Finished today's Pips and want more? 4,800+ handcrafted domino puzzles, with three new ones every day and live leaderboards. No ads or subscriptions. Pay once.
Finished today's Pips in two minutes? Here are 4,800 more.
dotio is the best NYT Pips alternative: 4,800+ handcrafted domino logic puzzles, three new daily challenges, live leaderboards and four difficulty levels.
Every puzzle has exactly one solution, and every move is pure deduction. Never a guess.
WHY PLAYERS SWITCH
• 4,800+ handcrafted puzzles, each with exactly one solution
• Three new daily challenges every midnight: Easy, Medium and Hard
• Four difficulties, from gentle warm-ups to genuinely devious Expert
• No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. Pay once, play forever
• Works fully offline. Planes, trains and metros welcome
HOW IT PLAYS
Place dominoes on the grid so every rule is satisfied. Match sums, find equals, spot differences. The rules narrow the board to one valid answer, and careful reasoning always gets you there. A minute to learn, a long time to master.
THE DAILY RITUAL
Three fresh puzzles every day, plus the full archive of past dailies. Finish all three to keep your streak alive.
RACE THE WORLD
Live daily leaderboards with podiums, percentiles and splits. See exactly where you placed among everyone who finished, and watch your rank move in real time. When the day locks, your placement is final.
PLAY WITH FRIENDS
Create a private group, share the code, and compete with people you actually know. Live standings, shared streaks, and a record of who conquered each day.
NEVER STAY STUCK
Two smart hints per puzzle, entirely optional. They point you at the next forced move rather than handing over the answer.
WHAT PLAYERS SAY
"Better than pips in NYT… very engaging animations that feels rewarding every time you solve." (App Store review)
"I was hesitant but really wanted to keep playing Pips after finishing the NYT ones. Beyond my expectations!" (App Store review)
"The domino logic mechanics make you actually think instead of just guessing." (App Store review)
"Always want to play one more!" (App Store review)
EVERYTHING INCLUDED
• 4,800+ puzzles across four difficulties
• Daily challenges with live global leaderboards
• Friends groups with private standings and shared streaks
• Ghost Mode: race the clock as the rules fade away
• Expert Mode: unlocked by mastering Hard
• Smart hints that guide without spoiling
• Streaks, personal bests and 45+ achievements
• Light and dark themes
• Full iPad support
• Share results as image cards or copyable text
MORE TO UNLOCK
Track your stats and progress, pick a nickname for the leaderboards, and see your percentile for every difficulty. There are 45+ badges and milestones to unlock, an interactive tutorial that teaches as you play, and hundreds of levels waiting beyond the daily.
No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. No account required.
One puzzle. One solution. Pure, satisfying logic.
I was originally hesitant when considering buying this game, as it didn’t have any written reviews. I played the NYT daily puzzles, and really enjoyed those, so I craved more. I tried searching both on the App Store, with not much luck, and on the internet, which felt clunky and full of ads. When I say this app is pretty much perfect, I mean it. It doesn’t feel clunky, there’s extra modes, pretty much unlimited puzzles, leaderboards, achievements, etc. It’s a lot of fun, and gives more than just the daily puzzles which was exactly what I was looking for. The only thing I wish was different is if you could create custom names for the leaderboards, which I don’t see an option in the app for, but I could be missing it! I understand the hesitancy with that, as I’m sure it isn’t easy to ensure that no inappropriate names are displayed on the leaderboard, but if there’s a way to implement that, that’s the only change I would personally make. Overall an amazing game and definitely deserves its first written review even though I don’t usually write reviews. 5 stars! :)
Developer Response
This genuinely made my day, thank you so much for taking the time to leave the first written review, it means more than you know!Youre also spot on about custom leaderboard names - it's something I'd love to add. I’ll see if i can get something in the next update to address this directly!I’m so glad the app hit the spot. Enjoy the puzzles!!
Love!
Jennnerrr
Can I just ‘ditto’ the other review? Like spot on! I was hesitant but really wanted to keep playing Pips after finishing the NYT ones. Beyond my expectations! No ads, easy to use, non-stop games at different modes — and the leaderboard was a fun surprise! I love seeing how I compare. (In fact, got #2 recently and made my day!!!) also, the ghost mode is a creative twist! I was surprised I could do it, lol. I guess only feedback is keep the variations and ideas coming! Oh, and recently the tiles are getting stuck? Best way to explain would be like when you get water on your screen and try touchscreen.
Developer Response
This made my day!! Thank you! And #2 on the leaderboard is no joke, congrats!Really glad Ghost Mode clicked for you, it's one of those features I wasn't sure anyone would actually enjoy, so hearing that means a lot.The stuck tiles issue has been fixed in the latest update (1.4.7), so it should feel much smoother now.And on the leaderboard front, I'm working on adding personal names so you'll be able to see who you're competing against, and this will be coming in the next update!Thanks for playing and for taking the time to write this. More variations and ideas are definitely on the way.
Love it, but it has some quirks?
p34nu7
Huge fan. Play this game constantly, but I have noticed some quirks that are beginning to annoy me. 1. I really love Expert mode, but I feel like I’m seeing the same 4?5? puzzles over and over. Not just the shape, but the actual tile placements are all the same? Are they not randomly generated? 2. Like someone else mentioned, some of the tiles get stuck and I have to push on them harder to get them to move. I can usually get it to go eventually, but some of them are stubborn.Love this game a lot and can’t wait to love it more!!
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the kind words and for enjoying dotio so much!Both issues you've raised have been addressed in the latest update (1.4.7):1. Expert puzzle repetition; you're right, the puzzles aren't randomly generated, they're all hand-crafted with unique solutions. You've likely played through the entire Expert catalogue (impressive!), so the game was cycling back through ones you'd already seen. I've improved the selection logic so you won't see recent puzzles repeated, and I'm starting to create more Expert puzzles to expand the pool. You can expect these in the next release! 2. Stuck tiles; I've found and fixed several issues where drag interactions could feel unresponsive. Tiles should now respond cleanly every time!Thank you so much for flagging these. Feedback like yours genuinely shapes how the game improves. Hope 1.4.7 feels better!!
Liking what I can see
annahannah5
I love pips on NYT puzzles, and finally can play more. But, could you make the dominos a bit bigger so that the diamond with the requirement doesn’t totally cover it up? I can’t always see which domino is placed, so I don’t know what to change. But, Huzzah! And thank you.After the quick response and fix in the latest review, I give dotio a 6⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the review, and for flagging this! The fix is now live in 1.4.12; the requirement diamond should no longer hide the domino, so you can see what's placed. Hopefully, this solves it for you, and you can continue playing the bigger puzzles!
- Updated for the latest iOS and Android
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Version 1.6.0
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Information
Seller
Leon Cross
Size
70.1 MB
Category
Puzzle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
