Comparison

Dots and Patterns vs TwentySeven

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

Head to head
About

Dots and Patterns

Features
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Dots and Patterns is a creative game with simple and clean design and interface. Each level has a different sequence to be recognized. Some dots change only for color, some other dots has a different texture. You have to be fast and concentrated to click on the correct pattern. Collect more stars to get access to the 2nd Chapter and Bonus levels. Challenge your friends by sharing your results and enter into the worldwide ranking. Dots and Patterns features : - Simple design and clean interface - Two chapters with many levels to play for free - Challenge your friends and see who is the fastest - Improve your pattern recognition skills - Help tools available - Entertaining music - Leaderboard for worldwide ranking - Medals for your achievement Take a look at video promo : https://youtu.be/lE-KcnDBrVs Another great game from Overulez Indie. Follow us on FB : https://www.facebook.com/overulezApp/

About

TwentySeven

A 3D puzzle game where you merge colored balloons on a grid to create larger ones. Master spatial and combinatorial thinking to achieve increasingly complex goals, from a level 8 balloon to a full house of different balloon sizes.

Highlights
  • 3D grid-based balloon merging
  • Enhances spatial and combinatorial thinking
  • Multiple grid sizes and challenges
  • Tutorial and undo options
  • Customizable controls
  • External keyboard support
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27 or Twenty-Seven is a novel puzzle game that enhances spacial and combinatorial thinking. You move colored balloons on a 3D-grid. Adjacent balloons of the same color and size merge to form a balloon of the next higher size. Your goal is to get ever larger balloons. You start on the edges of a cube 2×2×2 grid, with two balloons of level 1 (pink) or 2 (violet). Each time you move or merge balloons, you get another pink balloon. Move and merge away to get a blue (level 3) balloon, then a turquoise (level 4) balloon. Your first goal is a red balloon of level 8. This sounds easy, but can be tricky since you have only 8 positions available. Luckily, you can start over whenever you like. Expert players achieve a red balloon in a few minutes. Even they don't achieve the next goal every time: a full house of 8 different balloons. Once you get tired on the cube, which is in fact a 2×2×2 grid, we have other challenges in store, starting with a 2×2×3 grid, a 2×2×4 grid, and going up to a 3×3×3 grid with 27 possible positions, again in a cube. Now guess where we got our name? While the fundamental rules are the same, winning strategies for each grid vary. The game is easy to learn, and we have a tutorial to teach you. We give you a few opportunities to undo if you make a mistake. You may move and merge balloons by swiping over your touch screen or by pushing buttons. You can also use an external keyboard. You may turn the grid in any direction you like. Buttons can be placed on the right or the left side of screen, or be hidden.

Screenshots

Dots and Patterns3 screens
TwentySeven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TwentySeven at none against Dots and Patterns's shown. Dots and Patterns's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dots and Patterns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TwentySeven sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dots and Patterns ships an update every 3 months, TwentySeven every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Dots and Patterns versus TwentySeven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDots and PatternsTwentySeven
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefano Della NoceValue from Software LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dots and Patterns

One-time1
  • Buy 5 SOS$0.99
2 purchases

TwentySeven

One-time2
  • 3 undo sequences$0.99
  • 10 undo sequences$1.99

Questions

Is Dots and Patterns free?
Dots and Patterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TwentySeven free?
TwentySeven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dots and Patterns or TwentySeven have ads?
Dots and Patterns shows ads; TwentySeven does not.
Which is updated more often, Dots and Patterns or TwentySeven?
Dots and Patterns ships an update every 3 months, and TwentySeven every 21 months. Most recently, Dots and Patterns was updated on September 13, 2026 and TwentySeven on September 18, 2026.

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