Comparison

Multiplayer Dot Game vs Boxed In

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

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About

Multiplayer Dot Game

Features
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Dot Game is a modern, polished version of the classic Dots and Boxes game. Play quick pass-and-play matches with friends on a single device. Draw lines, complete boxes, and outscore your opponents with smart timing and strategy. Features: • Classic Dots and Boxes gameplay • Local pass-and-play multiplayer • Clean, touch-friendly interface • Smooth line and box animations • Player customization (names and colors) • Flexible board settings for different match styles • Fast restarts for back-to-back games How to play: 1) Players take turns drawing one line between adjacent dots. 2) When you complete the fourth side of a box, you claim it and earn a point. 3) Completing a box gives you an extra turn. 4) When all boxes are claimed, the highest score wins. Whether you want a quick strategy challenge or a nostalgic board-game classic, Dot Game is built for easy handoff play and repeat rounds. Need help or have feedback? Reach out via the support link.

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Boxed In

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Boxed In — Close the Box. Take the Turn. No dice. No cards. No power-ups. Just a grid of dots, eighty-four links between them, and thirty-six boxes waiting to be claimed. Every match is decided entirely by what you can see and count. THE RULE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING Draw a link. Close the fourth side of a box and it is yours — and you go again. That one rule turns a simple grid into a game of chains: touch the wrong link and you hand your opponent a run of six boxes in a single turn. THE DOUBLE-CROSS Beginners take every box on offer. Experts give two away. Decline the tail of a chain and your opponent is forced to open the next one for you. Master this and the endgame stops being luck and starts being arithmetic. AN OPPONENT THAT ACTUALLY SOLVES IT The computer runs a full search of the closing position — once the board is down to its last sixteen links, it plays them perfectly. Before that it counts chains, declines the ones worth declining, and concedes the smallest chain it can when cornered. A DIFFERENT BOARD EVERY TIME Each match starts with a handful of neutral links already drawn — usually four or five, sometimes as few as one, occasionally as many as eight. Never enough to gift anyone a box, always enough to change the shape of the opening. THE EXTRA MOVE Once per match, hold your turn through a link that captures nothing. Use it to delay the moment you have to open a chain — or to steal the tempo right before your opponent does. REWIND AND LEARN Undo any move and try the other line. Against the computer, that turns every match into a training board for the chain endgame. HIGHLIGHTS • Pure strategy: zero randomness once the board is set • Local 1v1 on one device, or a genuinely hard computer opponent • Crisp square grid, red and blue, built for clarity • Boxes pop as they fall, with haptic feedback on every capture Thirty-six boxes. One rule. Download Boxed In.

Screenshots

Multiplayer Dot Game2 screens
Boxed In4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Multiplayer Dot Game at none against Boxed In's 1. Multiplayer Dot Game also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Boxed In sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Multiplayer Dot Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Multiplayer Dot Game versus Boxed In: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMultiplayer Dot GameBoxed In
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZachary NicollOne Date Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

Multiplayer Dot Game

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxed In

One-time1
  • Ad-Free$4.99

Questions

Is Multiplayer Dot Game free?
Multiplayer Dot Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxed In free?
Boxed In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Multiplayer Dot Game or Boxed In have ads?
Boxed In shows ads; Multiplayer Dot Game does not.

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