Comparison

Tactic Dots vs Black Stars

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

Head to head
About

Tactic Dots

Features
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Unique turn-based strategy that incorporates long-familiar mechanics of games such as Go, Reversi, Dots, updated with fresh ideas and expanded gameplay. The game contains the usual classic Dots and a fresh vibrant format which includes new units with unique abilities, adding many new tactics and strategies to the game. Following modes are available for both formats: -online PVP mode against other players -PVE vs artificial intelligence -Hotseat for two players on one screen Playing online mode grants rating points and unlocks additional rewards in the achievement system, which allows you to update and expand the arsenal of units available in matches.

About

Black Stars

Features
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Command a fleet across a galaxy at war. Black Stars is a real-time space strategy game built around persistent lanes: connect your worlds, commit to Assault or dig in with Fortify, and read the battlefield before it's too late. - Persistent fleet lanes link every world you hold โ€” cut them, reroute them, or let a rear forge quietly supply a frontier bastion. - Assault produces ships and pushes fleets down open lanes. Fortify builds shields and holds your garrison in place. Override the global doctrine world by world. - Three ship types trade speed for firepower: balanced Fighters, hard-hitting Bombers, and fast Interceptors that shoot down enemy ships in transit. - Surge half a world's garrison into an overwhelming wave, then wait out the cooldown. - 72 handcrafted missions across six sectors, each with three stars to earn: victory, a perfect defense, and a par time. - A live tactical advisor tracks fleet balance, exposed worlds, and par time โ€” advice, not autoplay. Black Stars plays fully offline, has no ads, and no subscriptions. The first 10 missions are free; a single one-time purchase unlocks the full 72-mission campaign.

Screenshots

Tactic Dots4 screens
Black Stars4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tactic Dots and Black Stars are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tactic Dots versus Black Stars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTactic DotsBlack Stars
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.513.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size78 MB38 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperNONAME SOFTWAREArnoHealth SL

In-app purchases

None

Tactic Dots

No in-app purchases

None

Black Stars

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tactic Dots free?
Tactic Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Black Stars free?
Black Stars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tactic Dots or Black Stars have ads?
Neither Tactic Dots nor Black Stars shows ads.

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