The Impossible Dot Game vs Dot Sequence
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!
Dot Sequence
A challenging memory game where players must recall increasingly complex dot sequences. Unlock a special colorless mode for an even greater test of concentration and recall.
- Sequence memory challenges
- Increasing speed and complexity
- Unlockable colorless mode
- Challenging gameplay
- Simple tap controls
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One of the most challenging sequence memory games. Dots will spin faster and faster the more dots you get right. Also, look for a secret to unlock colorless mode for even more challenging gameplay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dot Sequence at 100% against The Impossible Dot Game's 50%. Dot Sequence also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). The Impossible Dot Game's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 53 months) 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.
Dot Sequence holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. 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 point the same way: 50% of The Impossible Dot Game's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dot Sequence's.
The Impossible Dot Game ships an update every 7 months, Dot Sequence every 53 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Impossible Dot Game | Dot Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 53 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | Jo Albright |
Customer experience
The Impossible Dot Game
Dot Sequence
In-app purchases
The Impossible Dot Game
No in-app purchases
Dot Sequence
No in-app purchases
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