Comparison

Scribble Squabble vs Dot Battles

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

Head to head
About

Scribble Squabble

Engage in strategic paper warfare by building forts and launching hand-drawn attacks against friends or AI. Victory goes to the most skilled sketcher on a digital notebook page.

Highlights
  • Build forts on a digital notebook page
  • Battle friends or AI opponents
  • Launch hand-drawn bombs
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Play with 1-10 forts
  • Unlockable themes via in-app purchase
Features
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A few minutes of downtime is all you need to wage furiously scribbled warfare, battling friends or an evil artificial intelligence who knows exactly how to defeat you. The battlefield is a war-torn, crumpled sheet of notebook paper. Half the page belongs to you, half to your opponent. Build your forts, then brace for combat as you cross sharpened pencils, taking turns lobbing handdrawn bombs until their forts are mere scorched smudges. Victory belongs to the sketchiest player! It's all-out warfare. On digital paper, of course! • Play against a friend or a computer opponent on your device • Battle anyone with a network connection signed into Game Center • Three difficulty levels • Play with 1 to 10 forts • Choose from several themes. Classic and X-mas are free. Tanks, Subs, Space, and Planes are available for In-App Purchase • _Do not_ use an actual pencil on your device

About

Dot Battles

Features
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Dot Battles - Epic Pixel Battle Simulator Watch colorful armies battle for territory in this mesmerizing pixel war simulator! Set up your battlefield, choose your teams, and watch the chaos unfold. FEATURES: • Multiple Battle Modes - Random Fill: Chaotic distribution across the battlefield - Pixels: Custom pixel counts per team - Horizontal & Vertical Bars: Strategic stripe formations - Grid: Even territory distribution - Countries: Contiguous territories with defined borders - Image Mode: Transform any image into a battlefield • Battle Effects - Bomb: Create explosive black craters - Blitz: Spread team colors rapidly - Mountain: Build white barriers - Flood: Takedown exposed pixels • Continue Your Battles - Save and resume epic conflicts - Automatic battle state preservation - Pick up where you left off • Customization - 2-100+ teams with distinct colors - Smart color generation for maximum contrast - Image palette extraction for unique battles - Adjustable screen orientation • Quality of Life - Keep screen awake during long battles - Pause to analyze the battlefield - Track team statistics in real-time - Bar graphs showing team percentages - Elapsed time tracking ABOUT DOT BATTLES Dot Battles is a hypnotic simulation where pixels battle for dominance. Each pixel tries to convert its neighbors to its team's color, creating beautiful emergent patterns and dramatic territorial shifts. Will your favorite color conquer the battlefield, or will an underdog team rise to victory? Perfect for: - Mesmerizing background entertainment - Color theory exploration - Strategy and pattern analysis - Relaxation and stress relief - Testing battle configurations Start your pixel war today!

Screenshots

Scribble Squabble4 screens
Dot Battles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scribble Squabble at 12.4 against Dot Battles's 15.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Scribble Squabble sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Dot Battles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scribble Squabble versus Dot Battles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribble SquabbleDot Battles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 46 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSplasm Software, Inc.404 Software

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Scribble Squabble

One-time4
  • Subs Theme$0.99
  • Space Theme$0.99
  • Planes Theme$0.99
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  • Tanks Theme$0.99
3 purchases

Dot Battles

One-time3
  • Support Dot Battles!$0.99
  • $1.99 Donation$1.99
  • $9.99 Donation$9.99

Questions

Is Scribble Squabble free?
Scribble Squabble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dot Battles free?
Dot Battles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scribble Squabble or Dot Battles have ads?
Neither Scribble Squabble nor Dot Battles shows ads.

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