The Impossible Dot Game vs Glowing Spheres
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Impossible Dot Game
This game tests your memory and reflexes with a simple yet challenging premise. It's designed to be incredibly difficult, pushing your skills to the limit. See if you can outsmart the game and achieve the highest score.
- Memory skill test
- Challenging gameplay
- Simple interface
- High score pursuit
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The simplest and yet the most impossible and discombobulating game ever! Put your memory skills to the test, because this game will challenge you like never before. Good luck outdotting the best!
Glowing Spheres
An entertaining 80s-themed puzzle game where players match spheres of the same color to earn points. Achieve a bonus by clearing all spheres. Compete to beat your high score with a retro soundtrack and visuals.
- 80s retro theme
- Match same-colored spheres
- Collect points
- Special bonus for clearing all spheres
- High score competition
- Funky music and sound effects
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Glowing Spheres is an entertaining game in a stunning 80s-retro-theme. Match the spheres of the same color and collect points. If you're able to finish without any sphere left, you'll receive a special bonus. Can you beat your high score? A funky music theme, sound effects and carefully crafted visuals provide a pleasing experience and a tribute to the 80s.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glowing Spheres at 100% against The Impossible Dot Game's 50%. Glowing Spheres also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). The Impossible Dot Game's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Impossible Dot Game holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Impossible Dot Game has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of The Impossible Dot Game's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glowing Spheres's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Impossible Dot Game ships an update every 7 months, Glowing Spheres every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Impossible Dot Game | Glowing Spheres |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | Martin List |
Customer experience
The Impossible Dot Game
Glowing Spheres
In-app purchases
The Impossible Dot Game
No in-app purchases
Glowing Spheres
No in-app purchases
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