Dot Scale vs Shrimp.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot Scale
Absorb smaller dots to grow your own in this engaging arcade game. Utilize attack and five unique abilities to advance through levels. Simple one-finger controls make it accessible for everyone.
- Absorb dots to grow
- Utilize attack and abilities
- One-finger swipe controls
- Advance through levels
- Collect trophies
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The rules are simple! Just absorb small dots and make them bigger! Let's advance the level using attack and 5 abilities. Operation Swipe the screen to move. attack with hold. Easy operation that anyone can play with just one finger. Elements for game completion Gather a lot of trophies and aim for full completion! Level It's not just making it bigger. When you need to think... it's up to you what tactics to use!
Shrimp.io
Play as a shrimp, consuming microplastics and destroying fish. Upgrade your shrimp with collected resources. A portion of ad revenue is donated to ocean cleanup charities.
- Consume microplastics
- Destroy fish and creatures
- Upgrade your shrimp
- Multiple enemy types
- Multiple maps
- Ad revenue donation to charity
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over 2.7 million combinations of items 60 enemies, including 12 mini-bosses right now 2 maps right now. play as a shrimp destroy all the fishys and Creatures, collect their microplastics and upgrade your shrimp. made in 2 weeks, by an unexperienced game developer, so don't be sad please. and currently 5% of ad revenue will be donated at the end of each month to an ocean plastic cleanup charity on my choice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shrimp.io at every 4 days against Dot Scale's every 2 months. Shrimp.io also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 2). Dot Scale's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Dot Scale holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shrimp.io has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Dot Scale ships an update every 2 months, Shrimp.io every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot Scale | Shrimp.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graphics Meme LLC | Jaxon Gallegos Garcia |
Customer experience
Dot Scale
Shrimp.io
In-app purchases
Dot Scale
No in-app purchases
Shrimp.io
No in-app purchases
