Dots + Boxes vs Dots N Numbers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dots + Boxes
Enjoy the classic pencil-and-paper game of Dots and Boxes on your mobile device. Challenge a friend or play against the AI in this simple yet engaging puzzle game. Track scores and enjoy customizable gameplay with fun graphics and sound.
- One and two-player modes
- Play against AI
- Demo mode
- Configurable player names
- Score tracking
- Configurable AI difficulty
- Undo function
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Put away your pencil and paper, now you can play the classic Dot Game right on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Dots Free is the highest quality Dots and Boxes game available for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and we're giving it away for free. Dots and Boxes is a very simple game. Two players take turns drawing lines between dots on the game board. When a player draws a line that completes a box, the player "owns" that box. Whoever owns more boxes when the game board is full is the winner. Dots Free supports one player and two player gameplay, so you can play against another human or against your iPhone. If you're really bored, you can even put the game in demo mode and watch your iPhone play itself. Dots Free offers a host of exciting features, including: * Killer graphics and awesome sound effects * Configurable player names and score tracking * Configurable 1 player difficulty level * Undo function * Automatic save when you exit the app or receive a phone call Dots Free is supported by unobtrusive banner advertising.
Dots N Numbers
Roll dice and connect dots to form squares and conquer the game grid. Challenge friends and family or compete in online tournaments in this classic game with a dice twist.
- Roll dice to play
- Connect dots
- Form squares
- Conquer the grid
- Challenge friends and family
- Online tournaments
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Roll the dices. connect dots. Make squares & conquer the grid to beat your opponent. Classic dots game with the added twist of dice. Challenge your family and friends or play in online tournaments!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dots + Boxes at none against Dots N Numbers's shown. Dots + Boxes also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 1). Dots N Numbers's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dots + Boxes holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dots + Boxes has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Dots + Boxes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dots N Numbers's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dots + Boxes ships an update every 2 months, Dots N Numbers monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dots + Boxes | Dots N Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 283 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | TAKEOVER INTERACTIVE LTD |
Customer experience
Dots + Boxes
Dots N Numbers
Bugs and requests
Dots + Boxes
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch for some users
- Redirects to App Store unexpectedly
Requested features
4 requests- Larger game board sizes
- Harder difficulty levels
- Different color options for players
- Online/multiplayer mode
Dots N Numbers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dots + Boxes
No in-app purchases
Dots N Numbers
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dots + Boxes free?
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