Line Arcade vs Dots and Boxes LTE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Line Arcade
A simple and addictive puzzle game where players arrange colored balls into lines of five or more to clear them from a 9x9 grid. Strategic movement is key to creating formations and scoring points.
- 9x9 grid gameplay
- Match 5+ colored balls
- Horizontal, vertical, diagonal formations
- Simple tap-to-move controls
- Addictive puzzle mechanics
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Line Arcade is a simple and addictive puzzle game. The game consists of a grid of size 9 x 9 squares. Balls of 6 different colors enter the grid three at a time. The player scores points by lining up 5 or more balls of the same color in horizontal, vertical or diagonal formations. Simply tap a ball and then tap the desired square where you wish to move it. The ball can move to a square only if there is an open path (i.e. combination of vertical and horizontal empty squares) from the source to the destination cell. When a formation of 5 or more balls of the same color is created, the entire formation is removed and no fresh balls enter the grid for that turn. Short, simple and addictive, Line Arcade promises loads of fun.
Dots and Boxes LTE
This classic pencil-and-paper game challenges two players to draw lines and complete boxes. Earn points for each box you finish and take another turn. The player with the most points at the end wins.
- Two-player gameplay
- Line drawing mechanic
- Box completion scoring
- Classic strategy
- Simple rules
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Dots and Boxes is a pencil-and-paper game for two players. It was first published in the 19th century by Édouard Lucas, who called it la pipopipette. It has gone by many other names, including the game of dots, boxes, dot to dot grid, and pigs in a pen. Starting with an empty grid of dots, two players take turns adding a single horizontal or vertical line between two unjoined adjacent dots. The player who completes the fourth side of a 1x1 box earns one point and takes another turn. The game ends when no more lines can be placed. The winner is the player with the most points. Don't forget to check our Game section for other fun games..
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Line Arcade at 4.3 against Dots and Boxes LTE's 1.0. Line Arcade also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). Dots and Boxes LTE's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Line Arcade holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Line Arcade has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Line Arcade ships an update every 2 months, Dots and Boxes LTE every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Line Arcade | Dots and Boxes LTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (21 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd | GASP Mobile Games Inc |
Customer experience
Line Arcade
Dots and Boxes LTE
In-app purchases
Line Arcade
No in-app purchases
Dots and Boxes LTE
No in-app purchases
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