# Lights Off — user reviews > 75 indexed App Store user reviews of Lights Off by Steven Troughton-Smith, rated 4.50/5 from 38 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lights-off/id292025150/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lights-off/id292025150.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 31 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (10 of 75) ### 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. ### 2/5 — Not like the original *2018-03-24, version 1.2.1* It’s close but misses the mark. Resetting takes you through a flash sequence each time, gets very old very quick! ### 2/5 — Not toggling all sides *2018-02-12, version 1.2.1* Currently broken, Doesn’t turn off all 4 sides, one remains untoggled ### 4/5 — Great game. - reminiscent of rubik's lights out cube *2011-11-06* I always loved this game as a kid. I don't seem to be so good at it now, no idea why. Still very addictive though. Only 4 stars at the moment as I can't get the level selector tool to work - it says choose a level but there doesn't seem to be a way of doing it! Fix that and it would be 5 ### 5/5 — Reincarnation! *2011-10-12* Thank you so much for bringing this back in to my life. I absolutely adored my hand held lights out, used to take it everywhere with me... Don't know what happened to it now though, but thank you for bringing it out! I love the blue lights, I remember mine was red! ### 4/5 — Haha at the noobs! *2011-10-09* Lights off is a great reincarnation of the handheld game! To those confused the first few levels if the pattern resembles a + the middle light turns them all out, same with corners simple press the corner key to turn the upper light and left light off. Ok the sounds aren't original but for a revamp hash of the original it's great fun. Dont listen to crap reviews it's a great app. ### 5/5 — Excellent, adictif et très divertissant *2011-10-09* Super petit jeu, très agréable a jouer! Il y a d'autres jeux de ce type sur le store et c'est mon préféré (par son design et puis aussi il est le seul a assumer sa filiation à light-out, et a ne pas se prétendre être un nouveau jeu) A réserver aux amateurs de casse-tête toutefois car mettre 200 coups au début pour en résoudre un peu être lassant, mais une fois qu'on a comprit le truc, ça roule je suis a mon 200ème niveau et je finit tout en moins de 30 coups maintenant une bonne idée serait de mettre des niveau non aléatoires et de plus en plus dur histoire d'avoir un peu de chalenge , et un chrono aussi, pourquoi pas relié a gamme center? ### 5/5 — Ted *2011-07-21, version 1.1* Highly addictive, great UI and simple to learn, Love it ### 3/5 — No level navigation *2011-07-13* This would be great if I could actually change levels! When I try to select a level, there is no navigation displayed. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 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. ### 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 ### 1/5 — It doesn’t work *2018-12-05, version 1.2.1* Just installed on iPad Pro 11. No alignment between touch and the buttons. I want a refund. ### 1/5 — Really wish I could get my $.99 back *2018-11-24, version 1.2.1* This is horrible. The touch screen is so off that you can’t even accurately hit the right square. I honestly just went on ebay to purchase the original lights out hand held game. Please send me my money back. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2016-03-17, version 1.1* Just bought this and tried to open it, but it just crashes every time. ### 1/5 — Waist of money *2016-02-01, version 1.1* Bought this app. hasn't opened since I got it. Restarted phone, redownloaded the app. still hasn't worked. ### 1/5 — what wait? what wait? *2011-10-14, version 1.1* you want.....prrata 2 egg? ### 1/5 — Awful game *2011-10-09* No information on a pattern to get you started, seems no matter what you do you can't get anywhere. Why no tutorial? I'm sure if I spent longer than 5 minutes on it then I'd figure it out buy to be honest there's nothing really fun about it. lol @ the pretty blatant fake 5* reviews ### 1/5 — The game is not possible *2011-10-08* This game is not possible to do the way it works make it impossible ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 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 ### 5/5 — Wait, What! *2017-08-01* Holy throwback, Batman. I can't believe this was re-released in 2016 and I just found it! This was my favorite game on the orignal iPhone. Clean, beautiful, simple UI and gameplay. Can't wait to start my Lights Off obsession again. ### 5/5 — Great game *2012-04-13* Everything's great and all but the level selector does not work on mine. Deleted it and reinstalled it but still did not work. Plz fix! ### 5/5 — Fun and challenging *2011-12-08, version 1.1* Fun and challenging. Would love to have a native iPad version though! ### 5/5 — Fab *2011-10-30* Got this when it was free. On level 126 right now. Anyone know how many levels there are? Not understanding the bad reviews at all. If you don't know how to play it, google it! Don't give it a bad review because you are too lazy!! Fab game and passes the time while travelling :o) ### 5/5 — Love this app *2011-10-12* Great game had me and my parents addicted, completed all 200+ levels in 3 days. Well worth a go if you enjoyed the original hand held game! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*