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24 alternatives to Splashy Dots

Train your brain while creating modern art.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Splashy Dots launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Brain Dots▲63

   Draw and solve, brain workout app

   2015 · translimit.co.jp · its alternatives →

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   Trickle - Magic Canvas ▲1,064

   Hey HN! Introducing Trickle Magic Canvas: the world’s first Agentic Canvas, where you can visually co-create apps and websites with AI, from idea to production. Why is a canvas better? Most AI tools today rely on linear chats or text prompts. We believe that limits creativity and clarity. Canvas changes the game. 1. Every version & page at a glance. Each page and sub-page lives on a timeline. You can quickly browse, edit, and preview progress like a living, visual document — no more digging through chat logs or scattered states. 2. The canvas is the context. Unlike linear chats, you can…

   2025 · trickle.so · its alternatives →

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   Contemporary Magic▲88

   A tarot deck art collaboration from the makers of Dots

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dot 2 Dot▲105

   Connect the dots and become an artist

   2017 · dottodot.com · its alternatives →

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   TwoDots▲194

   A beautiful new puzzle game for iOS from the makers of Dots

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Dottted▲60

   A fun and simple mobile game

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Lucid▲111

   Turn your pictures into art

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   INKS▲71

   Pinball meets watercolor painting

   2016 · stateofplaygames.com · its alternatives →

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   Dots & Co▲169

   A beautiful puzzle game from the creators of TwoDots

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Color Dots▲61

    Color Matching Game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Follow The Dots▲84

    An endless, fingerless runner game

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    CrazyTwister▲55

    Touch the dots with colors matching the ones on top.

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Uncover▲56

    Play in a memorable way and train your brain.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Inky Blocks▲95

    A colorful reimagining of Tetris

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Mischief▲105

    Revolutionary infinite canvas drawing app

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Memorado▲83

    Brain games on your iPhone

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    dots.io▲75

    Pixel art battle online

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Dots▲2

    A game about connecting

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Pin The Dots▲58

    Tap to pin the dots on the square. New addictive game.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Oly: Visual Memory▲57

    Next generation classic memory game!

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Pop Dot Comics▲79

    Create a comic with colored halftones and speech bubbles

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Ink▲60

    Fast, abstract platformer about discovering stuff with paint

    2015 · zackbellgames.itch.io · its alternatives →

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    Dots and Boxes▲61

    The classic pen and paper game Dots and Boxes.

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Dwelp▲72

    An elegant dot-connecting puzzler

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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