Comparison

caromball vs Dotball

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

Head to head
About

caromball

Features
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Caromball is paper soccer — the classic pen-and-paper grid game everyone doodled in their school notebooks. Pure strategy: not a single random element, everything comes down to calculation. Simple rules, endless mastery. Guide the ball across the grid to your opponent's goal. A bounce off a line or the boards earns a bonus move — build long combo chains and score from where your opponent least expects. FEATURES • Three AI levels — from beginner to a serious opponent that thinks five moves ahead and sets multi-move traps. • Online matches with friends via Game Center — challenge a friend and play turn by turn at your own pace. • Two-player on one device — pass the iPhone back and forth. • Combo mechanic: bounces grant a bonus move — what sets paper soccer apart from tic-tac-toe. • Clean dark theme, haptics and sound. • Fully offline — AI and pass-and-play work without internet. No ads and no paywalled levels. Just pick it up and play.

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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

caromball3 screens
Dotball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: caromball at none against Dotball'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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
caromball versus Dotball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercaromballDotball
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVlad ManitskiyMARCIN CHILINSKI

In-app purchases

None

caromball

No in-app purchases

None

Dotball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is caromball free?
caromball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dotball free?
Dotball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do caromball or Dotball have ads?
Dotball shows ads; caromball does not.

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