Comparison

Dotsu vs Smoosh!

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

Head to head
About

Dotsu

Engage in a unique match-3 puzzle adventure with colorful dots and explosive power-ups. Explore over 620 handcrafted levels featuring fresh mechanics and a sleek design. Enjoy a completely ad-free experience with captivating visuals and sound.

Highlights
  • 620+ handcrafted levels
  • Explosive power-ups
  • Unique dot mechanics
  • Sleek minimalist design
  • 100% ad-free experience
  • Side quests and secret shape guessing
Features
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Welcome to the world of Dotsu — a colorful match-3 experience like no other! Step into a universe where dots of all shapes and sizes collide to create explosive puzzles! In this ad-free, addictive match-3 game, you combine colorful dots and trigger powerful effects using Liners, Pulsers, Blasters, Shurikens, and many more. This is not just another match-3 clone. Dotsu introduces fresh mechanics, unique objectives, and a sleek minimalist design — it plays like nothing you've seen before. With 640+ handcrafted levels and many more on the way, there's always a new challenge waiting. Whether you're solving puzzles casually or chasing perfection, Dotsu fits your style. And the best part? Absolutely no ads. Ever. WHAT AWAITS INSIDE: • 640+ handcrafted levels (and more coming!) • Colorful and dynamic dot mechanics • Sleek minimalist visuals • Captivating music and sound • Side quests and secret shape guessing • Vault unlocking and hidden features • Two beautiful visual skins • 100% ad-free experience From the creator of puzzle hits like Dotello, Jewel Galaxy, Rings, and Perspecto, Dotsu is a deeply satisfying and endlessly engaging puzzle game you'll keep coming back to. Download now and dive into the world of dots!

About

Smoosh!

This addictive puzzle game challenges players to guide colorful characters through intricate levels. Mix colors, avoid obstacles, and strategize moves to reach the goal within a set number of actions.

Highlights
  • 180 addictive puzzles
  • Color mixing mechanics
  • Unique obstacles
  • Play at your own pace
  • Achieve Par score
Features
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Smoosh your Blops together in the funnest game ever, brimming with puzzles so amazing you’ll probably break your phone in a fit of joyous frustration! Get Smoosh now and we’ll give you a free cat (although we actually won’t… you have to earn it). In other words, Smoosh is an addictive puzzler full of brain bending challenges and a slew of colorful, smoosh-able Blops. Guide your Blop buddies to their color-coordinated Blop Drops through 180 fantastic (and puzzling) levels. Smash Blops together to mix new colors, avoid treacherous Pits of Despair, and work around deviously placed obstacles to master every level and drop those Blops! Think you’re good? Complete each level within a set number of moves to achieve Par or under and prove you’re a real Blop droppin’ pro! --- WHY YOU’LL LOVE SMOOSH --- • MASTER 180 addictingly fun puzzles full of Blops, blocks, tubes, and drops. • EXPLORE 9 Platforms with unique obstacles. • INTERACT with Blops to mix new colors and watch Blops respond as you play. • PLAY at your own pace and plan moves without the stress of a clock. • BEAT each level at Par or better and become the ultimate Blop Dropper. • WIN & feel great!

Screenshots

Dotsu4 screens
Smoosh!2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dotsu at 4.6 against Smoosh!'s 3.9. Dotsu also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (341 vs 31). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dotsu sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Smoosh! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dotsu holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dotsu has 341 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Dotsu's written reviews are positive against 73% of Smoosh!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dotsu ships an update every 2 weeks, Smoosh! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dotsu versus Smoosh!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotsuSmoosh!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (341 ratings) — better3.9 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings341 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamepocket StudioCurious Labs

Customer experience

Dotsu

All ratings341 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.1%

Smoosh!

All ratings31 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral22.6%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

Dotsu

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Something went wrong where now it won't clear the colors when I match them
  • Text and many logos disappear at the beginning of each level
  • Couldn't beat the broom level in 3 tries and ran out of brooms so I could play the level

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add level replay
  • More ways to get coins
  • Add undo power-up
  • Add ability to replay completed levels
  • Add more levels

Smoosh!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Dotsu

One-time8
  • Mini bundle$1.99
  • Special bundle$3.99
  • Small bundle$3.99
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  • No ads$4.99
  • Medium bundle$9.99
  • Large bundle$17.99
  • XL bundle$29.99
  • XXL bundle$49.99
4 purchases

Smoosh!

One-time4
  • Platform 7$0.99
  • Platform 8$0.99
  • Platform 9$0.99
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  • Platform Pack 7, 8, 9$1.99

Questions

Is Dotsu free?
Dotsu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smoosh! free?
Smoosh! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dotsu or Smoosh!?
Dotsu is rated higher. Dotsu averages 4.6 out of 5 from 341 ratings, while Smoosh! averages 3.9 from 31 ratings.
Do Dotsu or Smoosh! have ads?
Neither Dotsu nor Smoosh! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dotsu or Smoosh!?
Dotsu ships an update every 2 weeks, and Smoosh! every 2 months. Most recently, Dotsu was updated on September 25, 2026 and Smoosh! on September 29, 2026.

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