Comparison

Dotsu vs Noodles!

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

Noodles!

Engage in a relaxing yet strategic puzzle game where you tap to spin and connect noodle pieces. Progress through increasingly complex levels, aiming to achieve perfect scores and discover new strategies.

Highlights
  • Thousands of puzzles
  • Tap to spin and connect
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Share progress on social media
  • Track game progress
Features
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Over 1.5 million downloads!! "Noodles is a game you need to have in your life." - Gamezebo Chosen as an App Store Free App of the Week, and a Starbucks Pick of the Week. Looking for a relaxing, strategic and addictive puzzle? Find your Zen and become one with Noodles! Tap to spin and connect all the noodle pieces – once you solve a puzzle, figure out the strategy and beat your own score to get FIVE DIAMONDS! Sound easy? It might be in the first few levels, but as you progress try connecting a giant hexagon Noodle ... puzzles get more complex as more sides are added. What are you going to do then? *** Find out why Noodles! has 4.5 stars in every country!*** And now, some words from some happy Noodlers: “Damn this game for being awesome and super addictive” – User Review by Miayadu “Pretty graphics, Zen-like sounds, you will get hooked and you won't mind!” – User Review by WalnutCake Key Features: • Thousands of addicting puzzles, all available immediately. No unlocks, annoying tricks or bags of diamonds to buy • Facebook and Twitter enabled to share your Noodles success • Game progress status tells you how far you have to go • Increasing difficulty makes you feel smarter when you are done Noodles comes to you from the bumbling genius of Lummox Labs Happy Noodle-ing!

Screenshots

Dotsu4 screens
Noodles!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dotsu at Free against Noodles!'s $1.99. Dotsu also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Noodles!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (92% vs 69%). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dotsu is free to download; Noodles! costs $1.99 up front. Dotsu sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Noodles! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noodles! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 345 and 514 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Dotsu's written reviews are positive against 92% of Noodles!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dotsu ships an update fortnightly, Noodles! every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dotsu versus Noodles!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotsuNoodles!
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (345 ratings)4.8 (514 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews92.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings345514 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamepocket StudioLummox Labs Inc

Customer experience

Dotsu

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

Noodles!

All ratings514 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews578 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.2%

User reviews

Dotsu

From 345 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun from the get-go
  • 👍 Better than Two Dots
  • 👍 Very nice game - not too money-oriented
  • 👍 Love it
  • 👍 Perfect!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Still need more levels
  • 🐛 Enjoyable, but. . .
  • 🐛 Too Difficult
  • 🐛 Color Issues
  • 🐛 Game too hard too soon

Noodles!

From 514 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
  • 🚀 Endless levels to play
  • 🎨 Pleasing visual design
  • 💰 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Great time-filler game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional loss of progress
  • 🔍 Lack of an undo button
  • 🔆 Bright background can be tiring
  • 🔢 Repetitive puzzles at higher levels

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

Noodles!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Graphical issues causing distorted tiles
  • Slower response to touch input

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Progress tracking and leaderboards
  • Ability to reset individual puzzle sets

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
None

Noodles!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dotsu free?
Dotsu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noodles! free?
Noodles! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dotsu or Noodles!?
Noodles! is rated higher. Dotsu averages 4.6 out of 5 from 345 ratings, while Noodles! averages 4.8 from 514 ratings.
Do Dotsu or Noodles! have ads?
Neither Dotsu nor Noodles! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dotsu or Noodles!?
Dotsu ships an update fortnightly, and Noodles! every 2 months. Most recently, Dotsu was updated on November 11, 2026 and Noodles! on November 11, 2026.

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