Best Lines vs LINES 98
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Best Lines
A visually stunning remake of the classic ball-matching puzzle game. Strategically arrange balls of the same color to clear them from the board and prevent it from filling up. Features include undo functionality, Game Center integration, and customizable game settings.
- Five or more balls of the same color to clear
- Undo ball move button
- Game Center integration
- Different ball colors and board sizes
- Combos for score multipliers
- Precise game statistics
- Beautiful tutorial
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A beautiful remake of the classic game called Lines. The goal of the game is to place lines with five or more balls of the same color. After placing a line, the line disappears. Placing lines helps you to keep a game board clean, because everytime when you move a ball, three new balls appear. In the game you will find: - Outstanding graphics and animations designed for retina displays - UNDO ball move button, to help you correct your mistakes - Game Center integration to store your best scores - Different sets of ball colors and game board sizes - COMBOS that will increase your score - Precise game statistics with different factors - Beautiful tutorial to help you understand rules of the game - Sweet sounds
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 Best Lines's 4.4. LINES 98 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Best Lines's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Best Lines sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LINES 98 asks for nothing beyond the download.
LINES 98 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best Lines has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Best Lines's written reviews are positive against 100% of LINES 98's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Best Lines | LINES 98 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernard Bijoch | Quang Duc Vu |
Customer experience
Best Lines
LINES 98
In-app purchases
Best Lines
- Pack of 5 Teleports$0.99
- No Ads$16.99
LINES 98
No in-app purchases








