Dot Spinner vs fade!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot Spinner
Clear the spinner by grouping three or more same-colored dots. The challenge lies in the spinner's constant movement, requiring strategic aiming and shooting.
- Group same-colored dots
- Score points
- Rotating spinner mechanic
- Strategic aiming
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Your goal is to clear all the dots on the spinner, scoring as many points as possible. You can remove the dots by forming groups of three or more dots with the same color. Simple, right? But the whole shape moves every time you hit it! You'll have to use strategic thinking. Now aim and shoot!
fade!
A relaxing yet challenging puzzle game where tapping rings clears fog and saves fish. It offers a Zen-like experience designed to engage both your eyes and brain.
- Simple tap-to-score gameplay
- Clear fog
- Save fishes
- Relaxing puzzle
- Challenging gameplay
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A relaxing puzzle from Ell Tee! The game play is so simple: Tap any ring to score! Let's push back the fog & save the fishes in this Zen Game! fade! is a puzzle for relaxing, while extremely challenging at the same time! (both eyes & brain) Thanks for playing fade!, Ell Tee
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: fade! at 83% against Dot Spinner's 39%. fade! also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Dot Spinner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. fade! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dot Spinner asks for nothing beyond the download.
fade! holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 264 and 107 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Dot Spinner's written reviews are positive against 83% of fade!'s.
| Parameter | Dot Spinner | fade! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (264 ratings) | 4.3 (107 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 264 — better | 107 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 8.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Topebox |
Customer experience
Dot Spinner
fade!
Bugs and requests
Dot Spinner
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent ball behavior and spawning
- Game freezes when exiting ads
Requested features
3 requests- Save progress and resume from last level
- Ability to select levels
- Improved color contrast for visibility
fade!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dot Spinner
No in-app purchases
fade!
- Remove Ads!$1.99
