NOTAGO vs Dots on Paper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NOTAGO
Engage in a strategic board game where players take turns placing dots to surround and capture enemy dots. Compete against AI or players worldwide to conquer territories and achieve total domination through clever tactics.
- Logical board game
- Play against AI or players worldwide
- Surround and capture enemy dots
- Conquer territories
- Challenge friends
- Chat with players
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Logical board game with two users playing. You can play against an artificial intelligence or other players from all over the world. Each player is assigned a color and puts dots on line crossings. The players take turns to put dots of these colors on the playing field. Your task is to surround enemy dots with your dots so that all your dots can be connected together to form a fence around the enemy dots. The surrounded dots are considered "captured" and can't be used by enemy. You can capture territories even if the surrounding area has no dots on line crossings. The winner is the user who captured more dots or if one of the players surrenders. Divide and rule or divide and conquer is gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into pieces that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy. Historically, this strategy was used in many different ways by empires seeking to expand their territories. Take the fight to your enemies, defend your sector, gather more territories of total domination and devise brilliant strategies to crush all resistance! Adventure and epic multiplayer action. Attack enemies, forge alliances and gather galaxy stars as you defend your castle from constant enemy attacks while expanding your territory. • EXPECTED POINT - Allows you to show/hide the fake hotspot feature on the battlefield with just one touch. • PLAY GAMES WITH FRIENDS - Challenge friends, climb leaderboards, and discover your next gaming obsession. Two players can play on the same machine or over a network. • SEND A MESSAGE - Send a message while playing or watching a live battle. • SHOW YOUR REACTION - Add a silly sticker, use emojis to express yourself better. • CHAT IN THE GROUP - Make plans to get together in the main group chat.
Dots on Paper
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The game from the last row of desks, exactly as you remember it, only fast. Squared paper, a red pen and a blue one, and an opponent who has already moved. Dots (Kropki) is the classic pen-and-paper game of encirclement: place dots on the grid, close a chain around your opponent's, and the ground inside is yours. The rules take a minute to learn; the depth lasts for years. This version is the blitz that never existed: 60 seconds for the whole match, 10 seconds a move. Whoever sees the board fastest wins. A NOTEBOOK, NOT AN APP Real squared paper with a margin, ballpoint ink, hand-drawn hatching over captured ground. Every move is drawn the way it would be drawn at a school desk. You won't find a glossy button or a particle effect anywhere in it. TEN OPPONENTS From a daydreaming beginner to the Grandmaster of the Notebook. Each one makes mistakes its own way, like a person rather than a throttled machine. King of the Hill: ten wins in a row, and one loss sends you back to the bottom. TOURNAMENT RULES Yes, Dots has a federation and published competition rules. Sport mode plays by them: the starting cross, strict alternation, an Elo rating and real ranks you can lose. PLAYS OFFLINE On a plane, in the subway, at a cabin: all ten opponents, the mountain and free play work with no internet and no account. TWO PLAYERS, ONE PHONE Pass and play: one screen, two pens. Hand the phone across the desk the way you'd hand over the notebook. PLAY WITH PEOPLE Over Game Center: invite a friend, stake a match against a stranger, or enter the weekly tournament. There is no account to create. It's you, an opponent, and the paper. 47 ACHIEVEMENTS From First Win to the Grandmaster title, with a shelf of shame for those who resign. Game Center keeps the score. FAIR BY DESIGN The game is free, and ads play only when you ask for one: watch it, pocket the coins. Nothing you buy affects the match. Pens, watches and manicures change how your hand looks, never how the game plays. There are no hints and no undo: a placed dot is placed. Place a dot. The clock is already running.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NOTAGO at none against Dots on Paper's shown. Dots on Paper's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NOTAGO ships an update every 2 months, Dots on Paper weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NOTAGO | Dots on Paper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MedComTech+ Ltd. | Illia Riznyk |
In-app purchases
NOTAGO
No in-app purchases
Dots on Paper
No in-app purchases









