Comparison

Sport Dots vs Dots

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

Head to head
About

Sport Dots

Engage in a strategic board game that tests your intellect, spatial thinking, and tactical prowess. Master simple rules with deep combination potential to prove your superiority in honest duels and tournaments.

Highlights
  • Pure intellect gameplay
  • Strategy and tactics
  • Spatial thinking
  • Intuition and memory
  • Analysis
  • Spectacular tournaments
Features
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This is not a fight of reflexes and this is not a lottery. Only pure intellect rules. These are the Dots. Strategy and tactics, analysis and spatial thinking, intuition and memory, the will to win and the excitement of an honest duel. Simple rules and a huge potential of combinations. The power of thought and sporting anger. The best players, spectacular tournaments, honorable awards. Prove your superiority! Terms of use - https://playdots.ru/terms-of-use-en/ Privacy policy - https://playdots.ru/privacy-policy-en/ There is an opportunity to subscribe to the game. If you set Auto Renew to Yes, the subscription automatically renews. Funds will be withdrawn from your iTunes account for this subscription within 24 hours before the end of the current paid period. After a purchase, subscription management can be performed through a user account panel. Please use Apple support for payment cancellation assistance.

About

Dots

Features
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Dots: Perimeter is a polished mobile take on the classic paper-and-pencil dots game (also known as Kropki or Точки) — a deceptively deep abstract strategy game that's been played on graph-paper notebooks for generations. Place dots on grid intersections, take turns with your opponent, and try to surround their dots with a closed chain of your own. Every dot you trap inside the chain is captured and counts toward your score. Whoever controls more captured dots when the board fills up wins. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • Async-first. Make a move, close the app, come back when your friend plays. Push notifications let you know it's your turn. • No clocks, no pressure. Take five seconds or five hours per move — your call. • Pure strategy. No dice, no luck, no power-ups. Every win is earned. • Polished hand-drawn aesthetic. The board feels like graph paper; chains are wobbly pen strokes; shaded territory looks like soft pencil fill. PLAY HOW YOU LIKE • Online with a friend — share a 6-letter code to start a match. • Practice against the AI for a quick game. • Hot-seat — pass one device back and forth. THEMES (Optional) The default Notebook theme is yours free, with cream paper and classic red/blue ink. If you want a different look, optional theme packs change the entire app's aesthetic: • Blackboard — chalk on slate • Blueprint — architect-grid white-on-blue • Parchment — aged paper, sepia ink Themes are cosmetic only. They never affect gameplay. WHAT'S INCLUDED FREE • The full game (all rules, AI, online play) • Interactive tutorial that teaches you the mechanics in five short lessons • Match history across devices (sign in is automatic — no email required) PRIVACY We use anonymous accounts (no email, no phone). Your matches and display name are stored only to deliver moves to your opponent. We don't show ads and we don't sell data. See the in-app Privacy Policy for the full breakdown. QUESTIONS? Email hello@funattic.studio TERMS of SERVICE: https://funattic.studio/games/dots-perimeter/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Sport Dots4 screens
Dots3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dots at every 2 weeks against Sport Dots's every 2 months. Sport Dots's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sport Dots sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months and Dots sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sport Dots ships an update every 2 months, Dots every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sport Dots versus Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSport DotsDots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews8.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperpixelplexFunattic Studio Ltd

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sport Dots

Subscriptions10
  • Размер поля, цвет линий и фона$0.996 Months
  • Positions (6 month)$0.996 Months
  • Privacy (6 month)$1.996 Months
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  • Visual settings (1 year)$1.991 Year
  • Smiles (6 month)$1.996 Months
  • Positions (1 year)$1.991 Year
  • Privacy (1 year)$2.991 Year
  • Premiun (3 month)$3.993 Months
  • Smiles (1 year)$3.991 Year
  • Premium (6 month)$5.996 Months
3 purchases

Dots

One-time3
  • Blackboard$1.99
  • Blueprint$1.99
  • Parchment$1.99

Questions

Is Sport Dots free?
Sport Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dots free?
Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sport Dots or Dots have ads?
Neither Sport Dots nor Dots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sport Dots or Dots?
Sport Dots ships an update every 2 months, and Dots every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sport Dots was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dots on October 24, 2026.

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