Drop In The Cup vs Brain Dots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drop In The Cup
A physics-based puzzle game where players drop balls into cups. Collect golden balls by interacting with objects and solve over 89 unique levels. Customize your ball and compete with friends.
- Addicting physics gameplay
- 89+ challenging levels
- Golden ball collection
- Customizable balls
- Colorful themes
- Game Center leaderboards
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Drop the ball into the cup. It's just that easy !! Collect golden balls as you can and challenge your friends . " If the ball touches more objects before dropping , you'll get more GOLDEN BALLS ! " FEATURES :: - Amazing and addicting physical game . - More than 89 levels to solve , and hours of fun . - Each level has a different idea . you'll think a lot :) . - Clean UI . - 9 colorful themes to choose between them . - Customize your ball . - Game Center leaderboards and achievements . - Compatible with all Apple devices . - No Ads ! What you're waiting for ! Go ahead and download this amazing game .
Brain Dots
A challenging puzzle game where you draw lines and shapes to make two balls collide. Collect different drawing tools and create your own levels to test the skills of players worldwide. It's a test of logic and flexible thinking.
- Bump two balls to clear stages
- Draw lines and shapes freely
- Collect over 25 varieties of pens
- Create and share custom stages
- Review and share victory moments
- Tests logical thinking and flexibility
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Over 50 million downloads! The only thing you need to do is to “bump two balls.” Will you be able to clear these simple-looking but actually difficult stages? ▼ The rules are simple! ◆ Let's bump the two balls All you need to do to clear a stage is to “make the blue and red balls bump”. Draw lines and shapes freely to move and roll the balls. Flexible thinking is going to become the key to victory. ◆ Let's collect pens Starting off with a simple pencil, moving onto color pencils, crayons and so on. We have prepared more than 25 varieties of pens of different colors and sizes. Collect various pens and walk through the stages. ◆ Share the moment of victory You can review the moment you cleared a stage on video or picture. Share it on SNS to show off your superior skills to your friends. Not to mention that watching your friends’ gameplay might also become a hint!? ◆ Create Stages Create your own stages and see if users all over the world can solve them. Over 3 million stages already created! ◆ Your brain abilities will be tested This game, continuing after Brain Wars, also tests your logical thinking and the flexibility of your mind. As this game includes the elements of riddle and “Escape the Room” type of games, we would recommend Brain Dots to people who enjoy brain-type puzzles, cards and strategy games. It might also have an impact on your children’s intellectual growth and preventing brain deterioration? ▼ Languages 15 languages! Brain Dots is played all over the world! Japanese / English / Korean / Traditional Chinese / Simplified Chinese / Spanish / French / Portuguese(Brazil) / Swedish / Finnish / Russian / Vietnamese / Thai / Indonesian / Hindi ▼ Latest information Twitter：＠braindots_app Facebook：https://www.facebook.com/braindotsapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drop In The Cup at 89% against Brain Dots's 50%. Drop In The Cup also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Brain Dots's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 162) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Drop In The Cup sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Brain Dots sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drop In The Cup holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Dots has 8.2K ratings behind it against 162, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Drop In The Cup's written reviews are positive against 50% of Brain Dots's.
Drop In The Cup ships an update every 2 months, Brain Dots every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drop In The Cup | Brain Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (162 ratings) — better | 4.4 (8.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 49.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 162 | 8.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Abdulaziz Dlaim | Translimit, Inc. |
Customer experience
Drop In The Cup
Brain Dots
User reviews
Drop In The Cup
From 162 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Simple yet challenging mechanics
- ⏱️ Great time-wasting/casual gaming experience
- 🧠 Requires strategic thinking and skill
- ✨ Clean and elegant graphics
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall blocks access to later levels
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- ⏳ Long loading times between attempts
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🎮 Unfair difficulty spikes on certain levels
Brain Dots
From 8.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Challenging and engaging puzzles
- 🎨 Variety of pen styles and customization options
- ⚙️ Interesting physics-based gameplay
- 👍 Fun for all ages
Room to improve
- 💢 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📱 Compatibility issues with older devices
- 👀 Difficulty seeing around finger when drawing
Bugs and requests
Drop In The Cup
Reported bugs
9 issues- Game crashes frequently during gameplay
- App crashes on startup
- Survey system shows 'no available surveys'
- Level 9 doesn't end properly
- Physics inconsistencies with ball impact
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- Ball respawn takes too long after failed attempts
- Purchased full version doesn't unlock content
- Magnetic ball behavior on basket impact
- Long loading times between level attempts
Requested features
6 requests- More free levels included
- All levels should be free
- Additional levels beyond current offerings
- Remove or reduce ads
- Ability to skip levels without golden balls
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- Better progression system without paywalls
Brain Dots
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to create own levels
- Hint feature not working as expected
- Inability to play on iOS 17 devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save and transfer progress across devices
- Option to disable hint prompts
- More advanced level creation tools
- Improved Apple Pencil support
In-app purchases
Drop In The Cup
- 750 GB$0.99
- Upgrade To Pro Version$1.99
- 2000 GB$1.99
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- 3500 GB$2.99
- 5000 GB$3.99
- 8000 GB$4.99
Brain Dots
- Mechanical pencil$0.99
- Pen$0.99
- Colored pencil$0.99
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- Crayon$1.99
- Brush$1.99
- Watercolor painting brush$1.99
- Decorated pen$2.99
- Rainbow pencil$2.99
- Fountain pen$3.99
- Remove Cut-In Ads$3.99
