Comparison

Dot vs Connect Dots 3D

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

Head to head
About

Dot

Connect numbered dots in ascending order to reveal intricate, colorful images. This advanced adaptation of classic dot-to-dot puzzles offers hundreds of dots per image and includes helpful tools for a satisfying artistic experience.

Highlights
  • Connect numbered dots to reveal pictures
  • High-quality color images
  • Puzzles up to 1200 dots
  • Weekly bonus puzzles
  • Zoom, pan, and undo/redo
  • Progress previews
Features
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Connect all dots to reveal a beautiful color picture! Each puzzle consists of a collection of color dots with clues next to each dot. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by connecting the dots in ascending order and according to their color starting with 1 and ending with the highest number. Dot-a-Pix are an advanced adaptation of the classic dot-to-dot puzzles which provide high quality color pictures when solved. Starting with dozens and going up to several hundreds of dots, Dot-a-Pix puzzles create beautiful detailed pictures and provide the satisfaction as if you drew them yourself. The game features a Bring to Focus button to help locate the active dot, and an option to instantly move the active dot to any number for faster solving. To help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format. For more fun, Dot-a-Pix includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 56 free Dot-a-Pix puzzles in color • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Puzzle library continuously updates with new content • Manually created by artists, top quality puzzles • Up to 1200 dots per puzzle • Hours of creativity and fun GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Zoom, reduce, move puzzle for easy viewing • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Bring to Focus button to help locate active dot • Moving active dot to any number for faster solving • Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles • Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options • Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved • Dark Mode support • Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only) • Track puzzle solving times • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Dot-a-Pix have also become popular under other names such as Picture Dots, Dot-to-Dot, Join the Dots and Connect the Dots. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220

About

Connect Dots 3D

Connect dots to reveal hidden objects in each level. A simple yet engaging puzzle game that challenges your observation skills. Discover shapes and enjoy the visual reveal.

Highlights
  • Connect dots to form shapes
  • Discover hidden objects
  • 3D visual experience
  • Multiple levels
Features
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There is a hidden object in each level that you need to discover. Connect dots to form the shape of that object. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Dot4 screens
Connect Dots 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dot at 76% against Connect Dots 3D's 0%. Dot also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (370 vs 5). Connect Dots 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. Dot sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Connect Dots 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dot holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dot has 370 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Dot's written reviews are positive against 0% of Connect Dots 3D's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dot versus Connect Dots 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotConnect Dots 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (370 ratings) — better3.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings370 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConceptis Ltd.Noor Creative, LLC

Customer experience

Dot

All ratings353 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative16.0%

Connect Dots 3D

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Dot

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes mid-puzzle
  • Game stops working after rating
  • Cannot start second line in multi-line
  • Screen disappears and restarts
  • Game crashes when connecting distant dots
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  • Dragging line doesn't work

Requested features

8 requests
  • More free puzzles
  • Landscape mode option
  • Larger puzzles with more dots
  • Option to change colors
  • Easier way to restart puzzles
Show 3 more
  • Option to make numbers bigger
  • Shortcut to zoom to next dot
  • More weekly bonus options

Connect Dots 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dot

One-time10
  • SingleLine - Snacks 1$0.99
  • MultiLine - Snacks 1$0.99
  • MixedLine - Snacks 1$0.99
Show 7 more
  • SingleLine - Variety 1$1.99
  • MultiLine - Variety 1$1.99
  • SingleLine - Jumbo Pack 1$1.99
  • SingleLine - Variety Large 1$2.99
  • MultiLine - Variety Large 1$2.99
  • MixedLine - Variety Large 1$2.99
  • SingleLine - Mega Pack 1$2.99
None

Connect Dots 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dot free?
Dot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Connect Dots 3D free?
Connect Dots 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dot or Connect Dots 3D?
Dot is rated higher. Dot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 370 ratings, while Connect Dots 3D averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Dot or Connect Dots 3D have ads?
Neither Dot nor Connect Dots 3D shows ads.

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