Comparison

Dotsu vs Line Up

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 660+ 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: • 660+ 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

Line Up

Connect dots in the correct order to find the best route, collecting stars along the way. Explore hundreds of levels across five worlds with increasing difficulty, utilizing logical reasoning to solve each puzzle.

Highlights
  • Connect dots in order
  • Collect stars
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Five distinct worlds
  • Gradual difficulty increase
  • Logical reasoning puzzles
Features
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Find out the best route and connect the dots in order until the end of the line, but don't forget to collect the stars at the right time! Play freely hundred levels, beginning with the easiest to the most challenging. Each level has several ways to be solved, use your logical reasoning and try to collect all the stars of each world! Line-Up: Dots! features include: - Free forever. - 5 worlds with different levels of challenges. - 300 levels with gradual increase of challenge. - Connect points, collect stars, enter portals and go in the right direction. - Several different themes for you to release. - Help system for you. - Game Center achievements. - Support for iPhone X's display.

Screenshots

Dotsu4 screens
Line Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dotsu at 4.6 against Line Up's 3.0. Dotsu also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (345 vs 2). Line Up's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Dotsu sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Line Up sells 3 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dotsu has 345 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dotsu ships an update fortnightly, Line Up every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dotsu versus Line Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotsuLine Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (345 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings345 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamepocket StudioRodolfo Seabra

Customer experience

Dotsu

All ratings343 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.1%

Line Up

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Line Up

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
Show 5 more
  • No ads$4.99
  • Medium bundle$9.99
  • Large bundle$17.99
  • XL bundle$29.99
  • XXL bundle$49.99
3 purchases

Line Up

One-time3
  • 25 hints$0.99
  • 60 hints$1.99
  • Remove ADS$2.99

Questions

Is Dotsu free?
Dotsu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Line Up free?
Line Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dotsu or Line Up?
Dotsu is rated higher. Dotsu averages 4.6 out of 5 from 345 ratings, while Line Up averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dotsu or Line Up have ads?
Line Up shows ads; Dotsu does not.
Which is updated more often, Dotsu or Line Up?
Dotsu ships an update fortnightly, and Line Up every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dotsu was updated on November 11, 2026 and Line Up on November 2, 2026.

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