Hit the Dot vs Epic Orchestra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hit the Dot
A fast-paced tapping game where players aim to make dots disappear as quickly as possible. It offers multiple game modes, including timed challenges and competitive play against friends.
- Tap dots to make them disappear
- Multiple game modes
- Time Attack mode
- Speed Tapping mode
- All Dots mode
- Survival mode
- Multiplayer Dot Attack mode
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Hit the Dot is a great fast-paced game where you tap each dot on the screen to make it disappear. Do it as fast as possible to get great scores! Game modes: • Time Attack - Hit 20 dots as fast as possible! • Speed Tapping - Hit as many dots as possible in 10 seconds! • All Dots - Hit all the dots on the screen! • Survival - Dots slowly appear faster and faster. Don't let 5 on the screen at once! • Dot Attack - Play with friends! Tap a dot to give it to the opponent. Have the fewest dots on your side after 10 seconds to win! Compete with your friends and the world for the best scores!
Epic Orchestra
This is a swipe-based rhythm game that lets you conduct a classical orchestra. Experience iconic compositions with intuitive controls and engaging challenges. Unlock more music and features through in-app purchases.
- Swipe-based rhythmic controls
- Full classical music score
- 15 levels (5 free)
- Variable difficulty settings
- Power-ups and animations
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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"It combines frantic rhythm action with beautiful, sombre music, in a juxtaposition that shouldn't work but does so wonderfully." -PocketGamer.com Epic Orchestra is a swipe-based rhythm game with an awesome classical music score. You're the Maestro conducting the orchestra as they perform music from legendary composers such as Grieg, Beethoven, Mozart, and more. Feel the beat as you progress your way through various rhythmic challenges. With Epic Orchestra, you'll connect to these classic tunes like never before as you swipe your pixel baton left, right, up, and down. Epic Features: - Swipe based rhythmic controls - Game Center Leaderboards - 27 Game Center Achievements - 15 levels (5 free/10 IAP) - Variable difficulty (easy, normal, hard) - Full classical music score - Power-ups & quirky animations - Universal purchase available for iPhone, iPad, iPod & Apple TV Epic Songs Included: • Gymnopédie no.1- Erik Satie • Puck - Edvard Grieg • Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel • Prelude in G minor - S. Rachmaninoff • Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin Plus 10 more with IAP: • Morning Mood - Edvard Grieg • Partita in A minor - J.S. Bach • Pathetique - Ludwig Von Beethoven • Cello Suite no.1 - J.S. Bach • Etude Opus 10 no.12 - Frédéric Chopin • Dr. Gradus Ad Parnassus - C. Debussy • Moonlight Sonata 3rd - L. Beethoven • Turkish March - Amadeus Mozart • Golliwogg's Cakewalk - C. Debussy • Prelude no.1 - J.S. Bach For news and updates, follow us @mobypixel. Thanks for playing! Nick Culbertson Moby Pixel
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hit the Dot at none against Epic Orchestra's shown. Hit the Dot also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Epic Orchestra's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (848 vs 32). On price, review sentiment, 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. Hit the Dot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Epic Orchestra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Epic Orchestra holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epic Orchestra has 848 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Hit the Dot's written reviews are positive against 79% of Epic Orchestra's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hit the Dot ships an update every 2 weeks, Epic Orchestra every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hit the Dot | Epic Orchestra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (32 ratings) | 4.6 (848 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better | 78.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 848 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #183 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kijug Software | Moby Pixel |
Customer experience
Hit the Dot
Epic Orchestra
Bugs and requests
Hit the Dot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Epic Orchestra
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing or crashing on certain levels
- Incorrect scoring or song progression issues
- Ads not closing properly on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- More free songs to play
- Difficulty options beyond just Easy/Hard
- Ability to play songs without the gameplay elements
- Support for portrait mode on mobile devices
- Syncing of progress across devices
In-app purchases
Hit the Dot
- Remove AdsFree
- Survival Mode$0.99
- Dot Attack$0.99
Epic Orchestra
- Unlock All Songs$1.99
Questions
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