Comparison

Best Lines vs LINES 98

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Three game modes: Lines, Squares, Blocks
  • Undo last move
  • Continue saved games
  • Save current game
  • Offline high scores
  • Online leaderboard
Features
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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

Screenshots

Best Lines4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Best Lines sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LINES 98 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Best Lines versus LINES 98: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest LinesLINES 98
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBernard BijochQuang Duc Vu

Customer experience

Best Lines

All ratings22 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative34.8%

LINES 98

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Best Lines

One-time2
  • Pack of 5 Teleports$0.99
  • No Ads$16.99
None

LINES 98

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Lines free?
Best Lines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LINES 98 free?
LINES 98 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Best Lines or LINES 98?
LINES 98 is rated higher. Best Lines averages 4.4 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while LINES 98 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Best Lines or LINES 98 have ads?
Best Lines shows ads; LINES 98 does not.
Which is updated more often, Best Lines or LINES 98?
Best Lines ships an update every 6 months, and LINES 98 every 6 months. Most recently, Best Lines was updated on June 10, 2026 and LINES 98 on June 21, 2026.

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