Comparison

Patient Zero vs dot5

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

Head to head
About

Patient Zero

Simulate the creation and spread of a deadly plague in this realistic apocalypse simulator. Adapt your pathogen against global efforts to stop it and decide the fate of humanity. It's a strategic test of biology and survival.

Highlights
  • Hyper-realistic virus simulation
  • Develop and adapt unique diseases
  • Global infection across all countries
  • Hundreds of evolving traits
  • Respond to thousands of world events
  • Built-in tutorials
Features
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"Patient Zero" is a terrifyingly realistic virus simulator that combines strategic gameplay with a true-to-life global crisis. This is not just another virus game—it's a fully immersive pathogen game where every decision can alter the fate of humanity. Your virus infection has just begun with "Patient Zero." Now it's your mission to develop a deadly plague and adapt against everything humanity throws at you. This is the ultimate test of survival, cunning, and biology in one of the most intense pandemic games ever made. Features: ● Hyper-realistic, highly detailed world—experience the depth of a true virus simulation ● Flash controls and intuitive interface to guide you through global domination ● Unique types of diseases—each one mutates differently in this complex disease game ● Every country on Earth is available for infection—from major cities to remote islands ● Hundreds of traits to evolve, thousands of world events to respond to ● Built-in tutorials and help system for new players of biology games or infecting games Will you save the world or watch it fall? Become the ultimate bio-strategist in this pandemic plague game. Whether you’re stopping the outbreak or accelerating the virus infection, the fate of the planet is in your hands. If you love virus infection games, pandemic simulations, or strategic infecting games, this is the virus game you’ve been waiting for. Adapt. Survive. Infect. Download "Patient Zero" now – the most addictive and realistic pandemic and disease game experience on mobile!

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

Patient Zero4 screens
dot54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dot5 at none against Patient Zero's 10. dot5 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Patient Zero's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Patient Zero sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. dot5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Patient Zero versus dot5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatient Zerodot5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrightika, Inc.Luca Di Michele

Bugs and requests

Patient Zero

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game progress deleted due to phone dying
  • Forced ads without user permission

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to restart from the beginning
  • More pathogens to unlock

dot5

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Patient Zero

One-time7
  • Light Pack$0.99
  • Medium Pack$3.99
  • No Ads2 variants$4.99
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  • Starter Pack2 variants$4.99
  • Heavy Pack$9.99
  • No Ads VIP2 variants$14.99
  • Massive Pack$14.99
None

dot5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patient Zero free?
Patient Zero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dot5 free?
dot5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Patient Zero or dot5 have ads?
Patient Zero shows ads; dot5 does not.

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