Comparison

Rift Riff vs dot5

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

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About

Rift Riff

Engage in strategic tower defense by jumping through rifts to battle monsters and plunder their worlds. This game offers a deep experience with varied enemy types, tower upgrades, and challenging scenarios.

Highlights
  • Strategic tower loadouts
  • Varied monster behaviors
  • 20 worlds with multiple scenarios
  • 17 tower types with upgrades
  • 25 monster types
  • 6 companion characters
  • 45 challenges
Features
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Try before you buy. No ads. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. Rift Riff is a strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics. The game features ± 15–20 hours of gameplay, and includes: - 20 worlds with 2 or more scenarios each. - 17 tower types with 7 overpowered upgrades. - 25 monster types with varying behaviors. - 6 companions who'll assist you and your towers. - 45 challenges for die hards.

About

dot5

Features
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dot5 is a beautifully minimal strategy game about one simple, timeless idea: be the first to connect five dots in a row. Take turns placing your dots on the grid — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Every move is a tiny decision that quietly builds into a winning line, or blocks your opponent’s. Win a round to score a point. Score five points to win the match. Built from the ground up for iPhone with native SwiftUI, dot5 is designed for the way you actually play: one-handed on the commute, in a waiting room, or between tasks. Fast to open, calm to play, easy to put down. WHY YOU’LL LIKE IT • Easy to learn, endlessly replayable Five minutes to understand the rules. Years to master the lines you don’t see. • A thinking AI that actually thinks A Core ML powered opponent with three difficulty levels — Easy, Medium, Hard. The AI runs entirely on device. No servers. No latency. No data leaves your phone. • Your choice of tempo Play untimed, or add a per-move timer (10s / 20s / 30s) to turn calm strategy into fast, nerve-tightening duels. • Match format, not just single games Every round is worth one point. First to five points wins the match. The format rewards both short tactical bursts and long-game consistency. • Statistics that matter Track matches played, matches completed, wins and losses per difficulty, and your recent history, all stored locally on your device. • Built-in interactive tutorial A friendly step-by-step onboarding teaches the grid, the goal, how dots connect, how the timer works, and how the AI plays. • Modern Apple design Clean typography. Native haptics. Light and dark mode. Full Dynamic Type and accessibility support. No clutter, no pop-ups, no paywalls mid-game. • Available in 16 languages English, Italian, French, German, Spanish (Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Turkish, Greek, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and more. WHAT’S NOT IN DOT5 No ads. No trackers. No accounts. No internet connection required. No loot boxes. No lives. No energy bars. No in-app purchases in your face. Just you, a grid, and the next five dots. PERFECT FOR • The commute, the waiting room, and the 3-minute coffee timer • Players who love chess, Go, Gomoku, Connect 4, or Renju • Anyone who wants a daily brain workout without shouty animations Download dot5 and see how far five dots can take you.

Screenshots

Rift Riff4 screens
dot54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dot5 at none against Rift Riff's 1. Rift Riff's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Rift Riff sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. dot5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rift Riff versus dot5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRift Riffdot5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (236 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings236 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB26 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAdriaan de JonghLuca Di Michele

Bugs and requests

Rift Riff

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Chinese text displayed as gibberish
  • Monster descriptions obscured by UI elements

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved localization support

dot5

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rift Riff

One-time1
  • Full Game$5.99
None

dot5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rift Riff free?
Rift Riff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dot5 free?
dot5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rift Riff or dot5 have ads?
Neither Rift Riff nor dot5 shows ads.

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