Comparison

LINES 98 vs Color Lines GO

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

Head to head
About

LINES 98

A classic puzzle game challenging players to strategically clear colored balls from the board. Offers three distinct modes: Lines, Squares, and Blocks, with options to undo moves and save progress. Compete with friends via offline high scores and an online leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Three game modes: Lines, Squares, Blocks
  • Undo last move
  • Continue saved games
  • Save current game
  • Offline high scores
  • Online leaderboard
Features
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GAME RULES ---------------- LINES 98 - Lines, Squares, Blocks based on Lines 98 classic game on desktop, is an addicting puzzle game where the player is challenged to keep the board empty by strategically eliminating balls of same color. There is 3 game modes: + Lines: You need to create horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines. The minimum number of balls is 5. + Squares: You need to make rectangular shapes. The minimum number of balls is 4. + Blocks: Minimum seven adjacent balls. Two balls are adjacent if they make a vertical or horizontal line (not diagonal). FEATURES ---------------- + 3 game modes: Lines, Squares, Blocks. + Undo your move. + Continue your last game. + Save your current game and play it later. + Offline high scores and online leaderboard. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios

About

Color Lines GO

Experience a classic 90s puzzle game on your mobile device. The objective is to clear lines of colored balls to achieve a high score and climb the online leaderboard. This version faithfully recreates the original gameplay with optional enhancements.

Highlights
  • Classic 90s puzzle gameplay
  • Clear colored ball lines
  • High score tracking
  • Online leaderboard
  • Adjustable play speed
  • Faithful remake
Features
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The classic 90's DOS-era puzzle game in your pocket! This is a simple yet addictive puzzle game in which the goal is to clear colored lines of balls off the board in order to earn a high score and to take the crown of the king.  Your high scores will also be saved to the online leaderboard so you can compare your score and compete with players around the world! This game aims to be a faithful remake of the original Color Lines game released for MS-DOS and Windows in 1992. The game was created with gameplay and design in line with the original, along with some optional quality of life enhancements, such as an online leaderboard and adjustable play speed.

Screenshots

Color Lines GO3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LINES 98 at none against Color Lines GO's 1. Color Lines GO's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). 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. Color Lines GO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LINES 98 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LINES 98 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Lines GO has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LINES 98 ships an update every 6 months, Color Lines GO every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LINES 98 versus Color Lines GO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLINES 98Color Lines GO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuang Duc VuMikhail Elterman

Customer experience

LINES 98

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Color Lines GO

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LINES 98

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Color Lines GO

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is LINES 98 free?
LINES 98 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Color Lines GO free?
Color Lines GO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LINES 98 or Color Lines GO?
LINES 98 is rated higher. LINES 98 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Color Lines GO averages 4.8 from 24 ratings.
Do LINES 98 or Color Lines GO have ads?
Neither LINES 98 nor Color Lines GO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LINES 98 or Color Lines GO?
LINES 98 ships an update every 6 months, and Color Lines GO every 3 days. Most recently, LINES 98 was updated on September 30, 2026 and Color Lines GO on October 8, 2026.

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