Brain Dots vs Dual Match 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brain Dots
A challenging puzzle game where you draw lines and shapes to make two balls collide. Collect different drawing tools and create your own levels to test the skills of players worldwide. It's a test of logic and flexible thinking.
- Bump two balls to clear stages
- Draw lines and shapes freely
- Collect over 25 varieties of pens
- Create and share custom stages
- Review and share victory moments
- Tests logical thinking and flexibility
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Over 50 million downloads! The only thing you need to do is to “bump two balls.” Will you be able to clear these simple-looking but actually difficult stages? ▼ The rules are simple! ◆ Let's bump the two balls All you need to do to clear a stage is to “make the blue and red balls bump”. Draw lines and shapes freely to move and roll the balls. Flexible thinking is going to become the key to victory. ◆ Let's collect pens Starting off with a simple pencil, moving onto color pencils, crayons and so on. We have prepared more than 25 varieties of pens of different colors and sizes. Collect various pens and walk through the stages. ◆ Share the moment of victory You can review the moment you cleared a stage on video or picture. Share it on SNS to show off your superior skills to your friends. Not to mention that watching your friends’ gameplay might also become a hint!? ◆ Create Stages Create your own stages and see if users all over the world can solve them. Over 3 million stages already created! ◆ Your brain abilities will be tested This game, continuing after Brain Wars, also tests your logical thinking and the flexibility of your mind. As this game includes the elements of riddle and “Escape the Room” type of games, we would recommend Brain Dots to people who enjoy brain-type puzzles, cards and strategy games. It might also have an impact on your children’s intellectual growth and preventing brain deterioration? ▼ Languages 15 languages! Brain Dots is played all over the world! Japanese / English / Korean / Traditional Chinese / Simplified Chinese / Spanish / French / Portuguese(Brazil) / Swedish / Finnish / Russian / Vietnamese / Thai / Indonesian / Hindi ▼ Latest information Twitter:@braindots_app Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/braindotsapp
Dual Match 3
Connect matching balls of the same color and number to achieve high scores. Utilize strategic combos and special items to overcome challenges in various game modes. Share your progress and achievements with friends.
- Connect same color and number balls
- Score multipliers for combos
- Vertical, horizontal, and diagonal connections
- Hard Mode with cube clearing
- Time Mode for high score challenges
- In-game items for assistance
- Colorblind option and themes
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Thank you for reaching 1 million downloads with no budget! Dual Match 3 is a match 3 puzzle game in which players try to get a high score by connecting 3 or more balls of the same color and number. When 3 or more balls of the same color and number are connected, the points on the balls are multiplied by 10. Players can boost their score by connecting multiple combos, in which case the combo points are multiplied by the number of combos hit so far (e.g. on the third combo, the points are multiplied by 3). The player can connect balls freely: vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Although the rules are simple—just connect 3 or more balls of the same color and number—Dual Match 3 is unique in that scores vary greatly depending on the connection path. In Hard Mode, cubes containing the total number of points from connected balls appear in the position where the finger is removed. When 3 or more cubes of the same color are connected, you win the points and the cubes are removed. The level finishes when all color targets are cleared within the given number of moves. When you level up, bonus points are added based on the number of remaining moves, so you can boost your score by completing the level in fewer moves. At the end of the game, players receive coins according to the number of levels completed. These coins can be exchanged for items during the game. There are three items: Item 1: Tap a ball to remove it Item 2: Add two moves Item 3: Display a hint (reveals a high-scoring path) You can use items multiple times during a game, but the number of coins consumed doubles with each use. In Time Mode, you have to get the high score within 60 seconds. When you hit the score target in 60 seconds, the level finishes and the time limit is reset to 60 seconds. Get combos to extend the time limit based on the number of combos you make. 1 combo adds 1 second, 2 combos add 3 seconds, 3 combos add 10 seconds, 4 combos add 30 seconds, and 5 combos add 60 seconds. However, the time limit never exceeds 60 seconds. You can share in-game videos via SNS by pressing the record button during the game. You can also post your game results or best move to SNS. When you select a ball, it becomes hidden behind your finger, so the game uses haptic feedback to tell you when a ball is selected. People who cannot see differences in color can play using patterns with the “Colorblind” option. There are three different color themes: 1. White 2. Dark blue 3. Gray BGM by Amacha
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dual Match 3 at none against Brain Dots's 10. Dual Match 3 also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Brain Dots's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 60) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Brain Dots sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Dual Match 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Brain Dots against 4.5 for Dual Match 3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Dots has 8.2K ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Brain Dots's written reviews are positive against 56% of Dual Match 3's.
Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, Dual Match 3 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brain Dots | Dual Match 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8.2K ratings) | 4.5 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.9% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Translimit, Inc. | Iyoda |
Customer experience
Brain Dots
Dual Match 3
Bugs and requests
Brain Dots
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to create own levels
- Hint feature not working as expected
- Inability to play on iOS 17 devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save and transfer progress across devices
- Option to disable hint prompts
- More advanced level creation tools
- Improved Apple Pencil support
Dual Match 3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brain Dots
- Mechanical pencil$0.99
- Pen$0.99
- Colored pencil$0.99
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- Crayon$1.99
- Brush$1.99
- Watercolor painting brush$1.99
- Decorated pen$2.99
- Rainbow pencil$2.99
- Fountain pen$3.99
- Remove Cut-In Ads$3.99
Dual Match 3
No in-app purchases









