Comparison

Gacha cards vs Dotling

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

Head to head
About

Gacha cards

Features
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Discover an endless world of magical treasures! Open mysterious boxes, collect hundreds of unique fantasy cards, upgrade your account, and build the ultimate collection. Every box is a new chance to discover rare, epic, and legendary items. FEATURES • Open magical boxes using collectible keys • Collect hundreds of unique fantasy items • Five rarity tiers with five star levels • Earn Experience and level up your account • Unlock powerful permanent upgrades • Merge duplicate cards for a chance to earn extra gold • Build your collection and generate passive gold income • Daily rewards and bonus chests • Simple gameplay with long-term progression RARITY TIERS Common Rare Epic Mythic Legendary Become the ultimate collector! Can you discover every legendary card and complete the entire collection?

About

Dotling

Experience a digital pet that mimics the feel of 90s keychain toys with a dot-matrix LCD display. Care for your evolving pixel friend, play mini-games, and keep it close with home and lock screen widgets. Enjoy a realistic simulation with a focus on nurturing and lineage.

Highlights
  • Dot-matrix LCD display
  • Evolving virtual pet
  • Interactive mini-games
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Vacation mode
  • Generational lineage system
Features
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A pocket virtual pet that lives on a real dot-matrix LCD. No emoji, no cartoons: just 576 dots, a beeping little friend and the feeling of the keychain toy you carried in the 90s. HATCH IT • Start with an egg and watch it hatch, grow and evolve through 5 stages • Three species: Dotto the blob, Peep the bird and Nyx the cat • Adults evolve differently depending on your care: Classic, Radiant or Scruffy CARE FOR IT • Meals and snacks, cleaning, medicine, lights out at bedtime • Discipline it when it misbehaves, or it grows up wild • Gentle reminders, at most 3 a day, only when your pet really needs you • Vacation mode freezes all needs while you are away PLAY WITH IT • Guess the Turn: the classic virtual pet duel • Stop the Dot: a timing game that speeds up every round • Hi-Lo: will the next number be higher or lower? KEEP IT CLOSE • Home Screen widgets show your pet and its meters • Lock Screen widgets tell you at a glance when it is hungry or bored • LCD beeps and haptics, with on/off switches A REAL SIMULATION • Time passes while the app is closed, and it is handled fairly • Care windows are measured in hours, not minutes • Every pet passes a trait to the next generation • Records, a graveyard for every lineage and 8 achievements to unlock DOTLING PREMIUM Your first generation is free forever. Dotling Premium unlocks every later generation, the bird and cat species, and the Amber, Ice and Noir LCD screens. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.dijitalpilot.com/uygulama-gizlilik/

Screenshots

Gacha cards4 screens
Dotling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Gacha cards at 3 against Dotling's 1. Gacha cards also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Gacha cards sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Dotling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gacha cards ships an update weekly, Dotling every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Gacha cards versus Dotling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGacha cardsDotling
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg HomonkoDIJITAL PILOT REKLAM SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Gacha cards

One-time6
  • Gold 10000$0.99
  • Gold 50000$3.99
  • Gold 120000$7.99
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  • Gold 250000$14.99
  • Gold 600000$29.99
  • Gold 1500000$49.99
2 purchases

Dotling

Subscriptions2
  • Dotling Premium$5.991 Month
  • Dotling Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Gacha cards free?
Gacha cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dotling free?
Dotling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gacha cards or Dotling have ads?
Neither Gacha cards nor Dotling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gacha cards or Dotling?
Gacha cards ships an update weekly, and Dotling every 5 days. Most recently, Gacha cards was updated on October 25, 2026 and Dotling on October 25, 2026.

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