Dot Battle vs Brutal.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot Battle
Grow your dot by consuming smaller cells while evading larger ones. The game ends if you are eaten by a bigger dot. Customize your experience with over 100 unique skins.
- Grow by eating smaller dots
- Avoid larger dots
- Game over when eaten
- 100+ unlockable skins
- Simple cell-eating gameplay
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Move around your dot cell and eat smaller ones to grow bigger. Avoid the big dots who will chase and eat you. Once you have been eaten by a bigger dot it’s game over! You can choose your favorite among the 100+ skins provided by the game.
Brutal.io
Engage in real-time 2D physics battles in an online arena. Control a car with a flail, outmaneuver opponents, and use strategic physics-based tactics to win. Avoid sentinels that steal energy.
- Real-time online battles
- 2D physics gameplay
- Car and flail control
- Strategic combat
- Global multiplayer
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Welcome to Brutal.io, the thrilling online game created by the mind behind Wings.io! Dive into the action-packed world of this 2D physics game, where you'll join millions of players from around the globe in real-time battles. Master the art of controlling your car and wielding your flail to outmaneuver opponents. Easy to pick up, yet challenging to master, click to release your flail and click again to call it back. Beware of the green sentinels that will steal energy if you lose focus. Brutal.io's gameplay is driven by pure 2D physics, allowing you to develop ingenious strategies to outwit your foes. Crush them against walls, lie in ambush at the central area's entrance, or surprise them in the midst of your car and flail. Craft your path to victory in this intense online arena.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dot Battle at 5.0 against Brutal.io's 3.9. Dot Battle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Brutal.io's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dot Battle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brutal.io has 5.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Dot Battle | Brutal.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.9 (5.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 57.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5.1K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 春晖 姚 | Think Alike, Lda |
Customer experience
Dot Battle
Brutal.io
Bugs and requests
Dot Battle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brutal.io
Reported bugs
4 issues- Flail glitching and causing unintended deaths
- Invisible players and objects
- Freezing and unresponsive controls
- Inconsistent collision detection
Requested features
5 requests- Offline mode with bots
- Different game modes (team, battle royale)
- Ability to customize character/flail
- Leaderboard and achievements
- Improved matchmaking/skill-based pairing
In-app purchases
Dot Battle
No in-app purchases
Brutal.io
No in-app purchases
