Dots and Boxes vs Match Two Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dots and Boxes
Connect dots to form squares and outscore your opponent in this classic strategy board game. Play solo against AI, challenge friends locally, or compete with players worldwide for a top spot on the global leaderboard. Enjoy hours of brain-training fun with customizable themes and multiple difficulty levels.
- Connect dots to form squares
- Play solo against AI
- Local and online multiplayer
- Global high-score leaderboard
- 3 difficulty levels
- Collect Game Center achievements
- Colorful themes
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Link the dots, close more squares than your opponent and be first in the Global High-Score, among thousands of players worldwide. From the creators of Four In A Row, another classic! Have your skills changed since you were in school? ^__^ Challenge a friend next to you or find an opponent online. Or try to beat one of our well-trained virtual players ;) DOTS AND BOXES - CLASSIC BOARD GAMES is completely Free. If you love games like Chess, Checkers, Backgammon and other challenging pastimes, you will love Dots and Boxes. Play ‘solo’ or against a real opponent using either our local or online multiplayer mode; play with a friend on the same device or find an opponent from anywhere in the world. DOTS AND BOXES - CLASSIC BOARD GAMES will challenge you according to your abilities, with 3 difficulty levels, and it’s easy to get: tap on the dots to draw lines and close squares. You’re the winner if you got more squares than your opponent when there's no more lines to trace. Can you think of a better brain training? Key features: - Choose between 3 modes of difficulty - Play against real humans online (multiplayer)! - Challenge your friends on the same device (2 players mode) - Climb the high score - Collect Game Center achievements - Enjoy hours of fun with colourful themes - Easy to get, hard to master - Fun for all ages Start closing your boxes now! Free! Thanks for playing! FOLLOW US Facebook/outofthebit @outofthebit
Match Two Cards
Exercise your memory with this classic card matching game. Flip cards to find identical pairs and clear the board. Features multiple difficulty levels to challenge your brain.
- Card matching gameplay
- Memory training
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Classic card set
- Brain exercise
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Train your brain and play the classic card game of memorization! The object of the game is to match all the identical pairs of cards on the playing board. Match Two Cards consists of three levels of difficulty, using a common set of playing cards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dots and Boxes at 4.6 against Match Two Cards's 4.2. Dots and Boxes also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 5). Match Two Cards's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Dots and Boxes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Match Two Cards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dots and Boxes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dots and Boxes has 14K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Dots and Boxes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Match Two Cards's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dots and Boxes ships an update every 5 months, Match Two Cards every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dots and Boxes | Match Two Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutOfTheBit Ltd | Danial Islam |
Customer experience
Dots and Boxes
Match Two Cards
Bugs and requests
Dots and Boxes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing or crashing
- Incorrect move registrations
- Multiplayer connection problems
Requested features
4 requests- Additional difficulty levels
- Customizable game board sizes
- Undo/reset functionality
- Improved multiplayer experience
Match Two Cards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dots and Boxes
- Dots and Boxes Premium$1.99
Match Two Cards
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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