Comparison

Brain Dots vs orange (game)

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

orange (game)

Solve 50 unique logic puzzles by making the entire screen orange. This color-based puzzle game offers a new challenge with each level, building on a popular series. Hints are available to help you progress through the conundrums.

Highlights
  • 50 unique logic puzzles
  • Color-based challenges
  • Hint system available
  • Part of a puzzle game series
  • Multiple hints per level
Features
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Can you make the screen orange in 50 levels? Each level has its own logic. It's here, the next part of my colour puzzle series! After 'yellow', 'red', 'black, 'blue', 'green' and 'pink' it's time to solve 50 new conundrums! Do you need help? Use the light bulb button in the top right corner of each level to get hints. There are multiple hints for each level. With the in-app purchase you will not get ads before the hints. This is the seventh game in my color puzzle series. There are already 7 color games each with 50 new levels. A Bart Bonte / bontegames puzzle game. Enjoy! @BartBonte

Screenshots

Brain Dots4 screens
orange (game)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: orange (game) at 94% against Brain Dots's 50%. orange (game) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Brain Dots's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 405). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 orange (game) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

orange (game) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Dots has 8.2K ratings behind it against 405, 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 94% of orange (game)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, orange (game) monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brain Dots versus orange (game): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain Dotsorange (game)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.2K ratings)4.7 (405 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews93.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.2K — better405
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB22 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.Bart BONTE

Customer experience

Brain Dots

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

orange (game)

All ratings405 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews365 reviews
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.8%

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

orange (game)

From 405 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧡 Excellent game design
  • 🎨 Appealing color theme
  • 🎶 Enjoyable background music
  • 👍 Intuitive and engaging puzzles
  • 🤔 Challenges the mind

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Some puzzles can be confusing
  • 🙏 Hints not always helpful
  • 🕰️ Game feels a bit short

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

orange (game)

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Hint function not working for some
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and colors
  • Ability to save progress
  • Tilt/motion controls

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
1 purchases

orange (game)

One-time1
  • premium unlock$2.49

Questions

Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is orange (game) free?
orange (game) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Dots or orange (game)?
orange (game) is rated higher. Brain Dots averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while orange (game) averages 4.7 from 405 ratings.
Do Brain Dots or orange (game) have ads?
Both Brain Dots and orange (game) show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dots or orange (game)?
Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, and orange (game) monthly. Most recently, Brain Dots was updated on October 22, 2026 and orange (game) on October 15, 2026.

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