Comparison

Connect Dots vs Stringline

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

Head to head
About

Connect Dots

Connect matching colored dots by drawing paths without crossing lines. Enjoy a relaxing puzzle experience with daily challenges and endless zen mode. Play offline with no timers or pressure.

Highlights
  • Link colored dots
  • Avoid crossing lines
  • Daily challenges
  • Zen mode for endless play
  • Offline gameplay
  • Calm themes
Features
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A cozy connect-the-dots flow puzzle. Every colour has two dots — draw a path to link them and never let two lines cross. Simple to pick up, quietly addictive to master. HOW IT PLAYS • Drag from one coloured dot to its twin to draw its line • Lines can't cross — run through another colour and you'll cut it • A puzzle is solved when every pair is connected • Stuck? Spend a Tip to reveal one colour's path WHAT YOU GET • A hand-tuned level pack that grows from gentle 5×4 grids to dense 8×8 boards • Daily Challenge — one fresh puzzle a day, with a streak calendar and bonus Tips for completing a week or a whole month • Zen mode — endless procedurally generated boards, your size, no pressure, no timer • Two calm themes — a dark starfield and a light sand — switch any time • Fully offline. No account, no sign-up, play anywhere RELAX AND THINK No timers on the core game, no fail states, no nagging. Just you, the grid, and that satisfying click when the last pair connects. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT'S PAID Every level is free. The game is ad-supported, with a single one-time "Ad Free" purchase that removes ads forever. No subscriptions. PRIVACY Anonymous. No account, no email. The optional banner runs in non-personalised mode. Link the dots. Fill the grid. Breathe.

About

Stringline

Features
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Stringline is a calm dots puzzle and color path puzzle. Link matching colors with one continuous string. Plan each route carefully: strings cannot cross obstacles, overlap other colors, branch, loop, or leave loose ends. Some colors have more than two dots, so you choose which dots become the two ends of the string. Features: - Clean path puzzle gameplay. - Link colors and draw lines with one continuous string. - One-line logic with no crossing, no branches, no loops. - Handcrafted levels with rising challenge. - Tap a string to cut it back and correct your route. - Calm paper-and-thread visual style. - Built to play offline after download. Privacy Policy: https://make.systems/stringline/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Connect Dots4 screens
Stringline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stringline at none against Connect Dots's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Connect Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stringline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Connect Dots versus Stringline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnect DotsStringline
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTLM Software Design, Inc.Thinking Systems LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Connect Dots

One-time1
  • Ad Free$3.99
1 purchases

Stringline

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Connect Dots free?
Connect Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stringline free?
Stringline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Connect Dots or Stringline have ads?
Connect Dots shows ads; Stringline does not.

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