Comparison

Brain Dots vs PACK IT!

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

PACK IT!

Features
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積み込んだぶんだけ、最後が気持ちいい。 PACK IT! は、荷物をそろえて消し、集めた荷物をプレスでつぶすブロックパズルです。 ■ 回して、積んで、連鎖を狙う 横にドラッグして位置を調整。タップで回転し、真下にスワイプして積み込みます。 横一列がそろうと消え、宙に浮いた荷物が落下。次の連鎖を狙いましょう。赤いラインを越えるとゲームオーバーです。 ■ 最後は豪快にプレス! ライン消しや全消しで、つぶせるボーナス荷物が増加。 プレイの最後は、集めた荷物をプレスで粉砕!「一気につぶす」でまとめて楽しむこともできます。ボーナス得点はプレイ中の得点に加算されます。 ■ 2つのモード ADVENTURE:全100ステージ。クリアして次のステージを解放。 FREE:積み込みを続けて、自己ベストに挑戦。 ■ 自分のペースで サウンドの切り替えと言語設定に対応。 スコアやステージ進行は端末内に保存されます。アカウント登録は不要です。 無料でプレイできます。広告と任意のアプリ内購入があります。 「広告削除」は自動表示の広告を永久に削除する買い切り商品です。任意の復活動画は対象外です。復活は1プレイにつき1回で、動画の視聴完了によりスコアを引き継いで再開できます。

Screenshots

Brain Dots4 screens
PACK IT!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Brain Dots and PACK IT! are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 PACK IT! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Brain Dots versus PACK IT!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DotsPACK IT!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.HARUKI KATSUMA

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

PACK IT!

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
1 purchases

PACK IT!

One-time1
  • Remove Automatic Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PACK IT! free?
PACK IT! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Dots or PACK IT! have ads?
Both Brain Dots and PACK IT! show ads.

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