Comparison

Bigger Dot vs Survival Virus

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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NEW: ORIGINAL MODE — NEW BUT NOT NEW The Bigger Dot that so many players fell in love with is back, rebuilt exactly as it played years ago. Press Play on the home screen and you land straight in the original arena: star-shaped cells, the green split and eject stars on the screen edges, brown splitters and hungry computer-controlled cells. The score line, the name box on the game-over screen and the world that keeps running after you shrink are all here. Want the newer experience? Tap the Arena button under Play for Classic, Time Attack, Hardcore and Bot Battle. 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 live 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 • Original — the first Bigger Dot arena, restored as it was (Play button) • 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 • The game-over card shows play time, food eaten, cells eaten and who ended your run • Full-screen canvas that fills phones, tablets, and Mac windows in portrait or landscape without letterboxing • Season picker on the leaderboard to browse earlier seasons 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

Survival Virus

Endure as long as possible against evolving viruses. Enhance your character with upgrades and become stronger with each level. Explore numerous maps and utilize a large arsenal to aid your survival.

Highlights
  • Level system
  • Multiple maps
  • Extensive arsenal
  • Character upgrades
  • Evolving viruses
Features
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Survive as long as you can! And watch out for the viruses, as they evolve over time. But don't worry you can evolve too! Buy upgrades and get stronger each level! - Level System - Loads of maps - Big arsenal

Screenshots

Bigger Dot4 screens
Survival Virus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Survival Virus at 5.0 against Bigger Dot's 3.7. Survival Virus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Bigger Dot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Survival Virus sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Bigger Dot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Survival Virus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bigger Dot has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bigger Dot ships an update every 2 months, Survival Virus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bigger Dot versus Survival Virus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBigger DotSurvival Virus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB443 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTran TheJoao Milone

Customer experience

Bigger Dot

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

Survival Virus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bigger Dot

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Survival Virus

One-time5
  • 500 VCoins!$0.99
  • 10 Gems!$0.99
  • 3500 VCoins!$1.99
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  • 30 Gems!$1.99
  • 5000 VCoins + 50 Gems!!$3.99

Questions

Is Bigger Dot free?
Bigger Dot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Survival Virus free?
Survival Virus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bigger Dot or Survival Virus?
Survival Virus is rated higher. Bigger Dot averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Survival Virus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bigger Dot or Survival Virus have ads?
Bigger Dot shows ads; Survival Virus does not.
Which is updated more often, Bigger Dot or Survival Virus?
Bigger Dot ships an update every 2 months, and Survival Virus every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bigger Dot was updated on October 24, 2026 and Survival Virus on October 29, 2026.

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