Match Attack! vs Dotted Lines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Match Attack!
A fast-paced puzzle game combining match-3 mechanics with rising Tetris-style gameplay. Strategize to clear the board as it fills, facing increasing challenges with special blocks. Offers multiple modes for varied player experiences.
- Match-3 gameplay
- Rising board mechanics
- Special blocks (bombs, anchors, locks)
- Multiple game modes
- Progressive difficulty
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Make matches quickly as the board fills up and rises to the top. The game starts slow but quickly speeds up as bombs, anchors, and locks are thrown into the mix! Multiple game modes for endless fun ● Normal mode for beginners ● Hardcore mode for experts ● Levels mode for quest lovers ● Secret mode for people clever enough to unlock it... Hope you enjoy the game!
Dotted Lines
A classic arcade game where you control a line to complete level targets. Navigate challenges by touching the screen to change direction, sometimes managing two lines simultaneously for increased difficulty.
- Classic arcade gameplay
- Touchscreen controls
- Level-based targets
- Dual line control challenges
- Simple to handle
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It is a very classic arcade game! Game rule: - Simply touch the onscreen keypad to change the line direction. - Need to finish each level target. - Sometime need to control two lines, it is very hard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dotted Lines at 100% against Match Attack!'s 42%. Dotted Lines also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Match Attack!'s advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On ads, 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
Match Attack! is free to download; Dotted Lines costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dotted Lines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Match Attack! has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Match Attack!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Dotted Lines's.
Match Attack! ships an update every 3 weeks, Dotted Lines every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Match Attack! | Dotted Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 26 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrey Spencer | Oscar Tsang |
Customer experience
Match Attack!
Dotted Lines
In-app purchases
Match Attack!
No in-app purchases
Dotted Lines
No in-app purchases
Questions
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