Comparison

Marker Dots vs Joel

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

Head to head
About

Marker Dots

Features
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Marker Dots, based on the classic Connect-The-Dots game that used to be played with pen and paper, now in its digital version, to provide countless hours of fun. Try to beat the machine or challenge your friends to a friendly match of connect-the-dots, with a beautiful interface based on a marker theme. The point of the game is to connect adjacent dots to make lines, which allow you to make squares. Each player gets to pick a color to fill the board with squares. The player with the most squares in the board wins. - 3 Difficulty Levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced - 3 Board Sizes: Small, Medium. Large - 4 Marker Colors to Choose from: Blue, Purple, Red, and Green - Play in Offline Mode (Multi-Player coming soon) - Play against the Machine or with a Friend (Two-player mode) on the same device (offline mode) - Multi-Player coming in the next major version!

About

Joel

Experience a technical preview of advanced vector rendering technology by battling hundreds of zombies. This game showcases unprecedented vector rendering, ensuring crisp graphics that scale flawlessly across any resolution or device.

Highlights
  • Zombie battles
  • Advanced vector rendering
  • Scalable graphics
  • High-quality animation
  • Technical preview
Features
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Battle hundreds of zombies in this technical preview of Rive’s new vector rendering technology. The Rive Renderer draws an unprecedented amount of vectors on screen. Everything animates and deforms without losing quality. Graphics remain crisp and clear regardless of scale, resolution, or device.

Screenshots

Marker Dots4 screens
Joel4 screens

Verdict

The call

Marker Dots and Joel are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Marker Dots versus Joel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarker DotsJoel
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB30 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperDRCoderzRive, Inc

In-app purchases

None

Marker Dots

No in-app purchases

None

Joel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marker Dots free?
Marker Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Joel free?
Joel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Marker Dots or Joel have ads?
Neither Marker Dots nor Joel shows ads.

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