Comparison

Join the Dots vs Connect Trees

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

Head to head
About

Join the Dots

This educational game helps preschoolers develop thinking, memory, and attention by connecting numbered or lettered dots to reveal hidden dinosaur pictures. Once revealed, children can color the images with a customizable palette. It offers three engaging game modes for early learning.

Highlights
  • Connect points by numbers or letters
  • Reveal hidden dinosaur pictures
  • Color revealed images
  • Customizable color palette
  • Three learning modes: numbers, letters, coloring
  • Hints for incorrect choices
Features
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Dinosaurs lived on Earth millions of years ago, long before our ancestors emerged on the face of the planet. These amazing animals boggle our imagination by their variety and size. Some were small like modern lizards, others as huge as a multi-storey building. Some were predators, for example the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Allosaurus, Velociraptor, Spinosaurus, while others were herbivorous - like the Diplodocus, Ankylosaurus and Iguanodon. Some species could fly, some lived in water, but most of them walked on the ancient land. Dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic era, which is subdivided into three periods: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. Today, archaeologists study the remains of these animals and can only assume how they looked and lived. Features: ◦ Connect points by numbers or letters ◦ When points are connected, you will see the silhouette of a hidden picture ◦ Once all the points have been connected, you can color the picture ◦ Choosing a wrong symbol three times in a row will bring up a tip ◦ Blue, orange, green or pink stars make the game even more exciting ◦ Easy-to-use palette that allows you to put together your own unique set of colors ◦ Colored pictures automatically saved on closing the program Connect points is a learning puzzle for small children. It helps develop thinking, improve memory and attention. The application has three game modes: by numbers, letters and coloring. Game modes with letters and numbers will be useful for kindergarten and pre-K kids. Connecting by numbers will help to easily memorize the order of numbers and learn to count. To do this, you need to consecutively connect circles with numbers starting from 1. As you connect circles in the right order, the silhouette of a hidden picture will become more and more visible. If three points are chosen incorrectly, a tip will pop up. Once all the points are fully connected, the picture will become fully visible and you’ll be able to color it. Those studying the alphabet can choose to connect points by letters. It is important that children know letters as early as possible, since it is essential for learning to read and write. But knowing the order of letters in the alphabet is also very important! This can be achieved by connecting circles with letters in the right sequence. The coloring mode will be especially appreciated by young artists. In this mode, you can proceed to coloring pictures without connecting points. To make the process even more exciting, you can change any predefined color. To do this, press and hold the paint bucket and choose the necessary color from the palette.

About

Connect Trees

Restore nature's balance by rotating the ground to connect trees to their water sources. Solve over 500 challenging levels with increasing complexity, including color matching and loop formations. Compete with players worldwide and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Over 500 levels
  • Color-based connections
  • Loop formations
  • In-game solutions
  • Global leaderboards
  • 20 achievements
Features
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Welcome in the Connect Trees garden ! In a calm and soothing setting, trees live connected... But never for long because the ground keeps shuffling ! Restore the balance of nature by rotating the ground to connect trees to their water source. The challenge will grow bigger as you'll need to make connections by colors, use loops, and more ! Will you be able to connect all the trees ? Connect Trees features : - Solve more than 500 levels - Get yourself out of hard situations with solutions - Enjoy different level types - Unlock 20 achievements - Compare your progress with other players in the world ranking Save Trees, download Connect Trees !

Screenshots

Join the Dots4 screens
Connect Trees4 screens

Verdict

The call

Join the Dots and Connect Trees both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Connect Trees's written reviews are positive against 40% of Join the Dots's. Connect Trees also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 13 months). On price, rating, ads 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. Join the Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Connect Trees asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Join the Dots against 4.7 for Connect Trees. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 135 and 591 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Join the Dots's written reviews are positive against 93% of Connect Trees's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Join the Dots ships an update every 13 months, Connect Trees every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Join the Dots versus Connect Trees: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoin the DotsConnect Trees
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (135 ratings)4.7 (591 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews92.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings135591 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKedronic UABMagma Mobile

Customer experience

Join the Dots

All ratings135 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Connect Trees

All ratings591 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.0%

Bugs and requests

Join the Dots

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Connect Trees

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Continue button not working
  • Unable to solve puzzles for more time

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to skip timed levels
  • Ability to revisit completed levels
  • More levels
  • Premium version to remove ads
  • Add a small fun element

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Join the Dots

One-time1
  • Unlock all pages$2.99
None

Connect Trees

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Join the Dots free?
Join the Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Connect Trees free?
Connect Trees is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Join the Dots or Connect Trees?
Connect Trees is rated higher. Join the Dots averages 4.7 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while Connect Trees averages 4.7 from 591 ratings.
Do Join the Dots or Connect Trees have ads?
Neither Join the Dots nor Connect Trees shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Join the Dots or Connect Trees?
Join the Dots ships an update every 13 months, and Connect Trees every 6 months. Most recently, Join the Dots was updated on November 1, 2026 and Connect Trees on November 4, 2026.

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