Comparison

DotAndBoxes vs Quangame

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

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About

DotAndBoxes

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Online version of the classic pen-paper based Dots And Boxes game. Players take turns in drawing lines between dots on a grid. The player who completes the most boxes wins. The game is played starting with a rectangular array of dots. The two players take turns to join two adjacent dots with a horizontal or vertical line. If a player completes the fourth side of a box they initial that box and must draw another line. When all the boxes have been completed the winner is the player who has initialled the most boxes.

About

Quangame

Experience a traditional Vietnamese board game on your smartphone. Engage in strategic gameplay, calculate moves, and aim to collect the most points to win. Play against friends or a computer opponent.

Highlights
  • Traditional Vietnamese board game
  • Player vs. Player mode
  • Player vs. Computer mode
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Simplified interface
  • Easy to play
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Quan Game is a game inspired by the traditional and folkloric game from Vietnam Ɣ ăn quan (also called O an quan or Mandarin Capturing Game). The game was mainly played by children because it can be played anywhere with just some pebbles, chips or seeds, a tray of at least 12 boxes or by drawing a tray on the ground. The game has crossed the Asian borders and is increasingly played, especially since its adaptation as a smartphone app, in the same way as the democratization of Sudoku and Sokoban japanese games. Quan Game is playable by all ages, is fun, casual, strategic and educational. Several tactics are possible, calculate the best possible move to win the most points, to ensure that the opponent can not empty the Mandarin boxes... The historical origin of the game is not clearly defined, but has been played for a very long time by Vietnamese children and is similar to the African game Mancala. Game Features: ā–ŗ Simplified interface ā–ŗ Easy to play ā–ŗ Player against Player ā–ŗ Player vs. Computer Rules of the game: ā–ŗ The player who have the most points wins the game ā–ŗ The game board consists of two large Mandarin boxes (neutral) and five boxes for each player ā–ŗ The game ends when both Mandarin boxes are empty, each player gets the remaining pieces from the boxes they own before determining the winner ā–ŗ At each turn, each player must move one of their five non-empty squares to an adjacent square Ā - The player takes all the pieces in the box, then adds one piece in each adjacent box, continuing in the same direction Ā - If the last box is followed by two empty boxes, the round ends Ā - If the next box is empty, the player takes ("eat") the points of the box after, and continues to eat as much as possible (empty box then full box) Ā - If the following box is not empty, the player remakes the same thing that at the beginning of the turn ā–ŗ If at the beginning of a round, a player has no coin, he takes 5 points from his score and puts a coin in each of his boxes

Screenshots

DotAndBoxes3 screens
Quangame2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DotAndBoxes at none against Quangame's shown. DotAndBoxes also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Quangame's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 47 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DotAndBoxes ships an update every 47 months, Quangame every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on December 31, 2025 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
DotAndBoxes versus Quangame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotAndBoxesQuangame
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—18.2% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB11 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperB R SOFTECH PRIVATE LIMITEDAlexandre Thil

In-app purchases

None

DotAndBoxes

No in-app purchases

None

Quangame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DotAndBoxes free?
DotAndBoxes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quangame free?
Quangame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DotAndBoxes or Quangame have ads?
Quangame shows ads; DotAndBoxes does not.
Which is updated more often, DotAndBoxes or Quangame?
DotAndBoxes ships an update every 47 months, and Quangame every 2 months. Most recently, DotAndBoxes was updated on December 31, 2025 and Quangame on September 21, 2026.

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