Tap A Dot vs Linky Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tap A Dot
Engage in a fast-paced tapping challenge across three distinct game modes. Test your reflexes by tapping randomly appearing dots before time runs out or clear the screen as quickly as possible. Compete for high scores in this addictive arcade experience.
- Survival Mode with increasing difficulty
- Blackout Mode for speed clearing
- Blackout 60 mode
- High score tracking
- Simple tap-based gameplay
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A simple game of tapping dots! 3 game modes: Survival Mode: Tap the dots as they randomly appear on the screen and before the timer runs out. Miss one dot and it’s game over. It gets increasingly difficult as your score increases, ranging from a possible 12 spots to appear and up to 6 dots to tap on the screen at one time. High score is recorded. Blackout Mode: Speed-clear the screen! Tap the dots to clear the screen as quickly as possible to record the lowest time. High score is recorded. Blackout 60: 5x regular version
Linky Blocks
A tactile matching game where you link identical blocks to make them pop. Enjoy satisfying animations and sounds, with competitive and relaxing modes. Customize the game's look and feel with different themes.
- Link identical blocks
- Tactile popping animations
- Competitive Challenge mode
- Relaxing Endless mode
- Customizable themes
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Welcome to Linky Blocks! This is a matching game - match identical blocks by dragging your finger along the chain, in any direction. 2 blocks or more, then watch them pop! Linky Blocks squirm when pressed, drop, squish and bounce when popped. It's super tactile and satisfying. It's half game, half fidget toy! Tax yourself in the competitive modes, including the new Challenge mode filled with devious levels to clear, or play in Endless mode to just relax. Change theme to change the look and feel of the game and keep it fresh! Screenshots courtesy of the rather excellent Screenshots Pro - http://screenshots.pro
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tap A Dot at none against Linky Blocks's 5. Tap A Dot also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.2). Linky Blocks's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price and ratings volume 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. Linky Blocks sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Tap A Dot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Linky Blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tap A Dot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Linky Blocks's.
| Parameter | Tap A Dot | Linky Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Kiernan | AW Games |
Customer experience
Tap A Dot
Linky Blocks
In-app purchases
Tap A Dot
No in-app purchases
Linky Blocks
- Halloween ThemeFree
- Zen Theme$0.99
- Fabric Theme$0.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Full Unlock$4.99
