# Dots + Boxes — user reviews > 784 indexed App Store user reviews of Dots + Boxes by Optime Software LLC, rated 4.40/5 from 2,423 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dots-plus-boxes/id296312126/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dots-plus-boxes/id296312126.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,733 · 4★ 314 · 3★ 153 · 2★ 60 · 1★ 163 ## What do users think of Dots + Boxes? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Simple, easy-to-use game - 🕹️ Fun way to pass time - 💡 Brings back nostalgic memories - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for playing with friends/family **Cons** - 🐛 Lines don't always register correctly - 🤖 Easy computer opponent - 🔍 Hard to track computer's last move - 📱 Small game board size **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on launch for some users - Redirects to App Store unexpectedly **Most requested features** - Larger game board sizes - Harder difficulty levels - Different color options for players - Online/multiplayer mode ## Newest reviews (11 of 784) ### 2/5 — Very very bad *2026-05-09, version 1.65* I love this game… but the Optime Software version is so very hard. I tried in Easy mode, and I got destroyed. I didn’t win once. Also, you should be able to choose your own colour. I mean not everybody likes the Bluey theme!!! Lastly, if I try to play on landscape mode then pretty much 2/3 of the screen gets cut off and inaccessible. BUT YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO CUT ME OFF!!! p.s. i’m about to delete this, it’s the only thing i ever reviewed under five stars ### 3/5 — iOS 17.7.2 *2024-11-20, version 1.65* Why is this app abandoned? It cannot be played on the iOS 17.7.2 ### 4/5 — Nice *2024-04-02, version 1.65* Nice ### 3/5 — Fun game *2023-12-08, version 1.65* I really enjoy this game. Except it crashes sometimes and I have to reinstall it. That’s the only problem I have with it. ### 2/5 — Meh *2023-02-01, version 1.65* Game freezers often, and the ai on hard is maybe a smart 4th grader. Freezing issue is the biggest complaint ### 2/5 — Frozen *2023-01-30, version 1.65* The game itself is good but the lag is horrible. For instance I was trying to start a round and it will let me change the names and difficulties but I can’t start a round or open options. This has been going on for the past 4 months and I only got to play it a few times because of this. ### 2/5 — I like the game *2022-10-31, version 1.65* I like this game but it does not work now. It is frozen. I find something that I like and it stops working. ### 2/5 — Used to work, but stopped *2022-07-19, version 1.65* This app doesn’t work anymore. Suspect it’s no longer fully compatible with current iOS. Can’t get out of the game set up menu to start a game. Delete and reloaded but same issue. Used to be a favorite but it’s being permanently deleted now. ### 2/5 — なんない *2022-02-20* 最初の何回かは、できますが 急にできなくなります。 ### 2/5 — Review *2021-11-26, version 1.65* I don’t like it because the app always wins. ### 4/5 — Solid gameplay, but not always responsive *2019-02-18, version 1.65* It’s good to see this game make it to the iPhone, but there are times where I have a hard time getting certain areas of the screen to respond. The options are wonderful. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t control when I want to end game *2024-01-08, version 1.65* The controls are limited. Sometimes I want to change the game but I get get out of the current one. I payed for another one ### 1/5 — I hate it *2023-04-11, version 1.65* When I have no Internet connection it doesn’t work than when I do have internet connection it do let me play and I always think of it as trying to push your buttons don’t play it it is the worst game on the planet and it also makes want to throw my phone across the room so DON’T DOWNLOAD THIS CRAPPY GAME!!!!!!🤬😡 ### 1/5 — Not working *2022-04-25, version 1.65* It is never working and it is so confusing ### 1/5 — One and Done *2022-04-10, version 1.65* Me and my wife played only one time and then it would not let us start a new one. Luckily there another app just like this. ### 1/5 — Not working *2022-02-22, version 1.65* Currently when I try to open the game it gets stuck on the settings page and will not open. When the game worked, I enjoyed it. ### 1/5 — Lost its way *2021-12-18, version 1.65* Used to be a great game now it simply doesn’t work and you’ll spend 15 minutes trying to make it work to realize it just doesn’t function ### 1/5 — How much a hate this game *2021-06-10, version 1.65* Hate hate hate hate hate do not use it, it tracs you,it hears you, it sees you and it is like haunted it’s like its sees you physically like it was with you . A few days later this game got a foto of me that was send in a privet app now pall most all people know me my age my name my home my phone number They I have a sister and most of the kids have been through this game is almost like you can know people by looking at a foto of them and reading the text below your photo this is scary a needed to call the police because it haunts you hate it don’t use it😢🥺😢. ### 1/5 — U *2019-04-15, version 1.65* Juego muy malo. ### 1/5 — Uhhh *2019-03-13, version 1.65* Game be stupid ### 1/5 — Holii *2018-11-30, version 1.65* Cómo que aveses es aburrido jugar con la computadora ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The app is great! *2024-01-04, version 1.65* I first downloaded this because my mom had it on her phone so I tested it and I like it ### 5/5 — Cheyenne *2023-02-08, version 1.65* I don’t like this game at all but it ok ### 5/5 — So cool *2022-12-28, version 1.65* R ### 5/5 — Amazing 🤩 *2021-10-09, version 1.65* It’s really fun…. My kids play it while we’re waiting in restaurants!Simple,Easy, and Fun.SEF ### 5/5 — Good game *2021-06-11, version 1.65* Enjoying the game. However, I would like to see the computer move flash a couple of times so I can see where it has moved to. It is so frustrating when a move is missed. ### 5/5 — Il y à 10 ans *2020-10-30* Très bon je note 7/10 ? ### 5/5 — It’s just a game all about... *2019-11-01, version 1.65* This game forces one player, challenging another player if they want to play, and it just gets the job done right. You’re just a color, trying to get four lines closed up into the formal shape; a square. You keep getting turns if you keep making boxes until you don’t on your next move. The game mostly is about puzzle, your smarts, and strategy. Let your mind go wild and put your wits up! This one is for players of all ages! You can change settings, like a nickname, your color, and a few other things, like a hard CPU, or a easy starter robot. The objective of Dots and Boxes is to box up the most, and the game ends after the whole board is filled with boxes. It is a very good game, although you might rage when you lose. Or laugh when you win. The game always has a box, JUST for you to box up! ### 5/5 — 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎🖥💽🖨📱📲 *2019-06-14, version 1.65* 🎛📠📽🎞📺📻📞its'dont panic ### 5/5 — Julia *2019-03-05, version 1.65* Thank you for being a good game ### 5/5 — Dots *2019-03-02, version 1.65* I love it --- *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 2026-08-30.*