Buildy Blocks vs Don't Kill The Dots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buildy Blocks
Build towering structures by precisely stacking blocks. Compete for the highest score in various modes and challenge yourself to keep your tower from tumbling.
- Single tap gameplay
- Multiple tower types
- Normal mode
- Hardcore mode
- Game Center leaderboards
- Achievements
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In Buildy Blocks, the sky is the limit. You have to stack blocks on top of each other in order to build a tower. Let's see how high you can go before it tumbles down! Features : - Fun single tap gameplay - 5 different tower types - Normal and hardcore modes - Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Don't Kill The Dots
Navigate a challenging arcade experience with simple one-touch controls. Dodge obstacles and eliminate targets to achieve the highest score possible. This game requires quick reflexes and mastery of its unique mechanics.
- Simple one-touch controls
- Dodge blue dots
- Kill red dots
- High score chasing
- Hard to master gameplay
- Sharp reflex requirement
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Survive as long as you can, with super simple one touch controls. You'll spin one way if you're touching the screen, and the other way if you aren't. Make no mistake; this game is simple to learn and hard to master. You must rely on sharp reflexes to dodge the blue dots and kill all the red dots. How high of a score can you get?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Don't Kill The Dots at 100% against Buildy Blocks's 32%. Don't Kill The Dots also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Buildy Blocks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Buildy Blocks sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Don't Kill The Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Don't Kill The Dots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buildy Blocks has 30 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Buildy Blocks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Don't Kill The Dots's.
Buildy Blocks ships an update every 2 days, Don't Kill The Dots every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buildy Blocks | Don't Kill The Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Umbrella Games LLC | Power-Up Game Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Buildy Blocks
Don't Kill The Dots
In-app purchases
Buildy Blocks
- Tower Mode$0.99
- Rail Mode$0.99
- Ladder Mode$0.99
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- Mode 5$0.99
- No ads!$1.99
Don't Kill The Dots
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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