Dots & Boxes vs Linebox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dots & Boxes
Experience the classic Dots & Boxes game with a modern twist. This app offers unique board shapes and sizes, challenging gameplay, and a competitive leaderboard. Exercise your brain and climb the ranks to become a Dots Master.
- Unique board shapes and sizes
- Strong computer engine with 3 difficulties
- Live leaderboards
- Addictive gameplay
- Brain exercising challenges
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A revolutionary version for the classic Dots & Boxes game! Dots & Boxes is a simple yet challenging board game for two players. The game is played on an empty grid of dots, and in each turn the active player draws a line, trying to complete a square. When completing a square, the player gets 1 point and takes another turn. The game ends when all squares are completed, and the winner is the player who gained the most points. In contrast to the classic Dots & Boxes game, in this game you can choose to play on various board shapes and sizes, each with its very own strategy. Also, In order to become a true Dots Master, you'll have to climb up the leaderboard by playing smart and fast, win with most points and use less hints as possible! Great graphics and user experience, highly addictive game and lots of brain exercising! Features: - Strong computer engine with 3 difficulties - Various board shapes and sizes - Live leaderboards Visit our Facebook page and share with your friends. Good luck!
Linebox
An addictive puzzle game where you break horizontal or vertical lines by dragging and dropping block shapes. Utilize helpful tools to generate new blocks when stuck and challenge friends with your high scores.
- Break horizontal and vertical lines
- Drag and drop block shapes
- Generate new random blocks
- Challenge friends on GameCenter
- Share scores and moments
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Linebox is the 10×10 block puzzle, rebuilt from the ground up. Drag pieces onto the board. Fill a whole row or column and it clears. Plan ahead: when no piece fits and no Swap is left, the run is over. FOUR MODES • Classic: the original, endless. Bigger pieces arrive as your score grows. • Cascade: pieces drop to the bottom, blocks fall into gaps for chain clears, and new rows rise from below. • Puzzle: 120 levels with a fixed board and a fixed set of pieces. Clear every gem and earn up to 3 stars. • Blitz: 90 seconds on the clock. Every line you clear adds time. MADE FOR GOOD MOVES • See where a piece lands and which lines will clear before you let go. • Combos multiply your points and earn back Swaps. • Stuck? Swap draws three new pieces. • Unlock six tile palettes by clearing lines in any mode. ALSO • Plays offline, no account needed. • Leaderboards for every mode with Game Center. • On iPad and on the iPhone Duo inner screen, the board grows to fill the screen. • English and Vietnamese. • Remove Ads: one-time purchase, restorable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dots & Boxes at none against Linebox's 1. Dots & Boxes also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Linebox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dots & Boxes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dots & Boxes against 5.0 for Linebox. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Dots & Boxes ships an update every 10 days, Linebox every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dots & Boxes | Linebox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noam Behar | techplus jsc |
Customer experience
Dots & Boxes
Linebox
In-app purchases
Dots & Boxes
No in-app purchases
Linebox
- Remove Ads$0.99









