Dots Classic vs Short Circuits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dots Classic
Relive the classic paper-and-pencil game on your Apple devices. Connect dots to capture boxes and strategically outmaneuver your opponent in fast-paced matches.
- Connect dots
- Capture boxes
- Outsmart opponent
- Quick matches
- Satisfying gameplay
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Bring the classic paper-and-pencil game to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Connect dots, capture boxes, and outsmart your opponent in quick, satisfying matches.
Short Circuits
A logic puzzle game where players rotate pieces to connect all wires. It offers a progressively challenging experience, starting simple and increasing in difficulty.
- Wire connection puzzles
- Piece rotation mechanics
- Progressive difficulty
- Logic-based gameplay
- Challenging levels
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Can you connect all of the wires? Rotate the pieces and use your logic to solve these puzzles! It starts easy but gets tough! Good luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dots Classic at none against Short Circuits's 3. Dots Classic also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). Short Circuits's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Short Circuits sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Dots Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dots Classic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Short Circuits has 54 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Dots Classic ships an update every 3 months, Short Circuits every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dots Classic | Short Circuits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.8 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alga Games | GammaLateral LLC |
Customer experience
Dots Classic
Short Circuits
In-app purchases
Dots Classic
No in-app purchases
Short Circuits
- Get 30 Hints$0.99
- Get 70 Hints$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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