Comparison

Dottos vs Sambo

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

Head to head
About

Dottos

A simple and fun game where players match five dots of the same color. Compete with others by submitting your score to the Game Center.

Highlights
  • Match 5 dots
  • Vertical, horizontal, diagonal matches
  • Score submission
  • Game Center integration
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Dottos is a simple, relaxing puzzle game: line up 5 or more dots of the same color – horizontally, vertically or diagonally – and watch them disappear. • Tap a dot to select it, then tap an empty field to move it there. A dot can only travel along a free path. • Every move that doesn't clear a line adds three new dots. You can always see which colors come next. • You get one point for every dot that disappears. The game ends when the board is full. Made with color-blind players in mind: turn on numbers on the dots in Options and tell every color apart without guessing. • Interactive tutorial • Your game is saved automatically – continue anytime • Local high scores • Works offline, no ads, no tracking • iPhone and iPad

About

Sambo

A logic puzzle game where you must balance circles and diamonds in rows and columns. It offers unlimited offline play with a clean design, perfect for brain training and meditative moments. Compete on leaderboards and solve handcrafted challenges.

Highlights
  • Brain training challenges
  • Offline play
  • Unlimited gameplay
  • Minimalist design
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Handcrafted puzzles
Features
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Sambo – The Puzzle That Plays With Your Brain! Can you crack the code of circles and diamonds? In Sambo, every row and column must be perfectly balanced – no three in a row, and no symbol out of place. It sounds easy… until it's not. • Train your brain • Play offline – no Wi-Fi needed • Unlimited play – no lives, no waiting • Clean, minimalist design for maximum focus • Perfect for a calm, meditative moment Play, think, and sambo with your neurons! Download now and see if you can solve them all. Love Binairo, Takuzu, Binoxxo or any binary logic puzzle? Then Sambo is your next obsession. Train your brain with hundreds of handcrafted challenges, rise through the leaderboards, and prove you're the ultimate Sambo master. By downloading or using this app, you agree to our End User License Agreement. You can review the full terms here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dottos4 screens
Sambo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dottos at 5.0 against Sambo's 3.0. Dottos also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). Sambo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 77 months) and ratings volume (54 vs 2). On price, 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. Sambo sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Dottos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dottos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sambo has 54 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dottos ships an update every 77 months, Sambo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dottos versus Sambo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDottosSambo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews—32.3% of reviews
Number of ratings254 — better
Update frequencyEvery 77 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarek MoscichowskiTwo4Tea

Customer experience

Dottos

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sambo

All ratings54 ratings
Positive42.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative46.3%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive32.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative53.8%

Bugs and requests

Dottos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sambo

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Level 191 bug
  • Level 186 unplayable
  • Level 119 impossible
  • Level 125 impossible
  • Level 155 impossible

Requested features

1 request
  • More levels

In-app purchases

None

Dottos

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Sambo

One-time9
  • 100 coins$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Premium$2.99
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  • Special Offer 2$4.99
  • 550 coins$4.99
  • Special Offer 3$9.99
  • 1200 coins$9.99
  • 3200 coins$24.99
  • 13000 coins$99.99

Questions

Is Dottos free?
Dottos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sambo free?
Sambo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dottos or Sambo?
Dottos is rated higher. Dottos averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Sambo averages 3.0 from 54 ratings.
Do Dottos or Sambo have ads?
Sambo shows ads; Dottos does not.
Which is updated more often, Dottos or Sambo?
Dottos ships an update every 77 months, and Sambo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dottos was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sambo on November 8, 2026.

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