Comparison

Brain Dots vs Latch

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

Latch

Master a one-touch swinging mechanic where holding creates a line to an anchor, and releasing launches you with momentum. Navigate an endless, procedurally generated shaft, collecting sparks and avoiding overheating. This game offers instant restarts and an offline experience.

Highlights
  • One-touch swinging with momentum
  • Procedurally generated endless shaft
  • Line overheating mechanic
  • Collect sparks for points
  • Offline play
  • Instant restarts
Features
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Hold: your line snaps to the nearest anchor and you swing. Release: you fly. That's the entire tutorial. The shaft goes down forever. • One-touch swinging with real momentum — releases at the bottom of the arc launch you like a slingshot • A ringed anchor always shows your next latch • Your line overheats in seconds; keep moving or drop • Crystals end runs; sparks pay five meters each • Endless, procedurally deeper, instantly restartable • Depth chased in meters, best score kept forever • Offline, no account, nothing collected Twenty seconds to learn. The bottom is unreachable. Go anyway.

Screenshots

Brain Dots4 screens
Latch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Latch at 5.0 against Brain Dots's 4.4. Latch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Brain Dots's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Latch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Latch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Dots has 8.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, Latch weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 1 level
Brain Dots versus Latch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DotsLatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings8.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.Jordan Wegner

Customer experience

Brain Dots

All ratings8,180 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.7%

Latch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Latch

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

Latch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Latch free?
Latch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brain Dots or Latch?
Latch is rated higher. Brain Dots averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while Latch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Brain Dots or Latch have ads?
Brain Dots shows ads; Latch does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dots or Latch?
Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, and Latch weekly. Most recently, Brain Dots was updated on October 21, 2026 and Latch on October 16, 2026.

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