Comparison

Category Match! vs Dotball

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

Head to head
About

Category Match!

Features
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Rules: - Select a tile - Swap tiles to match them with their zones - Put all the tiles in the correct zones - Complete all the levels - Enjoy!

About

Dotball

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Four ways to play one beautifully simple strategy game. Face the AI, share your phone with a friend, challenge someone online, or take on today's puzzle. The rules take one match to learn. Draw a line between two dots. Bounce off any line already drawn and keep going. Force the ball into your opponent's goal — or trap them with nowhere left to move. That's the whole game. No luck, no dice, no clutter. SINGLE PLAYER • Three AI difficulties — Easy, Medium and Hard • A genuine strategic opponent, not a pushover • Hints when you want them, Undo when you need them • Works completely offline TWO PLAYERS, ONE PHONE • Hand the phone back and forth — no second device needed • Perfect for a commute, a café or a waiting room • Works completely offline ONLINE WITH A FRIEND • Share an invite code and play 1v1 in real time • Anonymous and instant: no signup, no account, no email DAILY CHALLENGE • One puzzle a day, the same board for every player • Join a match already in progress, finish it in as few moves as you can • The fewest possible stays hidden until you solve it • Share your result without spoiling it, and keep a streak going WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Pure strategy — matches are decided by your decisions, not dice • Quick rounds that fit a coffee break or a train ride • Clean, focused design with smooth, tactile animations • Full dark mode, and it respects Reduce Motion • Free, ad-supported and honest — no subscriptions, no paywalls Know Paper Soccer from school? This is that game, done properly. Pick a difficulty, pass the phone, or send a friend a code — your first match starts in seconds. dotball is free and supported by ads.

Screenshots

Category Match!4 screens
Dotball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Category Match! at daily against Dotball's every 2 weeks. Category Match! also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Category Match! ships an update daily, Dotball every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Category Match! versus Dotball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCategory Match!Dotball
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerenico LabsMARCIN CHILINSKI

In-app purchases

None

Category Match!

No in-app purchases

None

Dotball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Category Match! free?
Category Match! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dotball free?
Dotball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Category Match! or Dotball have ads?
Both Category Match! and Dotball show ads.
Which is updated more often, Category Match! or Dotball?
Category Match! ships an update daily, and Dotball every 2 weeks. Most recently, Category Match! was updated on September 23, 2026 and Dotball on October 16, 2026.

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