Comparison

Brain Dots vs Pencil Games

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

Pencil Games

Enjoy classic pencil and paper drawing games on your device. Play solo or challenge friends in a variety of puzzles and strategy games. New games are generated on demand, and progress is saved for seamless play.

Highlights
  • Classic drawing games
  • Randomly generated games
  • Single player and multiplayer modes
  • Progress saving
  • Play with Apple Pencil, stylus, or finger
Features
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Play classic pencil and paper drawing games such as Crossword Puzzles, Sudoku, Word Searches, Tic Tac Toe, with an Apple Pencil, a stylus, or even your finger! • Never run out of fun, as new games are randomly generated anytime you wish. • Play single player games such as Crossword Puzzles, Sudoku, Futoshiki, Word Searches, and Mazes, or play against a friend on games such as Tic Tac Toe, Hangman, Dots and Boxes, and 4 in a Row. • Progress in each game is saved, so you are able to toggle between games and resume where you left off. • More games to come!

Screenshots

Brain Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brain Dots at 4.4 against Pencil Games's 3.2. Brain Dots also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 22%) and ratings volume (8.2K vs 58). Pencil Games's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price and iOS requirement 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. Pencil Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brain Dots holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Dots has 8.2K ratings behind it against 58, 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 22% of Pencil Games's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, Pencil Games every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Brain Dots versus Pencil Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DotsPencil Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.2K ratings) — better3.2 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews — better21.7% of reviews
Number of ratings8.2K — better58
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.Edwards 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%

Pencil Games

All ratings44 ratings
Positive40.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative73.9%

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

Pencil Games

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
None

Pencil Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pencil Games free?
Pencil Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brain Dots or Pencil Games?
Brain Dots is rated higher. Brain Dots averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while Pencil Games averages 3.2 from 58 ratings.
Do Brain Dots or Pencil Games have ads?
Brain Dots shows ads; Pencil Games does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dots or Pencil Games?
Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pencil Games every 3 months. Most recently, Brain Dots was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pencil Games on October 24, 2026.

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