Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Single tap gameplay
  • Multiple tower types
  • Normal mode
  • Hardcore mode
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Achievements
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Simple one-touch controls
  • Dodge blue dots
  • Kill red dots
  • High score chasing
  • Hard to master gameplay
  • Sharp reflex requirement
Features
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Hit the red dots. Avoid the blue ones. Don't let a single red dot get past you. Don't Kill The Dots is a one touch dot dodge game. A spinner sits in the middle of the screen while waves of dots fly toward it. Hold the screen to spin one way and let go to spin the other. Hit every red dot and keep clear of every blue one. One mistake ends the run. HOW TO PLAY • Hold anywhere to spin one way • Let go to spin the other way • Hit every red dot before it gets past you • Don't touch the blue dots • Let gold dots reach the middle to collect gold HARD MODE In Hard Mode the spinner turns faster from the start. Can you keep control? COLLECT AND UNLOCK • More than 100 spinner colors • Spend gold on new colors • 100 challenges, with special colors as rewards • Spin the prize wheel for free every 12 hours COMPETE • Normal and Hard Mode leaderboards • 19 achievements to earn • Share your high score and challenge your friends to beat it YOUR WAY Reverse the spin direction in settings if it feels better. PLAY OFFLINE No wifi needed. Don't Kill The Dots plays offline, so it's ready for flights, road trips and waiting rooms. Easy to learn, hard to master, and made for one finger. How long can you last?

Screenshots

Buildy Blocks4 screens
Don't Kill The Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

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 monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buildy Blocks ships an update every 2 days, Don't Kill The Dots monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Buildy Blocks versus Don't Kill The Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildy BlocksDon't Kill The Dots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (30 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUmbrella Games LLCPower-Up Game Studios LLC

Customer experience

Buildy Blocks

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative58.0%

Don't Kill The Dots

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Buildy Blocks

One-time5
  • Tower Mode$0.99
  • Rail Mode$0.99
  • Ladder Mode$0.99
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  • Mode 5$0.99
  • No ads!$1.99
1 purchases

Don't Kill The Dots

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Buildy Blocks free?
Buildy Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don't Kill The Dots free?
Don't Kill The Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buildy Blocks or Don't Kill The Dots?
Don't Kill The Dots is rated higher. Buildy Blocks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Don't Kill The Dots averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Buildy Blocks or Don't Kill The Dots have ads?
Don't Kill The Dots shows ads; Buildy Blocks does not.
Which is updated more often, Buildy Blocks or Don't Kill The Dots?
Buildy Blocks ships an update every 2 days, and Don't Kill The Dots monthly. Most recently, Buildy Blocks was updated on November 2, 2026 and Don't Kill The Dots on November 3, 2026.

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