Comparison

Dots and Boxes vs NOTAGO

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

NOTAGO

Engage in a strategic board game where players take turns placing dots to surround and capture enemy dots. Compete against AI or players worldwide to conquer territories and achieve total domination through clever tactics.

Highlights
  • Logical board game
  • Play against AI or players worldwide
  • Surround and capture enemy dots
  • Conquer territories
  • Challenge friends
  • Chat with players
Features
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Logical board game with two users playing. You can play against an artificial intelligence or other players from all over the world. Each player is assigned a color and puts dots on line crossings. The players take turns to put dots of these colors on the playing field. Your task is to surround enemy dots with your dots so that all your dots can be connected together to form a fence around the enemy dots. The surrounded dots are considered "captured" and can't be used by enemy. You can capture territories even if the surrounding area has no dots on line crossings. The winner is the user who captured more dots or if one of the players surrenders. Divide and rule or divide and conquer is gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into pieces that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy. Historically, this strategy was used in many different ways by empires seeking to expand their territories. Take the fight to your enemies, defend your sector, gather more territories of total domination and devise brilliant strategies to crush all resistance! Adventure and epic multiplayer action. Attack enemies, forge alliances and gather galaxy stars as you defend your castle from constant enemy attacks while expanding your territory. • EXPECTED POINT - Allows you to show/hide the fake hotspot feature on the battlefield with just one touch. • PLAY GAMES WITH FRIENDS - Challenge friends, climb leaderboards, and discover your next gaming obsession. Two players can play on the same machine or over a network. • SEND A MESSAGE - Send a message while playing or watching a live battle. • SHOW YOUR REACTION - Add a silly sticker, use emojis to express yourself better. • CHAT IN THE GROUP - Make plans to get together in the main group chat.

Screenshots

Dots and Boxes4 screens
NOTAGO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NOTAGO at none against Dots and Boxes's 1. NOTAGO also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Dots and Boxes's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 3) and review sentiment (81% vs 60%). On price, rating 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. Dots and Boxes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NOTAGO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dots and Boxes against 4.7 for NOTAGO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dots and Boxes has 14K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Dots and Boxes's written reviews are positive against 60% of NOTAGO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dots and Boxes ships an update every 5 months, NOTAGO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dots and Boxes versus NOTAGO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDots and BoxesNOTAGO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB51 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOutOfTheBit LtdMedComTech+ Ltd.

Customer experience

Dots and Boxes

All ratings14,127 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews973 reviews
Positive81.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative12.4%

NOTAGO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative13.3%

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

NOTAGO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dots and Boxes

One-time1
  • Dots and Boxes Premium$1.99
None

NOTAGO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dots and Boxes free?
Dots and Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NOTAGO free?
NOTAGO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dots and Boxes or NOTAGO?
NOTAGO is rated higher. Dots and Boxes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while NOTAGO averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Dots and Boxes or NOTAGO have ads?
Dots and Boxes shows ads; NOTAGO does not.
Which is updated more often, Dots and Boxes or NOTAGO?
Dots and Boxes ships an update every 5 months, and NOTAGO every 2 months. Most recently, Dots and Boxes was updated on November 5, 2026 and NOTAGO on November 2, 2026.

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