Comparison

Dominate vs Monorail

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

Head to head
About

Dominate

This logic puzzle challenges you to identify and connect 28 dominoes on a 7x8 grid. Apply deductive reasoning to determine the correct placement of each domino, ensuring each is used only once to solve the board.

Highlights
  • Auto-generated boards
  • Limitless puzzle variations
  • Inbuilt solver with hints
  • Full tutorial
  • Progress tracking
  • Pause game functionality
Features
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Dominate is a logic puzzle that uses a standard 'double six' set of 28 dominoes. The puzzle board represents all of the 28 dominoes from 0:0 to 6:6 placed next to each other in a 7 by 8 grid. The problem is, you can't see which squares join to which others to form the dominoes. Your task is find those links, by applying logic to determine a layout for the entire board such that each domino is used only once. FEATURES: + Auto-generated boards + An almost limitless number of puzzles + Inbuilt solver provides hints and a target time to beat + Full tutorial to help you learn the game + Tracks your progress, keeping puzzles challenging + Pause the game to easily see your progress TIMING & HINTS: Dominate rates each puzzle it generates to give you a target time, the faster you are the higher your score. If you're stuck you can ask for a hint, but the better you get, the more hints will cost you. If all you want to do is solve puzzles and you don't care how long it takes, that's cool, you will still be able take advantage of the virtually limitless number of puzzles in the game. LEARN MORE: Check out the Dominate at: http://dominate.talibard.com/

About

Monorail

This logic puzzle game challenges players to draw rails to create a single loop connecting all stations. With 880 puzzles ranging from easy to super-hard, it fosters visual and spatial reasoning skills. It's a fun, geometric challenge for all ages.

Highlights
  • 880 unique puzzles
  • Visual/spatial reasoning development
  • Simple to learn, challenging to master
  • Puzzles from easy to super-hard
  • Geometric and visual gameplay
  • Single loop puzzle objective
Features
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MONORAIL: a new logic puzzle for touch screens. * 880 Puzzles * Fosters development of visual/spacial reasoning skills * Works great on iPad * Simple to learn, challenging to master * Puzzles range from easy to super-hard * Designed by nerds, fun for all Monorail is challenging and fun like sudoku, and entirely visual/spacial/geometric. There are no numbers or symbols. You solve puzzles by drawing rails to create a working monorail system. The object of each puzzle is to create a single loop (closed path) of rails connecting all stations so the monorail can circle around endlessly. Kindergartners can solve the beginner levels. Mathematicians from MIT have struggled to solve the most difficult ones. Get on the Monorail train today! We hope you enjoy. -- IBA Puzzles (Glenn and Aaron Iba) We welcome your feedback at ibapuzzles@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Dominate4 screens
Monorail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dominate at 4.7 against Monorail's 3.9. Dominate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Monorail's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (851 vs 7). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Monorail sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dominate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dominate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monorail has 851 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Dominate's written reviews are positive against 95% of Monorail's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dominate ships an update every 19 months, Monorail every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dominate versus Monorail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDominateMonorail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better3.9 (851 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews95.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7851 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles TalibardIBA Puzzles

Customer experience

Dominate

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%

Monorail

All ratings854 ratings
Positive68.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative22.4%
Written reviews327 reviews
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.7%

Bugs and requests

Dominate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Monorail

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Swastika symbol appearing in level 12 on 6x6 free part
  • In-app purchase issues when upgrading devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free or additional levels
  • Ability to save and resume progress
  • Retina display support
  • Hint system or solution guide
  • Ability to view previously solved puzzles

In-app purchases

None

Dominate

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Monorail

One-time5
  • FULL VERSION OF MONORAIL$0.99
  • Rectangle Puzzles (discounted)$0.99
  • Hexagon Puzzles (discounted)$0.99
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  • Rectangle Puzzles$1.99
  • Hexagon Puzzles$1.99

Questions

Is Dominate free?
Dominate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monorail free?
Monorail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dominate or Monorail?
Dominate is rated higher. Dominate averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Monorail averages 3.9 from 851 ratings.
Do Dominate or Monorail have ads?
Neither Dominate nor Monorail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dominate or Monorail?
Dominate ships an update every 19 months, and Monorail every 4 weeks. Most recently, Dominate was updated on October 23, 2026 and Monorail on October 21, 2026.

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