Comparison

Five In a Row vs Dot Focus

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

Head to head
About

Five In a Row

Challenge friends or AI in this classic strategy board game. Connect five pieces of your color in a line to win. Perfect for quick challenges, relaxation, or teaching strategy.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer
  • 2 player mode on same device
  • 3 AI difficulty levels
  • Game Center achievements
  • Colorful themes
  • Global high-score ranking
Features
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Connect 5 pieces of your colour in a line before your opponent. The popular game is now in your hands every time you can spare a moment for a challenge or a bit of relax. Excellent for testing your skills or teaching strategy to kids. Have hours of fun with the 2 players mode, on the same device, or play online against friends or other players from all over the world. Or try to beat our virtual player! He can play at 3 levels of difficulty and you can see your improvements game by game on the Global High-Score, the Worldwide ranking with all the Gomoku players in the world. A classic! Start playing for free! :) What you get: - Play against real people! Online multiplayer or on the same device (2 players mode) - 3 Virtual opponents, very well trained at 3 difficulty levels (for your single player games) - Easy to get: just tap and play - Game Center achievements - Colourful themes - Superb for all ages - Kids will love it! - An expanded tic-tac-toe, but vastly superior! @outofthebit facebook/outofthebit

About

Dot Focus

Features
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Dot est un mini-jeu conçu pour améliorer votre attention et votre précision en quelques minutes par jour. Touchez le point qui apparaît à l’écran, enchaînez les rounds et progressez dans la difficulté. L’objectif : rester concentré, réagir vite et dépasser vos propres records. Fonctionnalités : • Exercices de concentration simples et rapides • Difficulté progressive • Score et meilleurs records • Rappels quotidiens (optionnels) • Design minimaliste et apaisant Parfait pour un entraînement quotidien de quelques minutes.

Screenshots

Five In a Row4 screens
Dot Focus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Focus at none against Five In a Row's 1. Dot Focus also leads on ads (none vs shown). Five In a Row's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price 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

Both are free to download. Five In a Row sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dot Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Five In a Row versus Dot Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive In a RowDot Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (731 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings731 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutOfTheBit LtdLucia Canastro

Bugs and requests

Five In a Row

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Multiplayer doesn't work
  • Game has too many bugs
  • Misplaced markers due to phone not responding or accidental touches

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option for up to 4 players
  • Harder levels
  • Undo button or hold to place token option
  • Better control of leaderboard scores

Dot Focus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Five In a Row

One-time1
  • Gomoku Premium$1.99
None

Dot Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five In a Row free?
Five In a Row is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dot Focus free?
Dot Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Five In a Row or Dot Focus have ads?
Five In a Row shows ads; Dot Focus does not.

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