DRDots vs Square Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DRDots
Experience a classic connect-the-dots game with a charming hand-drawn theme. Compete against a friend or the AI by drawing lines to complete squares and claim victory. Enjoy customizable colors and multiple difficulty levels for endless fun.
- Hand-drawn theme
- Single-player vs. AI
- Two-player mode
- Color selection
- Adjustable difficulty
- Automatic game save
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DRCoderz' version of the classic dots-and-boxes, connect-the-dots, paper-and-pencil game comes to live with this great hand drawn theme, bringing back memories to those who used to play it with their friends at school during downtime. Same features as the real connect-the-dots game but with touch capabilities. Take turns with your opponent (a second human player or the machine) by tapping on the two dots that will form the line, with the goal of filling a square. The one with more squares filled, wins the round. Features: -Realistic-looking theme, with hand drawn lines and dots over a piece of paper; squares are drawn by a pencil animation -Pick your favorite color from 4 choices available -Play against the machine (Single-Player mode) or against another human (Two-Player mode) -Three field sizes (Small, Medium, Large) -Three difficulty levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) -Automatic game save after closing the application -Restart game at any point -Option of muting pencil sounds
Square Magic
A captivating puzzle game that blends mechanics from Rubik's Cube and 2048. Players slide rows and columns to arrange colored squares into 2x2 groups to solve the challenge.
- Rubik's Cube inspired gameplay
- 2048 inspired mechanics
- Slide-to-move controls
- Organize by color groups
- Challenging puzzle solving
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Square Magic is a puzzle inspired by the Rubik's Cube and 2048. How to play: - Scramble the puzzle by moving your finger around randomly. - Slide your finger along a row or column to loop the squares. - The puzzle is solved when organized in same-color 2x2 groups.
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Verdict
DRDots and Square Magic both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of DRDots's written reviews are positive against 50% of Square Magic's. Square Magic's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 10.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
DRDots holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of DRDots's written reviews are positive against 50% of Square Magic's.
DRDots ships an update every 20 months, Square Magic every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DRDots | Square Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DRCoderz | David Pan |
Customer experience
DRDots
Square Magic
In-app purchases
DRDots
No in-app purchases
Square Magic
No in-app purchases
