Dots vs MarkerDots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dots
Engage in a fast-paced arcade game that tests your reflexes and strategic thinking. Tap and swipe to create combos, unlock powerups, and achieve new high scores. Progress through milestones and customize your gameplay with store upgrades.
- Fast-paced combo chaining
- Unlockable powerups
- Progress and achievements
- In-game store for upgrades
- Global leaderboards
- Immersive audio-visuals
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Tap, swipe, and chain combos in Dots — the arcade game that rewards lightning reflexes and smart strategy. Build up your skills, unleash powerful upgrades, and push for new high scores in quick, thrilling sessions. Tap, swipe, and chain combos to rack up massive scores while unlocking new achievements, rewards, and powerups. Every game is a chance to sharpen your skills and push further than before. Features: - Progress & Achievements – 50+ milestones to conquer with rewards that keep you coming back. - Level Up in the Store – Spend Dot Coins to boost your stats (like combo multipliers or even extra lives) and unlock game-changing powerups. Earn coins through play or purchase more to accelerate your climb. - Leaderboards — compare scores with friends and players worldwide, and see if you can break into the top percentiles. Powerups to Change the Game: - Ultra Combo – Multiply your score with an insane combo boost. - Slow Mo – Slow down the action for precision tapping. - Swipe – Slice through multiple dots in one motion. - Black Hole – Tilt your device to pull dots into shifting holes. Immersive Play – Layered music tracks and refined haptic feedback make every tap feel amazing. Track your highest scores, streaks, and progress over time. Polished & Responsive – Clean visuals and smooth animations designed for endless replayability. Whether you’re upgrading your abilities, experimenting with powerups, or chasing a new personal best, Dots delivers that “just one more game” feeling every time.
MarkerDots
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Marker Dots, based on the classic Connect-The-Dots game that used to be played with pen and paper, now in its digital version, to provide countless hours of fun. Try to beat the machine or challenge your friends to a friendly match of connect-the-dots, with a beautiful interface based on a marker theme. The point of the game is to connect adjacent dots to make lines, which allow you to make squares. Each player gets to pick a color to fill the board with squares. The player with the most squares in the board wins. - 3 Difficulty Levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced - 3 Board Sizes: Small, Medium. Large - 4 Marker Colors to Choose from: Blue, Purple, Red, and Green - Play in Offline Mode (Multi-Player coming soon) - Play against the Machine or with a Friend (Two-player mode) on the same device (offline mode)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MarkerDots at none against Dots's 4. MarkerDots also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Dots sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MarkerDots asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dots ships an update every 4 weeks, MarkerDots every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dots | MarkerDots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael DeProspo | DRCoderz |
In-app purchases
Dots
- Small Coin Pack$0.99
- Medium Coin Pack$2.99
- Large Coin Pack$9.99
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- Extra Large Coin Pack$19.99
MarkerDots
No in-app purchases









