Comparison

Link Dots Puzzle vs Pixel Cross

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

Head to head
About

Link Dots Puzzle

Features
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Connect the dots. Fill the grid. Repeat. Link Dots is a calm, premium flow puzzle with 4000 hand-tuned levels — no procedural generation, no level downloads, no nagging ads. Just you, the board, and the satisfying click when every cell falls into place. Each board shows pairs of coloured dots. Drag from one dot to its twin without crossing your own lines, and cover every empty cell along the way. Gentle on the first few levels. Devious on the last few. WHAT'S INSIDE • 4000 levels across four difficulty packs — Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert. Hand-curated, each one solvable in exactly one way. • Daily challenge — a fresh puzzle every 24 hours. Solve it to build a streak. • Global leaderboard — race friends and strangers on every level. Best time wins. • Hint trails — when you're stuck, watch the path light up showing you how to connect a single pair. Use it as much or as little as you like. • Plays fully offline — every level, every hint, the daily challenge. Aeroplane mode is fine. • Cloud sync — sign in with Google or Apple and your progress follows you between phone and tablet. • Premium polish — gentle haptics, glassy glowing dots, no clutter, no "rate the app" pop-ups. WHY WE BUILT IT THIS WAY We hated puzzle games that interrupt every third level with a 30-second video ad, that lock the next pack behind a paywall, or that download new levels over flaky hotel Wi-Fi. Link Dots is what we wanted for ourselves: 4000 levels in the install, one optional rewarded ad if you'd like a free hint, and nothing else. A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY The daily challenge unlocks at midnight in your time zone and stays solvable for the next 24 hours. Solve it to extend your streak. Miss a day and the streak resets — but the next puzzle is already waiting. COMPETE OR JUST CHILL Sign in with Google or Apple to compare your best times on every level with players around the world. Or skip sign-in entirely and play offline — the leaderboard is opt-in, never forced. DESIGNED TO BE FAIR No timers unless you opt in. No lives. No energy meter. No countdown to your next move. Take your time, undo as many moves as you want, and use hints whenever you feel stuck. LIGHTWEIGHT AND RESPECTFUL About 60 MB installed. Runs smoothly on five-year-old phones. We don't ask for your location, contacts, microphone, or camera. The full privacy policy at https://ackbiz.com/link-dots/privacy lists exactly what we collect — short answer: as little as possible, and never sold to anyone. THANK YOU Link Dots is built by a tiny indie team in Pune, India. If you enjoy it, please leave a review — every five-star rating helps us afford to keep building. If you don't, write to chetan@ackplus.com and tell us what to fix. Have fun. Don't take it too seriously. It's just dots.

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Pixel Cross

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Numbers on the edges. Logic in your head. Pixel art waiting to be revealed. Pixel Cross is a nonogram / picross puzzle game where every row and column holds a clue. Decode the numbers, fill the right cells, and watch a crisp pixel-art image appear. No guessing — pure deduction. WHAT YOU GET • 30 hand-crafted puzzles — animals, nature, symbols, transport • Two grid sizes: 5Ɨ5 warm-ups and 10Ɨ10 proper challenges • Long-press to mark cells and track your thinking • Mistake counter to keep you honest (reset anytime with an optional ad) • Soft pastel palette — easy on the eyes, zero visual clutter • Fully offline — no Wi-Fi required HOW IT WORKS Each number tells you how many consecutive filled cells exist in that row or column. If a row shows "3 1", there's a run of 3 filled cells, a gap, then 1 more. Cross-reference rows and columns until the picture emerges. That's it — no luck, all logic. PERFECT FOR • Commutes, waiting rooms, or winding down before sleep • Classic picross fans who want pixel-art payoff • Brain-training puzzle lovers of any age More puzzles on the way. Start small, go deep.

Screenshots

Link Dots Puzzle4 screens
Pixel Cross4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixel Cross at every 2 days against Link Dots Puzzle's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Link Dots Puzzle ships an update monthly, Pixel Cross every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Link Dots Puzzle versus Pixel Cross: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLink Dots PuzzlePixel Cross
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperACKPlus Solutions Private LimitedLaxman Sharma

In-app purchases

None

Link Dots Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Cross

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Link Dots Puzzle free?
Link Dots Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Cross free?
Pixel Cross is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Link Dots Puzzle or Pixel Cross have ads?
Both Link Dots Puzzle and Pixel Cross show ads.
Which is updated more often, Link Dots Puzzle or Pixel Cross?
Link Dots Puzzle ships an update monthly, and Pixel Cross every 2 days. Most recently, Link Dots Puzzle was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pixel Cross on November 5, 2026.

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