Comparison

Lines the Game vs Slide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lines the Game

This abstract puzzle game challenges players to strategically place or remove dots to fill a drawing with color. The goal is to dominate the race with your chosen color, offering quick sessions or extended play. It's a brain-teasing experience perfect for short bursts of downtime.

Highlights
  • Strategic dot placement and removal
  • Color dominance wins
  • Multiple game modes (Point, Erase, Cut, Draw, Portal, Mix)
  • Daily Challenges
  • 500 smart levels
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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**WINNER Best Casual Entertainment Game - Dutch Game Awards ** **Every level CAN be won!** But sometimes the solution is not easy. Lines is an abstract ‘zen’ game experience where form is just as important as function. Place or remove dots to initiate a colourful race that fills a drawing. The colour that dominates the race wins. Lines is the perfect game to play while commuting or in other short moments of downtime. Play a single session in a matter of seconds or find yourself making a winning streak of 20 games in a row! Lines – Physics Drawing Puzzle key features include: - 6 different modes: Point, Erase, Cut, Draw, Portal and Mix- Daily Challenges - 26 achievements to unlock -500 smart levels - Use your brain and logic to find the solutions - Bronze, Silver and Gold medals for each level. - Infinite fun! Point Mode Tap on a line to place a dot. Be smart and choose and strategic and logic position for the dots. Sometimes you need to place one dot, other times two dots. Eraser Mode Tap on an opponent´s dot to erase it. Draw Mode Draw a line with your fingers to connect lines to your advantage. Use your brain! Cut Mode Cut a line to stop the flow of your opponent´s color. Portal mode Tap the line across 2 places to create a portal. Your line will be teleported from one place to the other. But beware: your opponents can also make use of the portal you have created, so choose its location wisely!

About

Slide

A gravity-based puzzle game where players clear the board by matching two or more adjacent squares. Strategically choose your gravity direction to solve each level.

Highlights
  • Gravity manipulation
  • Match-2 gameplay
  • Board clearing puzzles
  • Color matching mechanics
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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Choose your gravity and clear the board by removing two or more matching squares.

Screenshots

Lines the Game4 screens
Slide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Slide at none against Lines the Game's shown. Slide also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Lines the Game's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 13). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lines the Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Slide sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lines the Game against 4.6 for Slide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lines the Game has 1.7K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Lines the Game's written reviews are positive against 100% of Slide's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lines the Game versus Slide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLines the GameSlide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.7K ratings)4.6 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.010.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamious B.V.Umbrella Games LLC

Customer experience

Lines the Game

All ratings1,589 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews389 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative12.3%

Slide

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lines the Game

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Rope level 57 unwinnable
  • Levels not fitting properly on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Level editor mode
  • More challenging level designs
  • Ability to replay previous daily challenges
  • Improved color contrast and accessibility

Slide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lines the Game

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
10 purchases

Slide

One-time10
  • Whirly Color Theme$0.99
  • Umbrella Color Theme$0.99
  • Paint Pack 4x$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Shuffle Pack 4x$0.99
  • Stranger Color Theme$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Paint Pack 10x$1.99
  • Shuffle Pack 10x$1.99
  • Paint Pack 25x$2.99
  • Shuffle Pack 25x$2.99

Questions

Is Lines the Game free?
Lines the Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slide free?
Slide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lines the Game or Slide?
Slide is rated higher. Lines the Game averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Slide averages 4.6 from 13 ratings.
Do Lines the Game or Slide have ads?
Lines the Game shows ads; Slide does not.

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