Shynoku vs Dots Out!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shynoku
Engage in a relaxing block-placing puzzle experience. Arrange falling blocks to clear lines and achieve high scores. Enjoy a simple yet challenging gameplay loop perfect for quick sessions.
- Block placing puzzle
- Line clearing gameplay
- High score challenges
- Relaxing experience
- Simple controls
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A block placing puzzle game
Dots Out!
A relaxing logic puzzle game where you place markers based on dot clues to clear the board. Enjoy hundreds of handcrafted levels with no timers or pressure, perfect for thoughtful play.
- Logic-based dot clue system
- Marker placement to clear dots
- Hundreds of handcrafted levels
- No timers or rush
- Linked cells mechanic
- Hint system available
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Dots Out! is a calm logic puzzle about finding exactly the right moves. Each dot is a clue. Place markers in neighboring cells to clear the dots and solve the board. Every marker matters, so think carefully about where it belongs. No timers. No lives. No rush. Just you, the grid, and a solution waiting to be found. HOW TO PLAY • Read the dots to see how many neighboring markers each clue needs • Place markers in the right cells to clear the dots • Clear every dot to solve the board • Change your markers anytime and try a different approach • Watch for linked cells: placing a marker on one marks the whole group • Stuck? Use a hint to reveal your next move BUILT FOR PUZZLE LOVERS • Hundreds of handcrafted levels • Boards ranging from quick 4×4 puzzles to challenging 9×9 grids • Every puzzle can be solved through logic, not guessing • No timers, so take as long as you need • Linked cells introduce new twists as you progress • Clean, minimal design that keeps the puzzle front and center Take two minutes or twenty. Dots Out! is made for those little moments when you want to slow down, think, and solve something satisfying. Can you clear them all?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shynoku at none against Dots Out!'s shown. Shynoku also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Dots Out!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shynoku against 5.0 for Dots Out!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Shynoku ships an update every 8 days, Dots Out! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shynoku | Dots Out! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Kochan | Doruk Gunes |
Customer experience
Shynoku
Dots Out!
In-app purchases
Shynoku
No in-app purchases
Dots Out!
No in-app purchases
