Comparison

Line Sweeper vs Spots 3D

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

Head to head
About

Line Sweeper

This puzzle game challenges you to create a single, continuous loop by strategically placing lines. Numbered tiles indicate how many adjacent spaces must be part of the path, with a "check" function to help identify errors. It offers over 500 levels across five difficulty settings.

Highlights
  • Create a single continuous loop
  • Numbered tiles guide path placement
  • Over 500 levels
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • "Check" function highlights wrong lines
  • Autosave unfinished levels
  • Record best completion times
Features
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Linesweeper is puzzle similar to Minesweeper. Your aim is to create a single continuous non-intersecting loop. The numbered tiles can't be passed through. The number means how many of the 8 surrounding tiles should contain some part of the solution path. Linesweeper is originally invented by Jak Marshall. **** Linesweeper features **** # Content - 5 difficulty levels - more than 500 levels # Features - "Check" function can highlight wrong lines - option to enable automatically highlight wrong lines - Automatically indicate correct numbers - Autosave the process of unfinished levels - Record best completion time for each level # Challenge - Game Center Achievements - Try to complete as many levels as possible

About

Spots 3D

A simple puzzle game where players tap balls to select them and then tap spots to place them. The goal is to find and place the balls in the correct locations.

Highlights
  • Tap to select balls
  • Tap to place balls
  • Spot placement puzzles
  • Simple tap controls
  • Intuitive gameplay
Features
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Find the correct spots. Tap a ball to select. Tap a spot to place it.

Screenshots

Line Sweeper4 screens
Spots 3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Line Sweeper at 86% against Spots 3D's 0%. Line Sweeper also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Spots 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Line Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spots 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Line Sweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Line Sweeper's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spots 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, Spots 3D every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Line Sweeper versus Spots 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine SweeperSpots 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better4.3 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings815 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStanley LamAppTout

Customer experience

Line Sweeper

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Spots 3D

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Line Sweeper

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
None

Spots 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Line Sweeper free?
Line Sweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spots 3D free?
Spots 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Line Sweeper or Spots 3D?
Line Sweeper is rated higher. Line Sweeper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Spots 3D averages 4.3 from 15 ratings.
Do Line Sweeper or Spots 3D have ads?
Both Line Sweeper and Spots 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Line Sweeper or Spots 3D?
Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, and Spots 3D every 3 days. Most recently, Line Sweeper was updated on June 25, 2026 and Spots 3D on August 15, 2026.

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