Comparison

Brain Dots vs Love Balls

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

Head to head
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

Love Balls

Use your brain and imagination to draw lines and shapes to make balls collide. This puzzle game offers simple rules with challenging levels that increase in difficulty. Collect unique pens and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Draw lines and shapes
  • Bump balls together
  • Challenging levels
  • Collect pens
  • Weekly level updates
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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It's time to use your brain and find a way to bump the balls! The rule's easy, just draw lines or shapes to bump the balls, you will need your wisdom and imagination. You'll surely love this game once you get how it works! Features: * Free to play, play it anywhere anytime * Suitable for all ages * Simple rules but a little difficult to clear the level, you'll find the addiction. * You can also enjoy the fun of collecting pens * Now try to get a higher score and share it with your friends! * New levels update every week

Screenshots

Brain Dots4 screens
Love Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Brain Dots at every 11 days against Love Balls's every 3 months. Love Balls's advantage is ratings volume (557K vs 8.2K). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brain Dots sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Love Balls sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Love Balls holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Love Balls has 557K ratings behind it against 8.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Brain Dots's written reviews are positive against 55% of Love Balls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dots ships an update every 11 days, Love Balls every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brain Dots versus Love Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DotsLove Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.2K ratings)4.6 (557K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews55.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.2K557K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB264 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.Lion Studios

Customer experience

Brain Dots

All ratings8,165 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews1,906 reviews
Positive49.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative39.2%

Love Balls

All ratings556,649 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews2,034 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative35.1%

User reviews

Brain Dots

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Challenging and engaging puzzles
  • 🎨 Variety of pen styles and customization options
  • ⚙️ Interesting physics-based gameplay
  • 👍 Fun for all ages

Room to improve

  • 💢 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 📱 Compatibility issues with older devices
  • 👀 Difficulty seeing around finger when drawing

Love Balls

From 557K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging and engaging puzzles
  • 💡 Customizable balls and backgrounds
  • 🤩 Enjoyable for all ages

Room to improve

  • 🔥 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🔋 Battery-draining
  • 🤯 Hints and solutions too readily available

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

Love Balls

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes and crashes
  • Ads open unrelated apps
  • Hints not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level packs and updates
  • Custom level creator
  • Option to disable ads for a fee
  • Improved drawing accuracy

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Brain Dots

One-time10
  • Mechanical pencil$0.99
  • Pen$0.99
  • Colored pencil$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
14 purchases

Love Balls

One-time14
  • 900 Coins$0.99
  • Pen - Candy Cane$0.99
  • Pen - Loving Heart$0.99
Show 11 more
  • Pen - Balloon$0.99
  • Pen - Icecream Cone$0.99
  • Skin - Wedding$0.99
  • Pen - Father Christmas$0.99
  • Pen - Bat$0.99
  • Pen - Witch$0.99
  • No Ads!$3.99
  • 5000 Coins$4.99
  • Super Gift!$4.99
  • 11000 Coins$9.99
  • 24000 Coins$19.99

Questions

Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Love Balls free?
Love Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Dots or Love Balls?
Love Balls is rated higher. Brain Dots averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while Love Balls averages 4.6 from 557K ratings.
Do Brain Dots or Love Balls have ads?
Both Brain Dots and Love Balls show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dots or Love Balls?
Brain Dots ships an update every 11 days, and Love Balls every 3 months. Most recently, Brain Dots was updated on September 26, 2026 and Love Balls on September 27, 2026.

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