Comparison

Brain Dots vs TwinGlow

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

TwinGlow

Features
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Two lights. Opposite paths. TwinGlow is a minimalist mirror logic puzzle of pure light. Every move guides the cyan Glow while its magenta Echo travels in the exact opposite direction. Bring both lights into sync—and learn where symmetry can be bent, broken, and restored. A WORLD MADE OF LIGHT Deflectors turn a path. Currents carry one light onward. Rifts fold space. Crystals, tints, pulse gates, and the void keep changing what a mirrored move can mean. A JOURNEY THAT KEEPS GLOWING • Explore more than 2,000 hand-tuned puzzles across +17 evolving chapters. • Return for a shared daily challenge with global leaderboards. • Build your own puzzles in Studio and publish complete packs to the Community. • Discover, rate, and master creations from other players. • Track clean solves, stars, and personal bests across your journey. • Continue the campaign offline; reconnect for daily and Community features. TwinGlow begins with one simple rule: move one light, and the other answers. Everything after that is learning how beautifully the rule can break.

Screenshots

Brain Dots4 screens
TwinGlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

Brain Dots and TwinGlow are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 TwinGlow sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, TwinGlow every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Brain Dots versus TwinGlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DotsTwinGlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB110 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.Omar Mabrouk

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

TwinGlow

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
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  • 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
10 purchases

TwinGlow

One-time10
  • 30 Assists$2.49
  • Achromatic Theme$2.99
  • Rust / Olive Theme$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Amber / Indigo Theme$2.99
  • Lime / Violet Theme$2.99
  • Gold / Silver Theme$2.99
  • Emerald / Beige Theme$2.99
  • Cobalt / Crimson Theme$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • 100 Assists$7.49

Questions

Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TwinGlow free?
TwinGlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Dots or TwinGlow have ads?
Both Brain Dots and TwinGlow show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dots or TwinGlow?
Brain Dots ships an update every 3 weeks, and TwinGlow every 10 days. Most recently, Brain Dots was updated on October 18, 2026 and TwinGlow on October 12, 2026.

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