Comparison

Ten Magic Blocks vs Connect the Dots by Joyce

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

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About

Ten Magic Blocks

This game challenges you to match ten blocks in a line to score points. Explore multiple game modes, including solo challenges and competitive matches against opponents, with a focus on strategic block placement and quick thinking.

Highlights
  • Match 10 blocks in a line
  • Multiple game modes (10x10, 8x8, Score, Deathmatch)
  • Competitive multiplayer modes
  • Strategic block placement
  • Relaxing themes
Features
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Ten Magic Blocks, match 10 blocks together in a straight line to get points. Experience the most innovative way to play blocks matching game ever. With different game modes: 10x10, 8x8, Score, Deathmatch, you won't need to find other blocks matching game anymore. MODES 10x10: Match the blocks together on a 10x10 board in either a horizontal or vertical line to get points. The more points you get the higher your ranking will be in the end. You will lose when there is no more possible moves. However don't sweat! There is a second chance to regenerate the placing blocks with at least 1 possible move guaranteed. 8x8: Tired of a big board? Similar to 10x10 mode, 8x8 mode has same rules with 8x8 board. The difficulty is much higher with the smaller board since you don't have much room to place your pieces. There will also be a second chance with at least 1 possible move guaranteed. Score: Play together with an opponent on a 10x10 board. Each player can only have 3 hearts. The goal is to reach 10 points before the opponent, or eliminate all of your opponent's hearts. Beware as your opponent can block your move by putting the blocks strategically, causing you to skip turn, and vice versa. Each time a player loses his turn, he will lose 1 heart. There is a time limit of 10s per turn. Each win will give 3 points. Win more matches to get higher ranking! Deathmatch: Play together with an opponent on a 10x10 board. The goal is to eliminate your opponent's movement. Whoever can't place his blocks anymore loses. There is a time limit of 10s per turn. Each win will give 3 points. Win more matches to get higher ranking! FEATURES - FREE to play. - Simple and easy. - 3 relaxing themes and more to come. - 10x10, 8x8, Score, Deathmatch HOW TO PLAY - Drag the blocks into the board. - Fill 10 blocks in a straight line and get points. THEMES - Change the themes at the menu. - There are 3 themes to choose from. CONTACT US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VGamesStudio/ Please feel free to leave your feedback regarding the game. We will improve the game continuously. Thank you for your support!

About

Connect the Dots by Joyce

Features
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Connect the matching symbols, fill every square, and don't cross your own lines. That's the whole game. Easy to learn, calming to play. Over 4,700 hand-checked puzzles across 13 board sizes, from a quick 3x3 to a brain-bending 15x15. A fresh batch of 10 each day and 30 each week, so you never run out. Choose "Pick my level" for the sizes you want, or "Surprise me" for any size of random board. Cost? Free. Ads? None. Subscription? None How many boards until I need to upgrade? You get all of them. There is no upgrade. Your data? None of my business. This is a gift to the community. Requested by G.I. at Laney College in Oakland, California: "I always get ads for these games but it's click bait/bail and switch because it's never the game you want to play or as advertised. Essentially you're connecting the color dots or balls and you can't cross lines. Would it be possible to create this game that maybe has different levels? -G.I." Here you go G.I. -- my gift to you and the rest of the community. Happy Father's Day. As usual: No cost. No ads. No data collection. No need for Wi-Fi or cellular data once downloaded. Full privacy as it should be. Thanks for being you and making the world a better place. Enjoy, with my compliments. Joyce Feedback and user experience welcome -- or if you'd like me to pass along a thank-you to G.I. for requesting this: Joyce@Success4ttitude.com It lives in your pocket and asks for so little: a grid and some dots and a path through the middle. Each dot wants its match, marooned on the board -- draw the line that will reach it, taut as a cord. No crossing, no kinking; no cell left bare-- each color a thread drawn home to its pair. A few crack at a touch--half solved as you start; some seize up and hold you and won't come apart, a knot you'd swear hopeless--and then something gives: the whole tangle loosens, and suddenly lives. A plane over ocean. A train underground. A blackout at midnight with no one around. The deck never empties, and won't make you stay, so wherever you wander, there's one more to play. And that certain click when the last dot lands true-- the door's standing open. When you want to, you do. Maybe one more. Or not. Nothing here to be won. A quiet grid, solved clean. A quiet mind. Done.

Screenshots

Ten Magic Blocks4 screens
Connect the Dots by Joyce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Connect the Dots by Joyce at none against Ten Magic Blocks's shown. Ten Magic Blocks's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Ten Magic Blocks versus Connect the Dots by Joyce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTen Magic BlocksConnect the Dots by Joyce
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopervmogaJoyce Sherman

In-app purchases

None

Ten Magic Blocks

No in-app purchases

None

Connect the Dots by Joyce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ten Magic Blocks free?
Ten Magic Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connect the Dots by Joyce free?
Connect the Dots by Joyce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ten Magic Blocks or Connect the Dots by Joyce have ads?
Ten Magic Blocks shows ads; Connect the Dots by Joyce does not.

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