Comparison

Join The Dots vs Dot to Dot

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

Head to head
About

Join The Dots

Connect the dots to reveal hidden pictures and guess the object. This game helps children learn to read and count while discovering various objects. It offers an engaging way to practice numbers and is suitable for travel.

Highlights
  • Connect dots to reveal pictures
  • Learn to read and count
  • Object recognition
  • Audio pronunciation in multiple languages
  • Free Style mode for custom levels
  • Progressive difficulty
Features
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Connect the dots between them to reveal a picture and guess the object behind! For children from 3 years, this classic children's games is perfect to learn to read and count while discovering a multitude of objects. This is probably the best educational teaching method for learning the numbers. It is also a very good pass time when traveling!     • The numbers and names of objects are read aloud     • Voices are available in French, English and Spanish     • The game works perfectly on iPad, iPhone and iPod     • It supports all orientations (portrait or landscape)     • Mode "Free Style" to create their own dot to dot level     • The difficulty is progressive with 75 objects be to discovered (from 10 to 75 points) Try it, it's free. If you're not satisfied, you will be refunded;) • • • • • "The best game of its kind." For any problem, question or suggestion, please contact us: contact@vision-apps.com The Vision-Apps Team

About

Dot to Dot

Connect numbered dots to reveal a variety of images, from animals to famous landmarks. This app offers a relaxing and stress-relieving experience for all ages, with offline play available. Share your creations and enjoy brain training with a vast collection of puzzles.

Highlights
  • Over 500 unique dot-to-dot pictures
  • Themes include animals, vehicles, art, and places
  • Puzzles range from 300 to 2500 dots
  • Suitable for toddlers, kids, and adults
  • Offline play functionality
  • Stress relief and brain training benefits
  • Share completed pictures with friends
Features
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Start connecting dots and create unique pictures! You can enjoy pictures of animals, sports, famous art, places and many more. Dot to dot for grown ups helps you to feel better and relax. You can easily start connecting dots without any internet connection. Features: - Dot to dot contains over 500 pictures to connect in the theme of animals, vehicles, famous places, art and many others. More coming soon. - Connect pictures of your favorite animal such as lion, elephant, shark, or simply visit places like Paris, Italy, New York. - Pictures have got from 300 to 2500 dots. - Dot to dot is also designed for toddlers and kids. Both boys and girls will find the right picture. - Share connected pictures with friends and family on Instagram, Facebook and on other social apps. - A great family game which trains brain. - Best anti-stress app which returns you to your childhood. How to play: - 1000 Dot to dot for grown ups is easy to use! - Connect numbers in order to create a picture. - Family friendly environment. Discover beautiful pictures of animals, cars, sports and paintings. Every picture in the connect dots game has been chosen so even kids would like them. Let’s connect the dots now! - 1000 Dot to dot for grown ups anywhere you want. Dots to dots for grown ups is a free application which doesn’t require an internet connection. Have fun with the puzzle game on holidays, in the garden or on your way home. - Stress relief app Forget about stress and let Dot 2 dot be your new personal therapist. One of the best antistress connecting apps will help you to be relaxed and gives you great brain training. Let dots connecting be your therapy. - Support and Compatibility. We're continuously improving dots connecting game so that all devices run the game. Let us help to improve the game by leaving an honest review. - Dot 2 Dot Premium membership: • We offer a monthly subscription, yearly subscription and weekly subscription with 3-days free trial period. • Dot 2 Dot Unlimited allows you to access all the premium puzzles. • New premium puzzles are released on a weekly basis. - Subscription Policy • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
 • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal
 • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Check our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for more information https://www.dottodot.com/privacy https://www.dottodot.com/terms

Screenshots

Join The Dots4 screens
Dot to Dot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Join The Dots at none against Dot to Dot's shown. Join The Dots also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Dot to Dot's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (11K vs 7). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Join The Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dot to Dot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dot to Dot holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dot to Dot has 11K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Join The Dots's written reviews are positive against 64% of Dot to Dot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Join The Dots ships an update weekly, Dot to Dot monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Join The Dots versus Dot to Dot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoin The DotsDot to Dot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)4.6 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews63.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings711K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClement MartyDot to Dot s.r.o.

Customer experience

Join The Dots

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative33.3%

Dot to Dot

All ratings11,238 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews383 reviews
Positive63.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative27.7%

Bugs and requests

Join The Dots

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dot to Dot

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Puzzles not loading or showing 'no internet' error
  • Subscription issues and inability to access paid content
  • App crashing or freezing during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free puzzles and content
  • Ability to choose puzzles freely
  • Coloring feature after completing puzzles
  • Improved performance and stability

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Join The Dots

One-time1
  • Full Package$0.99
10 purchases

Dot to Dot

Subscriptions5
  • Dot To Dot - Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.497 Days
  • Dot2Dot Unlimited - Monthly$17.991 Month
  • Dot To Dot - Monthly Premium3 Days trial$17.991 Month
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  • Dot2Dot Unlimited: Start offer$29.991 Year
  • Dot2Dot Unlimited - Yearly$74.991 Year
One-time5
  • Buy 3 Clues$0.99
  • S clues pack$0.99
  • Coinpack 1$0.99
Show 2 more
  • M clues pack$1.99
  • L clues pack$4.99

Questions

Is Join The Dots free?
Join The Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dot to Dot free?
Dot to Dot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Join The Dots or Dot to Dot?
Dot to Dot is rated higher. Join The Dots averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Dot to Dot averages 4.6 from 11K ratings.
Do Join The Dots or Dot to Dot have ads?
Dot to Dot shows ads; Join The Dots does not.
Which is updated more often, Join The Dots or Dot to Dot?
Join The Dots ships an update weekly, and Dot to Dot monthly. Most recently, Join The Dots was updated on October 23, 2026 and Dot to Dot on October 25, 2026.

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