Comparison

Dots vs Morass

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

Head to head
About

Dots

Features
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Dots: Perimeter is a polished mobile take on the classic paper-and-pencil dots game (also known as Kropki or Точки) — a deceptively deep abstract strategy game that's been played on graph-paper notebooks for generations. Place dots on grid intersections, take turns with your opponent, and try to surround their dots with a closed chain of your own. Every dot you trap inside the chain is captured and counts toward your score. Whoever controls more captured dots when the board fills up wins. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • Async-first. Make a move, close the app, come back when your friend plays. Push notifications let you know it's your turn. • No clocks, no pressure. Take five seconds or five hours per move — your call. • Pure strategy. No dice, no luck, no power-ups. Every win is earned. • Polished hand-drawn aesthetic. The board feels like graph paper; chains are wobbly pen strokes; shaded territory looks like soft pencil fill. PLAY HOW YOU LIKE • Online with a friend — share a 6-letter code to start a match. • Practice against the AI for a quick game. • Hot-seat — pass one device back and forth. THEMES (Optional) The default Notebook theme is yours free, with cream paper and classic red/blue ink. If you want a different look, optional theme packs change the entire app's aesthetic: • Blackboard — chalk on slate • Blueprint — architect-grid white-on-blue • Parchment — aged paper, sepia ink Themes are cosmetic only. They never affect gameplay. WHAT'S INCLUDED FREE • The full game (all rules, AI, online play) • Interactive tutorial that teaches you the mechanics in five short lessons • Match history across devices (sign in is automatic — no email required) PRIVACY We use anonymous accounts (no email, no phone). Your matches and display name are stored only to deliver moves to your opponent. We don't show ads and we don't sell data. See the in-app Privacy Policy for the full breakdown. QUESTIONS? Email hello@funattic.studio TERMS of SERVICE: https://funattic.studio/games/dots-perimeter/terms-of-service/

About

Morass

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Morass is a quiet strategy game about the hardest line to draw: the edge of what you hold. You place pins on a landscape of hills, valleys, and water. After every move, Morass reads the terrain and redraws the borders — your ground against theirs — with the boundary settling like water finding its level. Hold the high ground and your influence reaches further. Cluster your pins and you harden a stronghold. Overreach, and the marsh takes back what you couldn't keep. It learns in a single round and stays with you for a hundred. No timers, no noise — just you, the board, and the slow tightening of a line. PLAY YOUR WAY • Solo against an adaptive opponent that scales to your skill — and stays honestly beatable at the very top • Practice mode with undo and no rating, to try a line without consequence • Two players, pass-and-play on one device BUILT TO BE CALM • A spare, tactile board in warm light or quiet dark • The same game across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Free — no ads, and no tracking of any kind. The only purchase is a tip jar, if it's earned one. ABOUT THE NAME A morass is boundary ground: the place where solid land and open water stop being distinct, where the edge is the exact thing that's hard to locate. That's the whole game: finding the line in terrain that resists having one. Made by one person. If a quiet minute or two of it lands, that means a lot.

Screenshots

Dots3 screens
Morass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Morass at every 2 days against Dots's every 2 weeks. Dots's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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. Dots sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Morass sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dots ships an update every 2 weeks, Morass every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Dots versus Morass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotsMorass
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunattic Studio LtdRobert Hoekstra

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dots

One-time3
  • Blackboard$1.99
  • Blueprint$1.99
  • Parchment$1.99
3 purchases

Morass

One-time3
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Medium Coffee$2.99
  • Large Coffee$4.99

Questions

Is Dots free?
Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Morass free?
Morass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dots or Morass have ads?
Neither Dots nor Morass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dots or Morass?
Dots ships an update every 2 weeks, and Morass every 2 days. Most recently, Dots was updated on September 10, 2026 and Morass on September 15, 2026.

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