer/6782103660)
- Category: Games, Board, Puzzle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-25
- Data updated: 2026-10-02

## What is Dots&Sticks?

Remember drawing dots and boxes on the back of a notebook? Dot&Stick brings it back, clean, fast and made for your phone.

Take turns drawing a line between two dots. Close a box and it's yours, and you go again. One careless line can hand your opponent a whole chain, so every move counts. Easy to learn, surprisingly deep to master.

WAYS TO PLAY

Online: match with real players
Vs AI: from relaxed to ruthless
Pass-and-play: two players, one phone

NO ADS MID-MATCH Your game is never interrupted. Ads only appear between games, and only after you've played a few.

WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT

Clean, distraction-free design
Quick matches that fit a coffee break
Real strategy: chains, sacrifices and control
Fun for all ages

Also known as Squares, Paddocks, Dots and Dashes, Pigs in a Pen or simply the Dot Game.

Screenshot captions:

The pen & paper classic
One line. Five boxes.
Play real players online
Beat the AI, easy to expert
Two players, one phone
No ads mid-match. Ever.

## Is Dots&Sticks safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Dots&Sticks.

## Is Dots&Sticks legit?

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


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-01

1. Never wait for an opponent — Quick Match now pairs you with a friendly AI player if no one's around, so you can always jump into a game.
2. More reliable online play — fixed an issue where online rooms could get stuck or drop the connection; reconnects are now much smoother.
3. Cleaner Online Play screen — Create and Join are now separate tabs, so setting up a room or joining one is more straightforward.
4. Resume where you left off — leaving mid-game to the Home screen now lets you jump right back in (local, vs. AI, or online), or tap Leave Game to start fresh instead.
5. Bug fix — background music now properly pauses when you switch away from the app.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-25

No release notes.

## Apps similar to Dots&Sticks

| App | Rating | Price | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dots and Boxes: Multiplayer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dots-and-boxes-multiplayer/id1366169655) | 3.7 (23) | Free | Games |
| [Dots and Boxes - Classic Games](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dots-and-boxes-classic-games/id625311640) | 4.6 (14,127) | Free | Games |
| [Truth Or Dare : Party Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/truth-or-dare-party-game/id1225189596) | 4.6 (43,964) | Free | Games |

## More apps by Surbhi Agrawal

- [Fissle: Daily Word Grid](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fissle-daily-word-grid/id6782103658)
- [Board Hub: Mancala & Checkers](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/board-hub-mancala-and-checkers/id6807513057)
- [Taply: Finger Chooser & Teams](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/taply-finger-chooser-and-teams/id6809183011)
- [The Oculta: Perfect Timing](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-oculta-perfect-timing/id6809183673)
- [Refract: Color Runner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/refract-color-runner/id6812708122)

All apps by Surbhi Agrawal: https://appshunter.io/developer/6782103660

---

*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-02.*