Comparison

Join The Dots vs Tap Dash

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

Head to head
About

Join The Dots

Test your reaction time and strategic thinking in this mesmerizing connection game. Connect all the dots before they disappear, while avoiding obstacles, to earn a high score and unlock new themes.

Highlights
  • Connect all dots
  • Avoid squares
  • High score challenges
  • Unlockable themes
  • Star collection
Features
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In Join The Dots, a simply mesmerizing game of connection, you’ll put your frantic reaction time and quick strategic thinking to the test. Join all the dots together before they leave the screen, while avoiding the squares. Simple, tension producing, and entrancing, work to earn a high score and unlock more themes as you go by collecting stars during gameplay.

About

Tap Dash

Features
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Click to move between platforms, reach the finish line to open the next level, and collect gems to buy new characters. There are different types of platforms with different features, and each next level is more complicated than the previous one. Collect gems at each level to buy new characters from the store, such as tiger and dragon. Lots of cool levels, beautiful graphics, interesting gameplay and great animation.

Screenshots

Join The Dots4 screens
Tap Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tap Dash at none against Join The Dots's 2. Join The Dots's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price 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. Join The Dots sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tap Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Join The Dots ships an update fortnightly, Tap Dash every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Join The Dots versus Tap Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoin The DotsTap Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEzone.comOleksii Petrochenko

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Join The Dots

One-time2
  • Star Doubler$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Tap Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Join The Dots free?
Join The Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tap Dash free?
Tap Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Join The Dots or Tap Dash have ads?
Tap Dash shows ads; Join The Dots does not.
Which is updated more often, Join The Dots or Tap Dash?
Join The Dots ships an update fortnightly, and Tap Dash every 4 months. Most recently, Join The Dots was updated on October 15, 2026 and Tap Dash on October 2, 2026.

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