Comparison

Snapdots vs Dotmates

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

Head to head
About

Snapdots

A colorful puzzle game where players connect five or more bubbles of the same color to clear them. It features various arrangements for bubble removal, including lines, crosses, and squares. Enjoy a visually engaging challenge that requires strategic thinking.

Highlights
  • Connect 5+ same-colored bubbles
  • Remove bubbles in lines, crosses, and squares
  • Engaging puzzle gameplay
  • Visually appealing design
  • Strategic thinking required
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Snapdots is a puzzle about one small pleasure: five dots falling into line and snapping away. Tap a dot and swipe. It slides until something stops it. New dots keep feeding in around the edge of the board, so the space you just cleared never stays clear for long. Line up five of one colour, across, down, or on either diagonal, and they go. Close the ring of a 3x3 box, or build a plus, and they go for more. Keep clearing without a pause and the multiplier climbs to x3. Let the board fill up and the run is over. That is the whole game. It gets hard anyway. TWELVE BOARDS Three sizes (7x7, 9x9 and 12x12), each with 3, 4, 5 or 6 colours. The small three-colour board is a two-minute break. The 12x12 board with six colours is not. SIX THEMES Flat dots, glossy spheres, POKE, sweets, gems and owls. Switch from the menu; each theme brings its own sounds. LIGHT AND DARK Follows your device automatically. Nothing to set. LEADERBOARDS Every board size and colour count keeps its own Game Center leaderboard, so a 7x7 score never has to compete with a 12x12 one. PICK IT BACK UP Leave in the middle of a run and the board is waiting exactly as you left it. No ads. No account. Plays offline.

About

Dotmates

A calm logic puzzle game where you drag colored dots to form clusters. Be strategic, as forming a cluster freezes other dots of that color. Offers 150 solvable levels with no timers or ads.

Highlights
  • 150 verified solvable levels
  • Colorblind-friendly shapes
  • No timers or lives
  • Undo any move
  • Calm ambient soundtrack
  • No data collection or network required
Features
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Drag dots together. Dots of a color that touch bind into a cluster and move as one piece — but the moment a cluster forms, that color's loose dots freeze. Bind the wrong pair first and you'll trap yourself. • 150 levels, every one verified solvable • Par for every level is the true minimum — proven by exhaustive search • Earn three stars by matching par, or switch on Expert Mode to require it • A shape on every color, not just hue — colorblind-friendly at a tap • Unhurried: no timers, no lives, no ads — undo anything • A calm, generative ambient soundtrack (music can be switched off) • No data collected. No network. No account. An original tribute to the mechanics of the 2014 puzzle Dwelp — with all-new art, music, and levels.

Screenshots

Snapdots4 screens
Dotmates3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dotmates at none against Snapdots's 1. Dotmates also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Snapdots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dotmates asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Snapdots against 5.0 for Dotmates. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snapdots ships an update every 9 days, Dotmates every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Snapdots versus Dotmates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapdotsDotmates
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor FuchkinVibesoft LLC

Customer experience

Snapdots

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dotmates

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Snapdots

One-time1
  • Unlock full game$0.99
None

Dotmates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snapdots free?
Snapdots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dotmates free?
Dotmates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snapdots or Dotmates?
Snapdots and Dotmates are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Snapdots or Dotmates have ads?
Neither Snapdots nor Dotmates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snapdots or Dotmates?
Snapdots ships an update every 9 days, and Dotmates every 4 days. Most recently, Snapdots was updated on October 9, 2026 and Dotmates on October 8, 2026.

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