Comparison

Brain Dots vs Ball Into

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

Ball Into

A physics-based puzzle game where you draw trajectories to guide a ball into a target box. It features numerous levels with unique obstacles and environmental effects that challenge your problem-solving skills. Enjoy a relaxing experience with its clean visuals and soothing music.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzle gameplay
  • Draw trajectories to guide the ball
  • Numerous well-designed levels
  • Obstacle and environmental challenges
  • Simple and clean game style
  • Soothing game music
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1. Ball Into is a casual puzzle physics game. 2. The operation is very simple. You only need to click on the screen, hold and drag to form an auxiliary parabola, and control the ball into the box. 3. The game provides a large number of well-designed levels. You need to play your imagination, skillfully use the layout features of the obstacles in the level, and find out the path of the ball into the box. 4. How to control the launch intensity when there is “WINDY”? How to predict the launch path when there is “MIRROR”? How to overcome inertia thinking when the direction of “GRAVITY” changes? How to grasp the launch timing? These questions will be gradually answered in the process of completing the levels from easy to difficult. 5. Simple and clean game style, soothing and pleasing game music, let your mind and body completely relax, and immersed in the fun puzzle world. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email us at contact@mudotek.com.

Screenshots

Brain Dots4 screens
Ball Into4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ball Into at none against Brain Dots's shown. Ball Into also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Brain Dots's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 64). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Ball Into sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ball Into holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Dots has 8.2K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, Ball Into fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brain Dots versus Ball Into: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DotsBall Into
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.2K ratings)4.6 (64 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.2K — better64
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB144 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.Mudotek Mobile Games

Customer experience

Brain Dots

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

Ball Into

All ratings64 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

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

Ball Into

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
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
2 purchases

Ball Into

One-time2
  • 9 HINTS$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ball Into free?
Ball Into is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Dots or Ball Into?
Ball Into is rated higher. Brain Dots averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while Ball Into averages 4.6 from 64 ratings.
Do Brain Dots or Ball Into have ads?
Brain Dots shows ads; Ball Into does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dots or Ball Into?
Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ball Into fortnightly. Most recently, Brain Dots was updated on October 17, 2026 and Ball Into on October 12, 2026.

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