Comparison

Four Dots vs Moonbrew

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic Dots and Boxes gameplay
  • Hand-crafted puzzle levels
  • Daily puzzles with streaks
  • 1v1 real-player versus matches
  • Leaderboard climbing
  • Customizable board themes
Features
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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

About

Moonbrew

Sort magical liquids into flasks until each potion glows a single color. This relaxing puzzle game offers hundreds of levels, daily challenges, and satisfying animations. Unwind with a cozy, pressure-free experience.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of hand-tuned levels
  • Daily Brew challenges
  • Satisfying liquid animations
  • Calm, starlit potion shop atmosphere
  • No timers or pressure
  • Optional ads for bonuses
  • One-time purchase to remove ads
Features
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Welcome to the coziest potion shop under the moon. Sort magical liquids into glass flasks until every potion glows a single color. Easy to learn, endlessly satisfying — and just tricky enough to keep you brewing one more level. FEATURES • Hundreds of hand-tuned levels that grow with your skill • Daily Brew — one special puzzle each day, the same for everyone. Build your streak! • Satisfying pours with liquid animation, gentle haptics, and cozy sounds • A calm, starlit potion shop — no timers, no pressure • Stuck? Watch a short ad for a bonus bottle, or undo freely • One-time purchase removes all interruption ads forever Moonbrew is a game to unwind with: a warm light in the window, bottles on the shelf, and one more potion to brew before bed. Download free and brew your first potion tonight.

Screenshots

Four Dots4 screens
Moonbrew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Moonbrew at fortnightly against Four Dots's every 2 months. Four Dots's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Four Dots sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Moonbrew sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Four Dots against 5.0 for Moonbrew. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Four Dots ships an update every 2 months, Moonbrew fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Four Dots versus Moonbrew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFour DotsMoonbrew
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigentoJacob Hill

Customer experience

Four Dots

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Moonbrew

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Four Dots

One-time9
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 30 Hints$1.99
Show 6 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Moonbrew

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Four Dots free?
Four Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moonbrew free?
Moonbrew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Four Dots or Moonbrew?
Four Dots and Moonbrew are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Four Dots or Moonbrew have ads?
Both Four Dots and Moonbrew show ads.
Which is updated more often, Four Dots or Moonbrew?
Four Dots ships an update every 2 months, and Moonbrew fortnightly. Most recently, Four Dots was updated on November 8, 2026 and Moonbrew on October 31, 2026.

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