Comparison

Squares on Line vs Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Squares on Line

A minimalist game designed to enhance focus and reaction time. Players tap to control a blue square, navigating it to avoid incoming red walls. It's a simple yet challenging experience for quick reflexes.

Highlights
  • Tap to control square movement
  • Avoid red walls
  • Increase focus
  • Improve reaction time
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Squares on Line is a minimal ability game that helps you increase your focus and reaction time. HOW TO PLAY IT? You just tap on the screen and flip the blue square down and up to avoid red walls. Squares Game is a game available only on the App Store

About

Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball

This app provides humorous and animated answers to life's big and small questions. Get instant, witty responses to your dilemmas with a fun, engaging interface.

Highlights
  • Animated answers
  • Witty responses
  • Decision-making aid
  • Humorous interface
  • Instant predictions
Features
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Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball 3.0 is a new app. We rebuilt it from the felt up. Full 3D. All-new design. A real ball you can drag, shake, and sit with — not a flat picture of one. Ask anything. Shake, flick, or tap. Watch the 8 think. Storm when it’s mad. Sparkle when it’s happy. Sleep when you leave it alone. This is the Magic 8 Ball we always wanted to make. A real 3D 8 Glass. Chrome. Ice. Gold. Felt. The void. Light moves on it. The room lives in the metal. Long-press if you want a Spirit Guide sitting behind it. All-new design Comic speech bubbles. A Closet instead of a settings dump. A new Ask button, new Stats, new onboarding. Everything matches. Make it yours • Wear a new 8 from the Collection • Paint the room — that’s the floor • Snow Globe — drop a photo in the glass and pick a frame • Answer Packs — spend Magic Points on Anime, 80s, 90s, Y2K, 2010s Swag, or 2020s Brain Rot • House Rules — change Yes Chance or Lock Chance and MP turns off. Play fair. • Boomer Mode if you want the classics Built with care No ads. No account. Nothing you ask leaves the phone. English and Spanish. One $0.99 unlock opens every ball, every floor, and Snow Globe — or just keep asking and earn it. Thank you for shaking it with us.

Screenshots

Squares on Line4 screens
Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball4 screens

Verdict

The call

Squares on Line and Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball's written reviews are positive against 67% of Squares on Line's. Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). Squares on Line's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Squares on Line sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Squares on Line against 5.0 for Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Squares on Line's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squares on Line ships an update every 5 months, Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Squares on Line versus Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquares on LineDusty’s Magic 8 Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB35 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEmin EminiDustin Rodriguez

Customer experience

Squares on Line

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Squares on Line

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball

One-time1
  • Custom Magic 8 Ball Skin$0.99

Questions

Is Squares on Line free?
Squares on Line is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball free?
Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squares on Line or Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball?
Squares on Line and Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 16 ratings respectively.
Do Squares on Line or Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball have ads?
Neither Squares on Line nor Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squares on Line or Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball?
Squares on Line ships an update every 5 months, and Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball every 5 days. Most recently, Squares on Line was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball on November 4, 2026.

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