Loop & Dot vs Dare the Monkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loop & Dot
Engage in a fast-paced chase game on your wrist. Control a shape-shifting ring to catch another ring while avoiding an enemy and the ticking clock. Test your reflexes in this speed-based arcade challenge.
- Shape-shifting rings
- Catch Dot
- Avoid enemy
- Timed gameplay
- Play on Apple Watch
- Fast-paced chase
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Meet Loop: A clever shape shifting ring whose sole purpose is to catch Dot. Meet Dot: A clever shape shifting ring whose sole purpose is to avoid Loop. Play as Loop and catch Dot as many times before the enemy catches you. Oh, and before time runs out. Loop & Dot is a fast paced, speed chase between two iconic friends and the enemy that you play directly on your wrist.
Dare the Monkey
Embark on a thrilling one-touch arcade platformer adventure with a daring monkey hero. Run, jump, and roll through challenging levels filled with obstacles and surprises. Experience fast-paced, skill-based gameplay that is easy to learn but difficult to master.
- One-touch controls
- Fast-paced levels
- Challenging obstacles
- Skill-based gameplay
- Arcade platformer adventure
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*** Over 2 Million Players Have Gone Bananas! *** Meet Dare, your daring little monkey hero! Run, jump, and roll through fast-paced, challenging levels packed with obstacles and surprises. Dare the Monkey is a one-touch arcade platformer that brings classic arcade fun to your mobile device. Easy to pick up, hard to master — a skill-based adventure you won’t put down. Tricky levels and fast reflexes await. Can you beat them all? What players are saying: “The best game ever.” 5/5 “Fast, fun, and addictive gameplay!” 5/5 “Feels like a console platformer on my phone!” 5/5 “Reminds me of Donkey Kong — love it!” 5/5 “Challenging, but so satisfying to play.” 5/5 “Hours of fun for casual and hardcore gamers.” 5/5 "Awesome game on my phone and watch." 5/5
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dare the Monkey at 4.8 against Loop & Dot's 3.5. Dare the Monkey also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 49%) and ratings volume (16K vs 61). Loop & Dot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Dare the Monkey sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Loop & Dot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dare the Monkey holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dare the Monkey has 16K ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Loop & Dot's written reviews are positive against 76% of Dare the Monkey's.
Loop & Dot ships an update every 3 weeks, Dare the Monkey monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loop & Dot | Dare the Monkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (61 ratings) | 4.8 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Zeglarski | Hot Right Now LTD |
Customer experience
Loop & Dot
Dare the Monkey
User reviews
Loop & Dot
From 61 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for boredom
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Good for timepass
- 👍 Addictive
- 👍 No ads
Room to improve
- 👎 Gets boring quickly
- 👎 Lacks instructions/tutorial
- 👎 Repetitive gameplay
- 👎 Limited colors/skins
- 👎 Coins become useless
Dare the Monkey
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- ⌚ Great on Apple Watch
- 🕹️ Simple but challenging controls
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🕹️ Difficult controls on Apple Watch
- 🔋 High battery consumption on Apple Watch
Bugs and requests
Loop & Dot
Reported bugs
6 issues- Tapping/swiping doesn't work
- Game ends at random times
- Doesn't work on Series 9
- Doesn't work at all
- Crashed the watch
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- New update animations unappealing
Requested features
11 requests- More colors and skins
- More things to do in the game
- Add more stuff to the shop
- Add animated paints
- Add new goals/objectives
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- Add tutorial/instructions
- Make the game available on iPhone
- Add more game modes
- Update UI for better intuitiveness
- Support for larger Apple Watch screens
- Add more complication styles
Dare the Monkey
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing and crashing
- Unresponsive jump controls on Apple Watch
- Incompatibility with newer Apple Watch models
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and game modes
- Ability to use in-game currency to unlock features
- Option to mute sound/music
- Improved Apple Watch integration
In-app purchases
Loop & Dot
No in-app purchases
Dare the Monkey
- Unlock Key for Level 2$0.99
- Unlock Key for Level 4$0.99
- 10 Checkpoint Restarts2 variants$0.99
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- Unlock Key for Level 5$1.99
- Unlock Key for Level 6$1.99
- 50 Checkpoint Restarts$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Lucy$2.99
- 50 Checkpoint Restarts$3.99
Questions
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