Comparison

DOT Cage vs Hormuz Strait

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

Head to head
About

DOT Cage

Protect a dot from incoming squares in this addictive and simple game. Challenge your friends and aim for the highest score by surviving as long as possible. Test your reflexes and see how long you can keep the dot safe.

Highlights
  • Save dot from squares attack
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Beat friends' scores
  • Timed survival mode
  • Ad-free experience
  • Scoreboard for comparison
Features
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Try your best to save your dot from squares attack. An addictive and simple game about saving Dots from the moving squares. It’s not simple as it looks - can you play this game? Try to beat your Friends score. Features: • ADS-FREE No annoying ads . • SCOREBOARD: Compare with your friends who saved the dot longest? • TIMED: How long can you save dots for? Save the dot from as many squares as you can and achieve a high score!

About

Hormuz Strait

Features
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Navigate the Strait of Hormuz — the world's most critical maritime chokepoint — in this one-thumb naval survival roguelike. Pilot your vessel north through the narrow corridor, surviving escalating asymmetric threats: drifting sea mines, high-speed patrol boats, and drone swarms. Your radar is your eyes — watch the sweep line reveal what's lurking in the fog before it reaches you. TAP anywhere to fire a Tomahawk missile at the nearest threat. HOLD for a heavy salvo that targets up to three enemies at once. STEER by dragging your thumb — your vessel eases toward your hand using a virtual-analog offset, not a teleport. Intercept parachuted supply airdrops to repair your hull (+HULL) or refill your firepower (+AMMO). FEATURES • Radar/sonar aesthetic with authentic sweep-and-reveal mechanics — threats are fogged until the sweep line crosses them, then ghost-revealed as green silhouettes so you can read their heading before committing a shot. • Escalating difficulty across 4 timed legs (≈90 seconds each). Each checkpoint clears the board, gives you a breath, then raises the spawn rate and threat mix. • Three unlockable hulls with distinct playstyles: – TANKER: Slow, tough, and steady. The free starter hull. – PATROL BOAT: Fast, fragile, and extremely nimble. Unlock with 600 salvage. – ESCORT FRIGATE: Balanced warship with the largest missile magazine. 1,500 salvage. • Meta-progression: every run banks salvage currency (distance + threats destroyed + legs cleared). Spend it between runs to unlock new vessels in the fleet screen. • Full audio-visual juice: camera screen shake on explosions and hits, particle foam wake trailing behind your hull, explosion ember bursts, synthesized sound (radar ping, launch chirp, detonation boom — no audio file downloads), and Taptic Engine haptics wired to every meaningful event. • Permadeath, 3–7 minute runs — designed for one hand, one thumb, in portrait. HOW TO PLAY Steer: hold and drag anywhere in the lower screen. The vessel follows your thumb offset — you control direction, not exact position. Fire: tap anywhere to launch one Tomahawk at the nearest threat (costs 1 charge). Hold for 0.7 seconds to fire a heavy salvo of up to 3 missiles (costs 2 charges). Charges regenerate automatically over time and can be refilled instantly by grabbing an amber (+AMMO) airdrop. Radar: watch the green sweep line descend each pass. Amber blips mark incoming threats. Ghost silhouettes appear as the line crosses each threat. Full reveal happens when a threat enters close range (~160 pt radius). Survive all 4 legs to complete the strait. Your score (distance + kills) and salvage are banked to your career stats at game-over regardless of how far you make it.

Screenshots

DOT Cage3 screens
Hormuz Strait4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DOT Cage at none against Hormuz Strait's shown. DOT Cage also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
DOT Cage versus Hormuz Strait: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDOT CageHormuz Strait
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreative ZoneAralel GmbH

In-app purchases

None

DOT Cage

No in-app purchases

None

Hormuz Strait

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DOT Cage free?
DOT Cage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hormuz Strait free?
Hormuz Strait is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DOT Cage or Hormuz Strait have ads?
Hormuz Strait shows ads; DOT Cage does not.
Which is updated more often, DOT Cage or Hormuz Strait?
DOT Cage ships an update every 2 months, and Hormuz Strait every 2 months. Most recently, DOT Cage was updated on October 20, 2026 and Hormuz Strait on October 10, 2026.

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