Big Black Dot vs Gilly Connect
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.
Gilly Connect
Experience a fresh take on a classic game with multi-directional play. Connect four of your own circles in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Enjoy single-player challenges, pass-and-play, and online multiplayer.
- Multi-directional gameplay
- Online multiplayer
- 2 Player pass and play
- Single player mode
- Challenge Mode
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Gilly Connect is a multi-directional version of connect four! Add the ball from the top, bottom, left, or right! Goal: Connect 4 of your own circles in a row before your opponent. -Online multiplayer through game center -2 Player pass and play mode -Single player mode (4 difficulties) -New Challenge Mode Please let me know if you have any ideas at all for a different game name in the reviews below! :D
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gilly Connect at every 8 months against Big Black Dot's every 36 months. Gilly Connect also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Big Black Dot's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Big Black Dot against 4.9 for Gilly Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Big Black Dot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gilly Connect's.
Big Black Dot ships an update every 36 months, Gilly Connect every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Black Dot | Gilly Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ECO Pawel Jarosz | Gilbert Anwar |
Customer experience
Big Black Dot
Gilly Connect
In-app purchases
Big Black Dot
No in-app purchases
Gilly Connect
No in-app purchases
