Color Lines vs LINES 98
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Lines
A classic puzzle game where players arrange colored balls into lines of five or more. Strategically move balls to clear the board and achieve high scores in this addictive remake. Enjoy hours of engaging gameplay with simple yet challenging mechanics.
- Match 5 or more balls of the same color
- Form horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines
- Move balls with available paths
- Classic gameplay remake
- Addictive for hours
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Remake of classic Color Lines game for PCs. The gameplay and the rules are very simple yet the game will keep you playing for hours and hours. The goal is to clear the board by moving the balls of the same color to form horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines of 5 or more. The ball can be moved only if there is a path available. Read more about Color Lines and its history in wiki: http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Lines Privacy policy: https://akatek.biz/apps/lines/privacy_policy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
LINES 98
A classic puzzle game challenging players to strategically clear colored balls from the board. Offers three distinct modes: Lines, Squares, and Blocks, with options to undo moves and save progress. Compete with friends via offline high scores and an online leaderboard.
- Three game modes: Lines, Squares, Blocks
- Undo last move
- Continue saved games
- Save current game
- Offline high scores
- Online leaderboard
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GAME RULES ---------------- LINES 98 - Lines, Squares, Blocks based on Lines 98 classic game on desktop, is an addicting puzzle game where the player is challenged to keep the board empty by strategically eliminating balls of same color. There is 3 game modes: + Lines: You need to create horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines. The minimum number of balls is 5. + Squares: You need to make rectangular shapes. The minimum number of balls is 4. + Blocks: Minimum seven adjacent balls. Two balls are adjacent if they make a vertical or horizontal line (not diagonal). FEATURES ---------------- + 3 game modes: Lines, Squares, Blocks. + Undo your move. + Continue your last game. + Save your current game and play it later. + Offline high scores and online leaderboard. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LINES 98 at 5.0 against Color Lines's 4.2. LINES 98 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Color Lines's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (454 vs 1). On price, 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.
LINES 98 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Lines has 454 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Color Lines's written reviews are positive against 100% of LINES 98's.
Color Lines ships an update monthly, LINES 98 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Lines | LINES 98 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (454 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 454 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AkaTek LLC | Quang Duc Vu |
Customer experience
Color Lines
LINES 98
Bugs and requests
Color Lines
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent undo/redo behavior
- Sudden app crashes during gameplay
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Randomly opening the App Store during play
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back the original ad-free, clean design
- Add an undo/redo button for better control
- Introduce difficulty settings or progression system
- Optimize the game for larger screen sizes
LINES 98
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Color Lines
No in-app purchases
LINES 98
No in-app purchases
