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Head-to-head

3 Dots vs Collect Em All! Clear the Dots

3 Dots 4.7★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Collect Em All! Clear the Dots
Collect Em All! Clear the Dots 4.7★ · Free + IAP 65

Collect Em All! Clear the Dots is the better choice for a dot-connecting game, offering a more engaging experience despite its own issues with ads and glitches, while 3 Dots is heavily criticized for excessive and intrusive ads.

Full reviews: 3 Dots · Collect Em All! Clear the Dots

Both 3 Dots and Collect Em All! Clear the Dots are free-to-play dot-connecting puzzle games with in-app purchases, but 3 Dots is overwhelmingly criticized for its excessive and interruptive ads, making gameplay frustrating. Collect Em All! Clear the Dots, while also having many ads and reported glitches, offers a more engaging experience with higher user satisfaction for its core gameplay and problem-solving aspects.

Head to head

Ads and Interruptions edge: 3 DotsR2R4R7R15
3 Dots Users of 3 Dots are extremely frustrated by the overwhelming number of ads, which frequently interrupt gameplay, appear after every level, and are often long with no option to skip or close R2R4R7R15. Many users consider deleting or have deleted the app due to the ads R4R21. The $6.99 price to remove ads is also seen as too high by some R16R21.
Collect Em All! Clear the Dots Collect Em All! Clear the Dots also receives significant complaints about too many and too long ads, with some users stating ads appear after every puzzle or are excessive . Some users report ads freezing or automatically redirecting to other sites like Amazon . However, some long-term players note a recent increase in ad frequency and length .
Gameplay and Challenge tieR1R11R14R29
3 Dots Users find 3 Dots to be a fun, addictive, and relaxing game that stimulates the brain and offers enough challenge R11R14R29. However, some levels are described as 'super hard' and take weeks to pass R1, and one user disliked the game giving suggestions for moves .
Collect Em All! Clear the Dots Collect Em All! Clear the Dots is described as fun, addictive, relaxing, and good for problem-solving and mental agility . Some users find the puzzles too easy, taking only seconds to complete , while others report levels becoming impossible to beat without spending money . There are also complaints that the game changes unexpectedly or is not the game advertised .
Reliability and Performance edge: 3 DotsR22R40R42R63
3 Dots Some users report ads freezing and needing to be replayed R22. One user mentioned bugs where they don't receive rewards after watching ads R40R42.
Collect Em All! Clear the Dots Collect Em All! Clear the Dots has significant issues with glitches, freezing, and crashing R63. Users report losing progress, coins, and rewards due to these bugs . The app is also noted for making phones hot and consuming excessive battery . Some users also report issues with offline play R114.
Support and User Experience tieR91R92R112
3 Dots There are no specific reviews mentioning support for 3 Dots.
Collect Em All! Clear the Dots Collect Em All! Clear the Dots users report unhelpful support responses when trying to address glitches, with support explaining how to play instead of solving the reported problem R91R112. One user mentioned a positive response from support regarding crashing issues, but the problem persisted R92.
Pick 3 Dots if

you are looking for a simple, relaxing dot-connecting game and are willing to tolerate a high volume of ads, or pay the $6.99 to remove them R11.

Pick Collect Em All! Clear the Dots if

you want a more engaging and problem-solving dot-connecting game with potentially more features, and are prepared to deal with frequent ads and occasional glitches .

Evidence note: Reviews for 3 Dots are almost exclusively focused on the excessive ads, making it difficult to assess other aspects of the game in detail. Collect Em All! Clear the Dots has a broader range of feedback, including gameplay enjoyment, but also significant complaints about technical issues.

Frequently asked

How much does it cost to remove ads in 3 Dots?
It costs $6.99 to stop the ads in 3 Dots, which many users consider too expensive given the game's free nature R16R21.
Do these games have technical issues?
Collect Em All! Clear the Dots has significant technical issues, including frequent glitches, freezing, crashing, loss of progress, and high battery consumption R63. 3 Dots has fewer reported technical issues, mainly related to ads freezing or not giving rewards R22R40R42.
Can I play Collect Em All! Clear the Dots offline?
Some users report that Collect Em All! Clear the Dots no longer allows offline play without purchasing the 'no ads' option, leading to frustration and deletion of the game R114.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] 3 Dots 5/5 · US 3 Dots: Way too many long ads
  2. [R4] 3 Dots 2/5 · US Too many: Too many ads in the MIDDLE of a game and no way too get out of the ad. Way too much wasted wait time. Thinking of deleting
  3. [R7] 3 Dots 2/5 · US Too many Ads: I like this game but putting an ad right in the middle of playing is such a turn off!
  4. [R15] 3 Dots 3/5 · US Game interruptions: So many freaking ads!! And they just burst in during gameplay! And most do not have the option to X out of them or turn the volume off.
  5. [R1] 3 Dots 1/5 · US Do not bother: Super hard levels take weeks to get past. No need for super hard levels. Do not waste your time.
  6. [R11] 3 Dots 5/5 · US Fun game: Just enough challenge and makes you use skill. Love it!
  7. [R14] 3 Dots 5/5 · US 3 dots: Fun fun fun
  8. [R29] 3 Dots 5/5 · US Stimulates the brain: Lots of fun for seniors. Helps keep your mind sharp!!!
  9. [R22] 3 Dots 1/5 · US Too many continuous adds. Too many ads freezing just to be replayed: Too many freezing ads
  10. [R40] 3 Dots 2/5 · US does not give proper rewards: if it says double the rewards and I push it to watch an advertisement that same advertisement will play three times and then I don’t even get double the rewards. I like the concert they keep trying, but I’m not getting away with it so therefore can only give me two stars.
  11. [R42] 3 Dots 3/5 · US Bugs: I like this game and I don’t even mind the ads but it limits the number I can watch. Trucking along and all of the sudden I don’t get anything for the ads I’ve watched. Frustrating.
  12. [R63] Collect Em All! Clear the Dots 3/5 · US Ok but it has a lot of glitches: The app is a good time waster but it has a lot of glitches that will frustrate you
  13. [R91] Collect Em All! Clear the Dots 1/5 · US Buggy: I like this game, but I am tired of the bugs. When they happen they cause me to use lives and spend coins unnecessarily to advance. Reach out to support and the response I got was explaining how to play and not about the problem I was experiencing. I even submitted screenshots of the glitch. Poor support.
  14. [R92] Collect Em All! Clear the Dots 5/5 · US Please fix the crashing: I would normally give it a 5 star rating but within the last week the game has crashed 4 times. After the crash, I go back into the game and I am on level 1. Problem is that I am really on level 21010. A bit of a bear to restart the game :(. Luckily, I back up iPad everyday so I erased my iPad and restored from cloud so I only loose a few levels. Really like the game but
  15. [R112] Collect Em All! Clear the Dots 1/5 · US Glitch: I really enjoyed playing this game, but twice instead of advancing to next round after completing. The game loses my progress and sends me back to start all over. I contacted support to see if they could retrieve my progress and they were not helpful. So I decided to delete the app. I might go back some time in the future to try the app again. Hopefully they will have fixed some issues wit
  16. [R16] 3 Dots 1/5 · US Free has non stop ads: Have to pay$6.99 to stop ridiculous amount of ads.
  17. [R21] 3 Dots 3/5 · US Too many ads: You can play a match & then have to watch an ad. An ad will break in while playing. Very annoying. And $6.99 for no ads…too much. I deleted the game.
  18. [R114] Collect Em All! Clear the Dots 3/5 · GB Collect em all review: I love this game sooo much but the thing that annoys me is that I can no longer play this game offline and this has made me delete and lose all my levels on the game. Please bring back playing offline a thing without having to purchase “no ads”

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store