# いっこふえた Nova Dot: Brain Game — Spot the dot that was added

> Spot the dot that was added (iPhone/iPad app by Takashi Iwasaki.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nova-dot-brain-game/id6802919297 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Takashi Iwasaki](https://appshunter.io/developer/1868144425)
- Category: Games, Casual, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 33 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-09-27
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nova-dot-brain-game/id6802919297/reviews.md

## What is いっこふえた Nova Dot?

Dots flash on screen, vanish, and come back.
But one dot has been added. Tap it. That is the whole game.

WHY IT FITS A SHORT BREAK
Three lives, sixty questions maximum. On the normal level, even your best run takes under six
minutes. One stop on the train, a queue at the register, waiting for a lift - you will never
be cut off in the middle of something. If you close the app mid-run, your score so far is
kept and the run resumes from the same question.

ONE HAND, QUIET BY DESIGN
Tapping is the only input. You can play with one thumb while holding a strap.
Sound effects are short and quiet. The iOS silent switch is respected, so the game stays
silent when your phone is, and other apps keep playing - your music is never interrupted.
You can turn sound off in Settings and play with haptics alone.

DIFFICULTY THAT STAYS FAIR
It starts with three dots. As you progress there are more dots and less time to see them.
The count stops at fourteen and never goes higher - beyond that it becomes luck rather than
memory, and that is not the game we wanted to make.

FROM QUESTION 21, IT IS NOT ALWAYS AN EXTRA DOT
Later rounds mix in questions where one dot has moved somewhere else instead.
The number of dots does not change, so counting will not help - you have to remember
the shape they made. What you do stays the same: tap the dot that does not match.

MAKE IT YOURS
Three difficulty levels: easy, normal and hard. Easy gives you longer to memorize, which
also makes a run take a little longer. Five background colours. Sound and haptics each
switch on and off.

YOUR RECORD
Today's best and your all-time best, kept separately for each difficulty.
When you are one dot away from a new record, you will see it - and want one more run.

HOW TO PLAY
1. Dots appear. Remember where they are
2. They all vanish
3. They come back, with one extra dot (later on, one may have moved instead)
4. Tap the one that is different from what you saw

That is it. There is nothing to read first.

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## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-05

The store name is now "いっこふえた Nova Dot: Brain Game".
The app now appears in English on devices that are not set to Japanese.
The game and your records are unchanged.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-28

Initial release.

- A visual memory game: spot the dot that was added
- Two to three minutes per run; three lives, sixty questions maximum
- Tap-only controls, playable with one hand
- Short sound effects; the silent switch is respected, and they can be turned off
- Three difficulty levels and five background colours
- Tracks your daily best and all-time best for each difficulty

### 1.0 — 2026-09-27

No release notes.

## More apps by Takashi Iwasaki

- [深淵神経 - Abyss Neuron](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abyss-neuron/id6798227348)
- [Block Tsumetsume](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/block-tsumetsume/id6808888294)
- [Kadokado Tiles](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kadokado-tiles/id6808888894)
- [Afterbot](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afterbot/id6808967271)
- [Mahoujin - Magic Square](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mahoujin-magic-square/id6811444372)

All apps by Takashi Iwasaki: https://appshunter.io/developer/1868144425

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