Dot Scale vs Swashteroids
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!
Swashteroids
Pilot a spaceship to mine asteroids for treasure while fending off aliens. Utilize power-ups for enhanced combat and navigation. This fast-paced, retro arcade experience offers multiple control options and increasing difficulty.
- Retro arcade gameplay
- Asteroid mining and treasure collection
- Alien combat
- Power-ups for combat and navigation
- Multiple control options (on-screen, accelerometer, controller)
- Increasing difficulty with levels
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Take command of the USS Swashbuckler in Swashteroids, a fast-paced retro vector arcade game where every asteroid field hides danger—and treasure. Mine asteroids, collect valuable cargo, and fight off alien workers and soldiers that want the loot for themselves. Each cleared field brings a tougher level, faster hazards, and more relentless enemies. Power up your ship with: • Plasma torpedoes and long-range phasers • Shields for protection • Hyperspace for emergency escapes • Phasing to pass safely through hazards • X-Ray vision to reveal treasure-bearing asteroids Master Newtonian spaceflight using on-screen controls, tilt steering, or a compatible game controller. A guided Training mode teaches every control and mechanic. Compete across five leaderboards, earn an extra ship every 5,000 points, and record your greatest runs. Watch replays, adjust their playback speed, and share .swrep replay files with friends. Swashteroids is small, fast, and built for quick arcade sessions on iPhone and iPad. How long can the USS Swashbuckler survive?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dot Scale at Free against Swashteroids's $0.99. Dot Scale also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Swashteroids's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Dot Scale is free to download; Swashteroids costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dot Scale against 5.0 for Swashteroids. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Dot Scale ships an update every 2 months, Swashteroids every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot Scale | Swashteroids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Graphics Meme LLC | John Nyquist |
Customer experience
Dot Scale
Swashteroids
In-app purchases
Dot Scale
No in-app purchases
Swashteroids
No in-app purchases
