Big Black Dot vs Untangle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Black Dot
Tap and slide to connect two dots of the same color. Experience the addictive challenge of this simple yet engaging puzzle game.
- Tap and slide gameplay
- Connect same-colored dots
- Addictive puzzle challenge
- Simple mechanics
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Get the BIG BLACK DOT fever. You won't realise how much you want to get the BIG BLACK DOT ... until you play it :) Tap and slide to join two dots of the same colour.
Untangle
A minimalist puzzle game where you untangle complex knots by moving nodes. Progress through increasingly difficult levels and enjoy a calming, zen-like experience. Track your progress and share achievements with friends.
- Untangle knots by moving nodes
- Endless, gradually harder levels
- Locked nodes for added challenge
- Live timer and personal history
- Multi-language support
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A calm, minimal puzzle about untangling chaos into order. Drag the dots, uncross the lines, and free the knot. Each level gives you a tangled knot — a set of nodes connected by threads. Your goal is simple: move the nodes until no threads cross. When the last crossing disappears, the knot is free. - Endless levels that grow gradually harder - Locked nodes that challenge you to work around them - A live timer and personal history to track your runs - Share your results with friends - Now available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, French, and Italian Just you, the knot, and a quiet moment to think.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Big Black Dot at 4.9 against Untangle's 4.0. Big Black Dot also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). Untangle's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 36 months). 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.
Big Black Dot holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Black Dot has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Big Black Dot ships an update every 36 months, Untangle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Black Dot | Untangle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ECO Pawel Jarosz | Aliaksei Kostsin |
In-app purchases
Big Black Dot
No in-app purchases
Untangle
No in-app purchases
