Comparison

Rolling Around vs Dotted Lines

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

Head to head
About

Rolling Around

Test your precision by guiding a ball along a dotted path, aiming to match it perfectly. Earn rewards for high scores and unlock special items. Navigate challenging obstacles and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • 1600 challenging levels
  • Earn special balls with perfect scores
  • Progressively difficult levels
  • iMessage integration for multiplayer
  • Obstacle navigation (magnets, black holes)
  • Star and diamond rewards system
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Test your skill to push a ball along the dotted path. Get rated for the percent of the path you can match. * Challenge yourself with 1600 levels * Earn special balls with perfect scores * Levels get progressively more difficult HOW TO PLAY: Just hold your finger next to the ball and lightly touch the ball to move it in the direction away from your finger. Pretend you are pushing a marble on a table and push it from the side. Select a light or heavy ball by clicking on the Kilogram weight icon. Get scored on how close your path matches the target dotted line. Earn up to three stars per level. Get a 100% match and earn a diamond. Use diamonds in the store to get special balls and more. Be careful of objects in your path. Your ball can bounce off other objects, roll off hills, get repulsed by magnets, or get lost in a black hole. iMessage: Rolling Around now supports iMessage play between iOS devices Challenge your friends and family to play Rolling Around in iMessage text messages. Add Rolling Around to your Messages app drawer using the (...) More button, and then click to start your first game. Even if your friend does not have Rolling Around yet, they'll be prompted to download it easily. Click Play to send a Rolling Around challenge to your friend. They get the first turn to match the path of a Rolling Around level. When they complete, the message will send back to you and you'll get your turn to play the same level. Then find out who can match the path better and you'll see each player's score. If you need a rematch click to play again. After the first game per friend each day, use your diamonds or watch a short video to play again. Earn more diamonds playing the full game while you wait. Level up in the full game to create challenging levels to play your friends during your iMessage games. Each time you challenge your friends it will pick a random level near the level you're playing in the full game. If you're at level 1000 but your friends are only at level 100, think how shocked they'll be that you're on such a difficult level. HELP: https://www.BrilliancePartners.com/help.html EMAIL: support@brilliancepartners.com PRIVACY: https://www.brilliancepartners.com/privacy.html

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Rolling Around4 screens
Dotted Lines3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rolling Around at Free against Dotted Lines's $5.99. Rolling Around also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Dotted Lines's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Rolling Around is free to download; Dotted Lines costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dotted Lines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rolling Around has 6 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

Rolling Around ships an update every 2 weeks, Dotted Lines every 13 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rolling Around versus Dotted Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRolling AroundDotted Lines
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian GiedtOscar Tsang

Customer experience

Rolling Around

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dotted Lines

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rolling Around

No in-app purchases

None

Dotted Lines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rolling Around free?
Rolling Around is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dotted Lines free?
Dotted Lines costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rolling Around or Dotted Lines?
Dotted Lines is rated higher. Rolling Around averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Dotted Lines averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Rolling Around or Dotted Lines have ads?
Both Rolling Around and Dotted Lines show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rolling Around or Dotted Lines?
Rolling Around ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dotted Lines every 13 months. Most recently, Rolling Around was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dotted Lines on October 24, 2026.

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