Dots Smash vs Clockwise!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dots Smash
Connect three or more same-colored dots to trigger chain reactions and clear the board. Collect gems strategically to unlock treasures and use powerful boosters like bombs and sharks to enhance your gameplay. Immerse yourself in this addictive dot-popping experience.
- Connect 3+ same-colored dots
- Create chain reactions
- Collect sparkling gems
- Unlock hidden treasures
- Use powerful boosters
- Addictive gameplay
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Dive into a world of vibrant dots and endless popping fun! Connect 3 or more dots of the same color to create thrilling chain reactions and watch them burst into a colorful spectacle. Your mission? Collect sparkling gems through strategic moves, unlocking hidden treasures that await. Need an extra edge? Unleash the power of boosters – soar high with a plane dropping powerful bombs or dive deep with a school of sharks that expertly pop the dots. Get ready to immerse yourself in this addictive dot-popping extravaganza and uncover the dazzling riches that lie within!
Clockwise!
A challenging and addictive puzzle game where players connect dots clockwise without crossing lines. It features auto-generated levels, unlockable themes, and a competitive challenge mode.
- Unlimited auto-generated levels
- Challenge Mode with random starting dots
- Unlockable colorful themes
- Levels from 6 to 24 dots
- Friend comparison and competition
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Connect all the dots clockwise. Don't cross lines. The rules are simple, but the game is loads of addictive fun — sometimes easy, and sometimes quite challenging! • Enjoy unlimited, auto-generated levels • In Challenge Mode, you must start each level from a randomly-selected dot • Solve levels to unlock colorful themes • Solve a mix of easy and challenging levels, from 6 to 24 dots • Keep track of how many levels you've solved, and compare and compete with your friends, with the counter in the top-left corner
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dots Smash at none against Clockwise!'s 1. Dots Smash also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Clockwise! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dots Smash asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dots Smash against 5.0 for Clockwise!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Dots Smash ships an update weekly, Clockwise! every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Dots Smash | Clockwise! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Castle Studios | Roy Sianez |
Customer experience
Dots Smash
Clockwise!
In-app purchases
Dots Smash
No in-app purchases
Clockwise!
- Remove Ads$0.39
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