Lines the Game vs Orixo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Strategic dot placement and removal
- Color dominance wins
- Multiple game modes (Point, Erase, Cut, Draw, Portal, Mix)
- Daily Challenges
- 500 smart levels
- Unlockable achievements
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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!
Orixo
Engage your mind with a unique puzzle game featuring hundreds of levels. Swipe to fill cells based on numbered instructions, navigating around existing filled cells. Enjoy a relaxing experience with beautiful visuals and a meditative soundtrack.
- Hundreds of hand-crafted puzzles
- Relaxing and meditative soundtrack
- Improves focus and creativity
- Beautiful and immersive visuals
- Cloud saving and achievements
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Welcome to Orixo - your new favourite puzzle game! This simple, yet challenging game combines relaxing gameplay with mind-bending puzzles. Dive into hundreds of carefully designed levels, all set to calming background music, offering a delightful gaming experience. How to Play: Just swipe your finger over cells that have a number. The number tells you how many cells you can fill in any direction (up, down, left, right). If a cell is already full, don't worry! Your line will just move to the next open cell. And as you drag, you'll see a highlight showing you which cells will fill up. Features: - Hundreds of hand-crafted puzzles - Beautiful and immersive visuals - A relaxing and meditative soundtrack - Improves your focus and creativity - Cloud saving and achievements Enjoy!
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Verdict
Lines the Game and Orixo are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Lines the Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orixo sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Orixo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 4.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Lines the Game's written reviews are positive against 85% of Orixo's.
Lines the Game ships an update every 4 months, Orixo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lines the Game | Orixo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) | 4.7 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews | 84.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gamious B.V. | Logisk Studio Inc. |
Customer experience
Lines the Game
Orixo
User reviews
Lines the Game
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Relaxing and calming gameplay
- 🧠 Challenging and engaging puzzles
- 🎨 Beautiful minimalist design
- 🎹 Soothing piano soundtrack
- ⏱️ Great for quick play sessions
Room to improve
- 🎨 Similar colors make it hard to distinguish
- 🔍 Levels can feel repetitive over time
- 🔍 Occasional no-win situations
- 📺 Intrusive ads in free version
- 🐛 Restore purchases not working consistently
Orixo
From 4.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and calming experience
- 🧠 Challenging and mentally stimulating
- 💎 Elegant and minimalist design
- 🎶 Soothing background music
- 🔓 Unobtrusive ads with option to remove
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔒 Hidden undo/restart controls
- 📱 Lack of landscape mode support
- 💰 Ads can be disruptive for some users
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
Orixo
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads not closing properly
- Levels not loading correctly on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More level packs and increased difficulty
- Ability to keep undo/restart controls visible
- Cross-device progress sync
In-app purchases
Lines the Game
- Remove Ads$1.99
Orixo
- Unlimited Hints$0.99
- Unlock Portal Pack2 variants$0.99
- Unlock Classic Pack3 variants$0.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
- Buy Me a Coffee$3.99
- Treat Me to Lunch$7.99
- Fund My Future Projects$15.99









