Tap A Dot vs Circle Dots
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
Circle Dots
A simple yet addictive game that challenges your reflexes and focus. Tap the screen to make dots disappear as they move towards the center, but don't let any escape the circle. Aim for the highest score by successfully clearing all incoming dots.
- Simple tap-to-clear gameplay
- Test reflexes and tracking ability
- Increasing difficulty
- High score tracking
- Minimalist design
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Ridiculously simple but highly entertaining! Test your reflexes and your ability to track multiple objects in this addicting game. How to Play: Dots appear slowly at first and are pulled into the center circle. Tap the screen when a dot is in the circle to make it disappear. Don't let any dots leave the circle! Game Over: Allow a dot to leave the circle, or tap when no dots are in the circle Score: The number of dots to disappear Can you be the best?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Circle Dots at 100% against Tap A Dot's 67%. Circle Dots also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support. Tap A Dot's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 13.5). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Circle Dots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tap A Dot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Circle Dots's.
| Parameter | Tap A Dot | Circle Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 11 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 13.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Kiernan | Adam Evans |
Customer experience
Tap A Dot
Circle Dots
In-app purchases
Tap A Dot
No in-app purchases
Circle Dots
No in-app purchases









