# Lights Off — The original game

> Turn off all lights to solve puzzles and advance through stages. (iPhone/iPad app by Steven Troughton-Smith.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lights-off/id292025150 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Steven Troughton-Smith](https://appshunter.io/developer/286133549)
- Category: Games, Casual, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 38 App Store ratings · 75 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-11-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lights-off/id292025150/reviews.md

## What is Lights Off?

The classic game inspired by Tiger Electronic's 'Lights Out' is back for the App Store and better than ever!

Lights Off is a simple game in which the goal is to turn all the lights off to progress to the next stage. Featuring smooth animations, sound effects and beautiful artwork, Lights Off is the perfect way to kill some time and see how far you can get.

Spiritual successor to the original Lights Off game by Lucas Newman and Adam Betts, 'Lights Off' is completely built from scratch with a brand new engine and more of Adam's great artwork.

## Key features

- Turn off all lights to win
- Progress through stages
- Smooth animations
- Sound effects
- Beautiful artwork

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lights Off (Essentials) | $0.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 75)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lights-off/id292025150/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Kind of a bait and switch.

*2023-12-27*

Functionality is there, but this only allows you to play 10 levels before having to upgrade to the paid version.

### 5/5 — So good

*2022-03-21*

It was so good it made my life happy

### 5/5 — Sehr gut!

*2021-09-06*

Klasse gemacht, stundenlanger Spaß!

### 5/5 — Fun game, very addictive.

*2020-10-28*

Fun game, very addictive.

### 5/5 — Wow! Oldest game on the IPhone?

*2020-10-28*

I saw this game on an iPhone before the world even knew iPhones were real. Or maybe just *barely* afterwards. But it was close (life was exciting back then, a lot was happening.) 

To see it updated for the iPhone 12‽ that’s amazing. Has any iOS app had such longevity? Amazing.

### 5/5 — Addicting and amazing

*2019-12-13*

My cousin physically had this as a Christmas present when we were about 12 and 9 and I literally took over it and kept it as if it were my own . I’ve always been known as a button presser because any hand held game with buttons I would never put down . The fact that this is legitimate ly on the iPhone is so wonderful because I was trying to find this game for years . Still as thrilling as before . Still excited and eager to get to the next levels

### 2/5 — Such an old game

*2019-10-28*

This was the first game to come out for the App Store.

### 3/5 — Doesn’t work for iPhone XS Max

*2019-09-02, version 1.2.1*

This is a great game to play and pass time. But it doesn’t work for my iPhone XS Max. It still works on the iPhone 6s though.

### 1/5 — Broken

*2019-01-28, version 1.2.1*

Doesn’t work on the iPhone XS Max. Developer unresponsive. Wish I could get a refund.

### 1/5 — Broken

*2018-12-14, version 1.2.1*

The buttons do not work and does not recognize taps. It turns the wrong lights on

## Frequently asked questions about Lights Off

### What is Lights Off?

Lights Off is a classic puzzle game inspired by Tiger Electronic's 'Lights Out'. The main objective is to turn off all the lights on the grid to progress to the next level. It features smooth animations, sound effects, and appealing artwork.

### What are the key features of Lights Off?

The game's core mechanic involves turning off all lights to advance. It offers smooth animations, immersive sound effects, and beautiful artwork. The game is designed to be a perfect way to kill time and test your puzzle-solving skills.

### Is Lights Off free to play?

The application is free to download and play. However, it does offer in-app purchases, which may provide additional content or features for players who wish to enhance their experience.

### What is the goal of the game?

The primary goal in Lights Off is to strategically turn off all the illuminated lights on the game board. Successfully clearing a stage allows you to progress to the next, more challenging level.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1.1 — 2025-09-17

• Speculative fix for a rare potential crash in the audio engine on certain devices

### 2.1 — 2025-09-14

• Updated for iOS 26 and Liquid Glass

### 2.0.4 — 2021-09-28

• Fixes a layout issue on the new iPad mini (6th generation)

### 2.0.3 — 2021-05-12

• Includes the latest fixes & improvements

### 2.0.1 — 2020-10-28

• Fix crash related to certain receipt conditions
• Fixes some instances where grandfathering existing owners would not work

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All apps by Steven Troughton-Smith: https://appshunter.io/developer/286133549

## Related topics

[lights out](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/lights-out) · [lights out classic](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/lights-out-classic)

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