Comparison

Connect the Dots by Joyce vs Magic Pack Man

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

Head to head
About

Connect the Dots by Joyce

Features
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Connect the matching symbols, fill every square, and don't cross your own lines. That's the whole game. Easy to learn, calming to play. Over 4,700 hand-checked puzzles across 13 board sizes, from a quick 3x3 to a brain-bending 15x15. A fresh batch of 10 each day and 30 each week, so you never run out. Choose "Pick my level" for the sizes you want, or "Surprise me" for any size of random board. Cost? Free. Ads? None. Subscription? None How many boards until I need to upgrade? You get all of them. There is no upgrade. Your data? None of my business. This is a gift to the community. Requested by G.I. at Laney College in Oakland, California: "I always get ads for these games but it's click bait/bail and switch because it's never the game you want to play or as advertised. Essentially you're connecting the color dots or balls and you can't cross lines. Would it be possible to create this game that maybe has different levels? -G.I." Here you go G.I. -- my gift to you and the rest of the community. Happy Father's Day. As usual: No cost. No ads. No data collection. No need for Wi-Fi or cellular data once downloaded. Full privacy as it should be. Thanks for being you and making the world a better place. Enjoy, with my compliments. Joyce Feedback and user experience welcome -- or if you'd like me to pass along a thank-you to G.I. for requesting this: Joyce@Success4ttitude.com It lives in your pocket and asks for so little: a grid and some dots and a path through the middle. Each dot wants its match, marooned on the board -- draw the line that will reach it, taut as a cord. No crossing, no kinking; no cell left bare-- each color a thread drawn home to its pair. A few crack at a touch--half solved as you start; some seize up and hold you and won't come apart, a knot you'd swear hopeless--and then something gives: the whole tangle loosens, and suddenly lives. A plane over ocean. A train underground. A blackout at midnight with no one around. The deck never empties, and won't make you stay, so wherever you wander, there's one more to play. And that certain click when the last dot lands true-- the door's standing open. When you want to, you do. Maybe one more. Or not. Nothing here to be won. A quiet grid, solved clean. A quiet mind. Done.

About

Magic Pack Man

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Match the colors, carry the load, finish the move! Pack Man is a relaxing sorting puzzle where colorful workers haul their boxes home. Tap a color and a matching worker steps out, picks up a same-colored piece from the pixel art, and carries it into the house. Every piece you move makes the picture fade a little more — clear the last one and the move is complete! ■ HOW TO PLAY Tap a color box to send out a matching worker, who grabs a same-colored piece and carries it home. Your house has limited slots, so think ahead — pick the wrong color and you'll fill them up fast! Tap → Carry → Sort → Complete! ■ COLOR PIXEL ART PUZZLES Every level brings a new pixel art picture to clear. Uncover hearts, butterflies, cats, watermelons, strawberries, castles, rockets, sunflowers, penguins, and hundreds more. ■ FEATURES · 200+ handcrafted pixel art levels · Satisfying color-matching gameplay · Simple one-tap controls · Charming workers who carry and sort your boxes · Relaxing gameplay with calming music · No time pressure — play at your own pace · 2x speed toggle for faster sorting · Beautiful themes: animals, food, nature, holidays · Works offline — no Wi-Fi needed · Free to play, anytime, anywhere ■ BRAINTEASER CHALLENGE As you progress, grids grow bigger and slots become more limited. Which color piece should you move first? Can you free up space in time? A true logic challenge wrapped in charming pixel art visuals. ■ RELAXING MOVING FUN No timers. No pressure. Perfect for quick sessions or a calm wind-down before bed. Fans of sorting puzzles, pixel art, and relaxing mechanics will instantly feel at home. Download Pack Man and enjoy a relaxing color sorting puzzle today!

Screenshots

Connect the Dots by Joyce4 screens
Magic Pack Man4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Magic Pack Man at 15.0 against Connect the Dots by Joyce's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 · 4 level
Connect the Dots by Joyce versus Magic Pack Man: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnect the Dots by JoyceMagic Pack Man
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB337 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoyce ShermanACTIONFIT

In-app purchases

None

Connect the Dots by Joyce

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Pack Man

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connect the Dots by Joyce free?
Connect the Dots by Joyce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Pack Man free?
Magic Pack Man is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Connect the Dots by Joyce or Magic Pack Man have ads?
Neither Connect the Dots by Joyce nor Magic Pack Man shows ads.

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