Hungry Dot vs String.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hungry Dot
Navigate a vibrant arena as a dot, consuming smaller dots to grow while strategically avoiding larger ones. Compete against real players online in this fast-paced survival game.
- Multiplayer online battles
- Eat smaller dots to grow
- Avoid larger dots
- Real-time player competition
- Dot-based survival gameplay
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Welcome to Hungry Dot Multiplayer Online. You and all the other real players are dots and you must eat dots smaller than you and avoid the ones larger than you.
String.io
Capture territory by enclosing areas with your string. Attack opponents by hitting their tails. Unlock avatars and enjoy minimalist graphics in this competitive .io game.
- Enclose areas to capture territory
- Attack players by hitting tails
- Unlock over 30 avatars
- Minimalist graphics
- Multiple control methods
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String.io is a brand new IO game! The goal is pretty simple. Just capture as much territory as possible! Take care! Your enemies are extremely smart! HOW TO PLAY ● Enclose an area with your string to capture new land. ● Attack other players by hitting their tails. FEATURES ● Over 30 colorful avatar to unlock ● Amazing minimalism graphics ● Up to 4 control methods to choose ● Online PVP coming soon Join this game and beat people all around the world! STRING.IO UNLIMITED SUBSCRIPTION: - The subscriptions are $7.99 weekly with 3 days FREE trial, $19.99 monthly, $99.99 annually. - During your subscriptions, you can get 10000 coins per day and double coins. - You can skip missions for the duration of your subscription. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at leat 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen subscription. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancelation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - You can read privacy policy at http://www.metajoy.io/privacy.html and terms of use at http://www.metajoy.io/privacy.html - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that content. *Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines is the equivalent of the subscription price in$USD. Terms of Service http://www.metajoy.io/privacy.html Privacy Policy http://www.metajoy.io/privacy.html Questions? Ask: help@metajoy.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: String.io at 4.5 against Hungry Dot's 3.5. Hungry Dot's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Hungry Dot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and String.io sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
String.io holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Hungry Dot's written reviews are positive against 58% of String.io's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hungry Dot ships an update every 3 weeks, String.io every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hungry Dot | String.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (1.1K ratings) | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews — better | 58.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 339 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duc Phuong Tran | Metajoy |
Customer experience
Hungry Dot
String.io
User reviews
Hungry Dot
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
- 👍 Addictive and fun
- 🎨 Variety of skins/characters
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🤖 Aggressive AI bots
- 🔍 Limited field of view
- 🔒 Lack of true multiplayer
String.io
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Variety of skins and characters
- 💡 Creative game concept
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
Room to improve
- 🔍 Opponents are AI, not real players
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for skins
- 📢 Excessive ads and ad interruptions
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
Bugs and requests
Hungry Dot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes
- Joystick/controls issues
- Leaderboard not working
Requested features
4 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- Ability to customize controls
- Larger map size
- Difficulty settings
String.io
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes at 24% loading
- Missions not registering as completed
- Inconsistent collision detection
Requested features
4 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- Ability to play with friends
- More levels and game modes
- Improved mission system
In-app purchases
Hungry Dot
- Remove Advertisement$1.99
String.io
- Subscribe For 1 Week3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Subscribe For 1 Month$19.991 Month
- Subscribe For 1 Year$99.991 Year
- Remove Ads$1.99
