Comparison

Stones & Sails vs DotDot Blast

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

Head to head
About

Stones & Sails

Embark on a pirate adventure across the seven seas in this match-3 puzzle saga. Join a quirky crew, explore exotic locations, and solve challenging puzzles with powerful combinations and unique boosters. Uncover hidden treasures and overcome obstacles with your strategic skills.

Highlights
  • Pirate match-3 puzzle levels
  • Special stone combinations
  • Unique pirate boosters
  • Challenging blockers
  • Pirate treasure chests
  • Comical toon characters
  • Amazing explorable locations
Features
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Here’s Stones & Sails! It’s a new amazing puzzle saga that leads you into a pirate match 3 world! ARE YOU READY TO SAIL? Join a pirate toon crew around the seven seas! Meet Captain Lizzy, Ottavio and Marcel, and sail with them in a crazy saga! Discover amazing places, lost islands and mysterious locations! These three friends will need all your brains to play and solve the challenging puzzles they’ll encounter in their journey. Match stones together and advance through levels, create powerful combinations that only pirates know! What are you waiting for? Captain Lizzy’s crew is ready to travel the world, and it needs your help to crush these colorful stones and navigate this fantastic puzzle saga! Drop what you’re doing, grab a soda and sail to adventure! • Tons of amazing challenging pirate match 3 levels! • Special Stones: match the stones together to create super combinations to crush away the hardest puzzles in a blast! • Unique Pirate Boosters such as Windwheels and Power-up Hammers to help you turning even the most extreme level into a sweet candy! • Challenging blockers to be vanquished using your pirate cleverness and match 3 skills! • Discover and open the mysterious Pirate Treasure Chests: gather stars, crush levels and claim your treasure reward! • Three comical toon characters: get to know Lizzy, Marcel and Ottavio, the heroes of this saga, and help them out in their breathtaking journey! • Amazing locations to be explored: visit many islands, locations, and even cities with your three pirate friends through Stones & Sails' colorful, artfully detailed graphics! • Easy but challenging and strategic gameplay: explore and play many colorful and intriguing puzzle levels, unleash your pirate skills, and sail the seven seas!

About

DotDot Blast

Connect same-colored dots to create powerful blasts and clear puzzle levels. Earn stars to decorate your house and compete with friends globally in this engaging, ad-free game.

Highlights
  • Connect same-colored dots
  • Create powerful Power-Ups
  • Blast through blocks
  • Solve puzzle levels
  • Decorate your house with stars
  • Compete in races with friends
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DotDot Blast - Endless Fun! Welcome to DotDot Blast, the exciting new match and blast game! Immerse yourself in familiar high-quality graphics, captivating music, and smooth gameplay—all ad-free. Challenge yourself with engaging puzzles that keep your mind sharp, but be prepared for some seriously challenging levels! How to play: - Connect dots of the same color - Create powerful Power-Ups - Use Power-Ups to blast through all blocks - Solve puzzle levels to earn stars - Use stars to decorate your house - Compete in races and play with friends from around the world It's one of the best ways to pass the time! We're sure you'll love it. We welcome any suggestions—reach out to us via email.

Screenshots

Stones & Sails4 screens
DotDot Blast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DotDot Blast at every 2 days against Stones & Sails's every 3 weeks. Stones & Sails's advantage is ratings volume (715 vs 93). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Stones & Sails sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and DotDot Blast sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Stones & Sails against 4.9 for DotDot Blast. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stones & Sails has 715 ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Stones & Sails's written reviews are positive against 100% of DotDot Blast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stones & Sails ships an update every 3 weeks, DotDot Blast every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stones & Sails versus DotDot Blast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStones & SailsDotDot Blast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (715 ratings)4.9 (93 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings715 — better93
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size351 MB390 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperredBit gamesTalefun

Customer experience

Stones & Sails

All ratings715 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.9%

DotDot Blast

All ratings94 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Stones & Sails

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezing
  • Game closing unexpectedly
  • Issues retrieving lives or other resources

Requested features

4 requests
  • Horizontal mode for larger screens
  • More maps and levels to unlock
  • Better tutorial and in-game explanations
  • Daily login rewards or free gifts

DotDot Blast

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Stones & Sails

One-time10
  • Handful of Doubloons$2.95
  • Stones & Sails thank You$2.99
  • Mini Loot$5.99
Show 7 more
  • Stones & Sails thank You$5.99
  • Pouch of Doubloons$8.99
  • Stones & Sails thank You$9.99
  • Medium Loot$10.99
  • Thanksgiving Loot$14.99
  • Stones & Sails thank You$17.99
  • Big Loot$19.99
6 purchases

DotDot Blast

One-time6
  • 1000 Coins Bundle$1.99
  • 5000 Coins Bundle$7.99
  • 10000 Coins Bundle$14.99
Show 3 more
  • 25000 Coins Bundle$29.99
  • 50000 Coins Bundle$54.99
  • 100000 Coins Bundle$99.99

Questions

Is Stones & Sails free?
Stones & Sails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DotDot Blast free?
DotDot Blast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stones & Sails or DotDot Blast?
DotDot Blast is rated higher. Stones & Sails averages 4.8 out of 5 from 715 ratings, while DotDot Blast averages 4.9 from 93 ratings.
Do Stones & Sails or DotDot Blast have ads?
Neither Stones & Sails nor DotDot Blast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stones & Sails or DotDot Blast?
Stones & Sails ships an update every 3 weeks, and DotDot Blast every 2 days. Most recently, Stones & Sails was updated on November 6, 2026 and DotDot Blast on October 30, 2026.

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