Comparison

Bigger Dot vs Nebulous.io

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

Head to head
About

Bigger Dot

Control a dot, eat food and smaller dots to grow larger. Avoid obstacles and other players. Split your dot to gain an advantage or create food.

Highlights
  • Eat food to grow
  • Eat smaller dots
  • Split your dot
  • Avoid explosions
  • Multiplayer gameplay
Features
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INTRODUCE Bigger Dot drops you into a vast living arena where cells grow, chase, and risk being swallowed. When your blob is larger than a rival, you can absorb them and keep climbing in size. Skillful movement is how you grow quickly—food and smaller cells ahead of you are opportunities, while careless wandering turns you into someone else's meal. Everything in front of you can become mass if you outsize it. To stay large for longer, eat steadily and avoid feeding careless pieces to bigger hunters. Join the seasonal community on the online leaderboard: register a display name, track peak score and rank, and keep pushing toward the top of each season table. HOW TO PLAY Rely on the control pad to steer your cells. Use M-pad to aim toward a point on the screen, or switch to C-pad for a floating stick—touch anywhere empty to place the stick at your finger, drag to steer, and lift to snap back to the default corner. On Mac and desktop, the same pads work with a pointer or trackpad, so you can keep one hand on movement while you glance at the minimap and rank strip. Hunt food and bots, absorb what you can overpower, and keep your mass safe. You can split into multiple pieces to move faster and catch prey more easily. You can also eject mass to hoard bait, open a path, or deceive other cells. When you eat an explosive splitter, you may break into several parts depending on your size—be careful if you are small, because a dangerous splitter can swallow you instead. Brown splitters grow from food around the map. Green splitters punish giants that gulp them without caution. Learn the rhythm of chase, escape, and regroup after every split. After a hard fight, pause briefly at the edge of the map, let distant pieces drift back together when the mode allows it, then re-enter the crowded centre only when you have a clear size advantage. GAME MODES • Classic — endless growth in an open arena • Time Attack — a three-minute score rush for a personal high score • Hardcore — after you split, parts never merge again • Bot Battle — spectate AI wars without controlling a human cell FEATURES • Simple default controls for touch and pointer, plus a pad toggle in the corner • Change the controller style anytime with the M-pad / C-pad switch • Customize outline, body color, and core shape so your cell is easy to spot in a busy field • Sign up, rename your character, browse season player lists, and sync scores to the online leaderboard when a connection is available • Session stats: peak score, splits, ejects, and rank snapshots • Eight languages with an in-game language picker • Built-in how-to-play guide based on real arena habits • Share highlights through your device's system share sheet when available • Full-screen canvas that fills phones, tablets, and Mac windows in portrait or landscape without letterboxing • Optional sound and music toggles remembered on the device TIPS FOR LONGER RUNS Stay near clusters of food while you are small, and only challenge another cell when you clearly outsize it. After you split, protect the largest piece first—losing the main mass often ends the run faster than losing a scout. Use ejected mass as bait near a green splitter only when you can escape the blast radius. In Time Attack, favour dense food lanes over long chases; in Hardcore, treat every split as permanent territory you must defend. CONTACT Please write if you want to share feedback with us. Email: trochoicodien@gmail.com More projects: tyttoot.com Wish you calm, focused runs and fun moments in the arena. Thanks for playing Bigger Dot!

About

Nebulous.io

Engage in a multiplayer game where you grow by consuming smaller entities and collecting dots. Avoid larger players while strategizing to become the biggest blob. Enjoy various game modes, customization options, and social features.

Highlights
  • Collect dots and gobble smaller players
  • Compete with up to 27 players online
  • Over 500 unlockable skins
  • Upload custom skins
  • Multiple game modes including FFA, Teams, and Capture the Flag
  • Clan system with Clan Wars
  • Offline single-player mode
Features
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Grow your blobs by collecting dots placed throughout the game or gobbling up smaller players. Avoid bigger players attempting to do the same. Compete with other players to become the biggest blob in the universe! Features: ◆ Find groups, play with friends, and join a clan! ◆ Over 500 skins with unique ways to unlock them and more coming! ◆ NEW: Special Power Ups in the Shop! ◆ Upload your own custom skin for other players to see! ◆ Online Multiplayer (up to 27 players per game) ◆ Offline Single-player ◆ FFA, Timed FFA, Teams, Timed Teams, Capture the Flag, Survival, and Soccer Mode! ◆ Mayhem Mode! ◆ XP, Achievements, and Stats! ◆ Clan System with Clan Wars! ◆ Feeling competitive? Try the Arenas! ◆ Space or Grid Theme ◆ Multiple Control Schemes ◆ Server Leader Boards Tips: ◆ Eject mass into a black hole to move it ◆ After some time passes your blobs will recombine ◆ Seek refuge from large players inside black holes if you are small ◆ Black holes will break up or shrink your blobs if you are large ◆ Split up when being chased for a small speed boost

Screenshots

Bigger Dot4 screens
Nebulous.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bigger Dot at none against Nebulous.io's 13. Nebulous.io's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 7). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nebulous.io sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Bigger Dot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nebulous.io holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nebulous.io has 2.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bigger Dot ships an update every 2 months, Nebulous.io every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bigger Dot versus Nebulous.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBigger DotNebulous.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings)4.1 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—54.1% of reviews
Number of ratings72.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB71 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTran TheSimplicial Software, LLC

Customer experience

Bigger Dot

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Nebulous.io

All ratings2,636 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews702 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral12.4%
Negative33.5%

Bugs and requests

Bigger Dot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nebulous.io

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Progression resets and lost account data
  • Connectivity issues and server problems
  • Glitches with power-ups and abilities
  • Inconsistent performance on iOS devices
  • Inability to change name or settings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved matchmaking system
  • More game modes and customization options
  • Ability to upload custom skins on iOS
  • Better community features and moderation
  • Reduced in-app purchase costs

In-app purchases

None

Bigger Dot

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Nebulous.io

One-time12
  • 2,000 Plasma$0.49
  • One Spin$0.99
  • 5,000 Plasma$0.99
Show 9 more
  • 10,000 Plasma$1.49
  • 3,000 Plasma$1.99
  • Plasma Boost 7 Days$2.99
  • Remove Ads2 variants$2.99
  • 10,000 Plasma$4.99
  • 50,000 Plasma$4.99
  • 100,000 Plasma$7.49
  • 25,000 Plasma$9.99
  • 500,000 Plasma$24.99

Questions

Is Bigger Dot free?
Bigger Dot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nebulous.io free?
Nebulous.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bigger Dot or Nebulous.io?
Nebulous.io is rated higher. Bigger Dot averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Nebulous.io averages 4.1 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Bigger Dot or Nebulous.io have ads?
Both Bigger Dot and Nebulous.io show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bigger Dot or Nebulous.io?
Bigger Dot ships an update every 2 months, and Nebulous.io every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bigger Dot was updated on October 11, 2026 and Nebulous.io on October 12, 2026.

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