Four Dots vs Sumo Ball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Four Dots
Experience the classic pen-and-paper game of Dots and Boxes with clever puzzles and competitive 1v1 matches. Solve hand-crafted boards with unique goals or challenge real players online for coins and leaderboard glory. Customize your game with unlockable themes and colors.
- Classic Dots and Boxes gameplay
- Hand-crafted puzzle levels
- Daily puzzles with streaks
- 1v1 real-player versus matches
- Leaderboard climbing
- Customizable board themes
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Draw a line. Close the box. Take the board. Four Dots is dots and boxes on graph paper: the pen-and-paper classic, turned into clever puzzles and calm one-on-one matches. THE RULE IS SIMPLE Draw a line between two dots. Close the fourth side of a box and it's yours, and you go again. Some lines open the next box too, so every line is a choice: take the chain, or leave the last two and set a trap. PUZZLES • Chapters of hand-made boards, one level at a time: Third Side, Chains, The Double-Cross and more to come. • Every level sets its own goal: capture the boxes, win by a margin, or claim the circled ones. A bot answers every move you make. • Solve it on your own for three stars. Stars open the next chapter. • Stuck? A hint shows a line that keeps the level winnable. • Retries are free until you solve it, and the map keeps your place. DAILY PUZZLE A new board every day. Keep your streak going, and keep a shield ready for the day you miss. VERSUS • Play one on one against a real person at your level. No bots. • One board, one clock, most boxes wins. You both put in coins and the winner takes the pot. • Say something without leaving the game: hi, oops, nice move, gg. • Climb the leaderboard by beating people and keeping streaks. • Also: play a friend online with a code, or pass one phone back and forth. MAKE IT YOURS Board themes, line colours and backgrounds, paid for with in-game coins you win as you play. Four Dots has optional in-app purchases and rewarded ads that you choose to watch. Privacy Policy: https://dashndot.ca/privacy Terms of Use: https://dashndot.ca/terms
Sumo Ball
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Tilt to move. Tap to boost and knock the other player off. Stay in the shrinking arena—last one standing wins!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sumo Ball at none against Four Dots's 9. Sumo Ball also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Four Dots's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On price 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. Four Dots sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Sumo Ball asks for nothing beyond the download.
Four Dots ships an update every 2 months, Sumo Ball every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Four Dots | Sumo Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digento | Nishanth Alladi |
In-app purchases
Four Dots
- 10 Hints$0.99
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 30 Hints$1.99
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- Starter Pack$1.99
- 1,100 Coins$1.99
- Expressions Pack$2.99
- 2,900 Coins$4.99
- 6,500 Coins$9.99
- 15,000 Coins$19.99
Sumo Ball
No in-app purchases
