Comparison

Brain It On! vs Brain Dots

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

Head to head
About

Brain It On!

Engage your mind with tricky physics puzzles. Draw shapes to find creative solutions to increasingly difficult challenges. Compete with friends and discover multiple ways to solve each puzzle.

Highlights
  • Dozens of brain-busting puzzles
  • Puzzles added regularly
  • Compete with friends
  • Multiple solutions per puzzle
  • Share unique solutions
Features
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Deceptively challenging puzzles for your brain! Draw shapes to solve challenging physics puzzles. They're not as easy as they look. Care to give one a try? ◆ Dozens of brain busting puzzles, with more being added all the time ◆ Compete with your friends for the Brain It On! crown ◆ Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution? ◆ Share your unique solutions and compare with your friends If you like this game, please rate it and leave a comment. As a tiny indie developer your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help! If you don't like something in the game, please email me at support@orbitalnine.com and tell me why. I want to hear your feedback and comments so I can continue to make this game better. Follow @orbitalnine on Twitter for all the latest news and updates on this game and upcoming releases. Like the game on Facebook: facebook.com/OrbitalNine Visit online at: orbitalnine.com I hope you enjoy Brain It On!

About

Brain Dots

Draw lines and shapes to make two colored dots collide in this relaxing brain-training puzzle game. Flexible thinking is key to finding the best solution among multiple possibilities. Enjoy a free gaming experience suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Draw lines and shapes
  • Make dots collide
  • Flexible thinking puzzles
  • Multiple solutions
  • Hint system
  • Free to play
Features
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Let's draw lines and bump dots! This is a brain-training game that everyone from children to grown-ups to relax and brainstorm. ◆ How to play: Draw lines and shapes freely to move and roll the balls. Flexible thinking is going to become the key to victory. Make the blue and red dots bump. Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution ◆ Features: Hint: helps you to resolve the level. Video: views video to get hints. Restart: starts over the level. All free, just play and relax. As this game includes the elements of riddle and “Escape the Room” type of games, we would recommend Brain Dots to who enjoy brain-type puzzles, cards and strategy games. I hope you enjoy brain dots - draw line game!

Screenshots

Brain It On!4 screens
Brain Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brain Dots at none against Brain It On!'s 9. Brain Dots also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Brain It On!'s advantage is ratings volume (5.2K vs 22) and review sentiment (81% vs 69%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Brain It On! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Brain Dots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Brain It On! against 4.5 for Brain Dots. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain It On! has 5.2K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Brain It On!'s written reviews are positive against 69% of Brain Dots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, Brain Dots every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Brain It On! versus Brain Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain It On!Brain Dots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.2K ratings) — better4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings5.2K — better22
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrbital Nine Games IncFine Monkeys, LLC

Customer experience

Brain It On!

All ratings5,150 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews1,396 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.8%

Brain Dots

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

Bugs and requests

Brain It On!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Level selector not working past level 220
  • Inability to draw near screen edges due to OS gestures
  • Hint videos not always helpful
  • In-app purchases not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels
  • Level editor to create custom puzzles
  • Ability to save progress
  • Improved drawing controls
  • Better hints and guidance

Brain Dots

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Brain It On!

One-time9
  • Remove Popup Ads$0.99
  • The Full Game (75% off)$0.99
  • Coin Pack$0.99
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  • The Full Game (50% off)$1.99
  • Coin Pack$1.99
  • The Full Game (25% off)$2.99
  • Coin Pack$2.99
  • The Full Game$3.99
  • Coin Pack$3.99
None

Brain Dots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brain It On! free?
Brain It On! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brain It On! or Brain Dots?
Brain It On! is rated higher. Brain It On! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Brain Dots averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Brain It On! or Brain Dots have ads?
Brain It On! shows ads; Brain Dots does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain It On! or Brain Dots?
Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Brain Dots every 2 weeks. Most recently, Brain It On! was updated on October 21, 2026 and Brain Dots on October 7, 2026.

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