Four Squares vs Count The Dots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Four Squares
Test your memory and concentration by watching sequences and repeating them. Increase difficulty, speed, and challenge friends across multiple game modes. Customize your experience with themes and sound packs.
- Sequence memorization and repetition
- Three distinct game modes
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Customizable themes and sound packs
- iCloud save and sync
- Automatic game pausing
- Game Center leaderboards
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Four Squares is a game of memory, skill, and concentration. Watch what happens each turn and repeat what you see. Each time you successfully repeat the sequence it is lengthened, the speed increases, and your thinking time is shortened. Keep practising, work your way up the leaderboards, and challenge your friends. ----- 3 Game Modes ----- Four Squares features 3 different game modes to challenge you in unique ways. Each game mode can be played with easy, normal, or hard difficulty. Endless is the classic mode that gives you a single life to repeat the longest sequence you can. One wrong move and it's game over! Time Attack mode gives you 30 seconds to repeat the longest sequence you can. Every correct sequence will win you some more time, but every wrong move will lose you time so don't rush! Speedrun mode gives you 3 lives to reach a sequence of 10 in the quickest time. You'll lose a life with each wrong move, but the timer doesn't stop so find the right balance of speed and accuracy. ----- Customisation ----- With 9 themes and 6 sound packs Four Squares allows you to customise the experience to your heart's content. ----- Save, Sync, and Replay ----- Each game you complete is saved and backed up to iCloud. You can view completed games on any device and choose to play the same sequence to get the best score. ----- Automatic Pausing ----- When interruptions occur, such as phone call or replying to a text, Four Squares will automatically pause the game and allow you to resume where you left off. ----- Leaderboards ----- Game Center integration provides leaderboards that let you compare your score to friends and other players worldwide. ----- Privacy ----- Four Squares doesn't collect user data or contain any adverts. It is funded by a single in-app purchase that unlocks extra themes and sound packs.
Count The Dots
This app serves as a digital scoreboard for the popular dice game Yahtzee. It automatically calculates scores as you play with friends, saving every point and Yahtzee for posterity. An in-app purchase unlocks support for unlimited players.
- Scorekeeping for 2 players
- Automatic score calculation
- Saves game history
- Dice sequence explanations
- Player result history management
- Unlimited player support (IAP)
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Count The Dots is a scoreboard for the Yahtzee / Yatzee / Yatzy game. Use the app to record the score as you play the game with your friends. Features include: • Keep the score of 2 players (or unlimited players with an in-app purchase) • All of the scores are automatically calculated as you tap on the dice • Every point earned and Yahtzee thrown is saved for posterity • All dice sequences include an explanation and example • You can enable and disable players to maintain their results history Note that this app is a scoreboard for playing the physical game; it does not include an electronic version of the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Count The Dots at weekly against Four Squares's every 57 months. Count The Dots also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Four Squares sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Count The Dots sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Four Squares ships an update every 57 months, Count The Dots weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Four Squares | Count The Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yetii Ltd. | John Mackay |
Customer experience
Four Squares
Count The Dots
In-app purchases
Four Squares
- Four Squares⁺$0.99
Count The Dots
- Upgrade$1.99
- Drink Tip$2.99
Questions
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