Comparison

Brain Dots vs Brain Dots

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Brain Dots

Draw lines and shapes to make two colored dots collide in this relaxing brain-training puzzle game. Flexible thinking is key to finding the best solution among multiple possibilities. Enjoy a free gaming experience suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Draw lines and shapes
  • Make dots collide
  • Flexible thinking puzzles
  • Multiple solutions
  • Hint system
  • Free to play
Features
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Let's draw lines and bump dots! This is a brain-training game that everyone from children to grown-ups to relax and brainstorm. ◆ How to play: Draw lines and shapes freely to move and roll the balls. Flexible thinking is going to become the key to victory. Make the blue and red dots bump. Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution ◆ Features: Hint: helps you to resolve the level. Video: views video to get hints. Restart: starts over the level. All free, just play and relax. As this game includes the elements of riddle and “Escape the Room” type of games, we would recommend Brain Dots to who enjoy brain-type puzzles, cards and strategy games. I hope you enjoy brain dots - draw line game!

Screenshots

Brain Dots4 screens
Brain Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brain Dots at none against Brain Dots's 10. Brain Dots also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (69% vs 50%). Brain Dots's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 23). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brain Dots sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Brain Dots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Brain Dots against 4.5 for Brain Dots. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Dots has 8.2K ratings behind it against 23, 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 69% of Brain Dots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, Brain Dots every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Brain Dots versus Brain Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DotsBrain Dots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.2K ratings)4.5 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.2K — better23
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB104 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.Fine Monkeys, LLC

Customer experience

Brain Dots

All ratings8,180 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews1,908 reviews
Positive49.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative39.3%

Brain Dots

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

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

Brain Dots

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Brain Dots

One-time10
  • 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
None

Brain Dots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brain Dots or Brain Dots?
Brain Dots is rated higher. Brain Dots averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while Brain Dots averages 4.5 from 23 ratings.
Do Brain Dots or Brain Dots have ads?
Brain Dots shows ads; Brain Dots does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dots or Brain Dots?
Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, and Brain Dots every 2 weeks. Most recently, Brain Dots was updated on October 24, 2026 and Brain Dots on October 24, 2026.

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