Moonlight Game Streaming vs Lextris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moonlight Game Streaming
Stream your PC games and applications to your iOS device over your local network. Control them with your touchscreen or a compatible gamepad. Supports high resolutions and frame rates for a smooth gaming experience.
- Stream PC games and apps
- Use touchscreen or gamepad
- Up to 4K 120 FPS with HDR
- Supports MFi, PS4/5, Xbox controllers
- Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support
- Wake-on-LAN support
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Stream games and other apps from your gaming PC on your local network with Moonlight. Use your touchscreen or an iOS-compatible gamepad to play your PC games on your iOS device. If you have an NVIDIA GPU in your gaming PC, you can install NVIDIA GeForce Experience (GFE) on your compatible PC, enable GameStream in GFE's SHIELD settings page, and you're ready to stream. If you would like to host using LizardByte Sunshine, which works on all GPUs, simply install Sunshine on your PC, perform first-time setup, and you're ready to stream. Features: • Open-source and completely free • Up to 4K 120 FPS with HDR • Stream games purchased from any game store • Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support • Support for MFi, PS4/5, and Xbox Bluetooth controllers • Wake-on-LAN to wake your PC for streaming • Local co-op with up to 4 connected controllers Other Requirements: • 5 GHz WiFi is highly recommended • A physical gamepad is recommended for faster paced games If you have any trouble, click our support link for help or look for the help links within Moonlight. This app is open-source. The code can be found here: https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-ios All trademarks cited here are the property of their respective owners.
Lextris
This word puzzle game challenges you to create words from falling blocks. Utilize special blocks like bombs and puzzles to clear the board and achieve high scores. Compete with friends and family on daily challenges.
- Word creation from falling blocks
- Special blocks (bombs, puzzles)
- Board clearing mechanics
- Daily challenges
- Share games with friends
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LEXTRIS combines familiar block shapes with word game dynamics: Create words from falling blocks. Special blocks such as bombs or puzzles can help to clear or rearrange the board to spell words before the board fills up! Share your games with friends and family, and see how quickly you all can complete the same daily challenges
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lextris at 5.0 against Moonlight Game Streaming's 4.2. Lextris also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Moonlight Game Streaming's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (669 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lextris holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moonlight Game Streaming has 669 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Moonlight Game Streaming ships an update every 2 weeks, Lextris weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moonlight Game Streaming | Lextris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (669 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 669 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Diego Waxemberg | Kevin Marcus |
Customer experience
Moonlight Game Streaming
Lextris
Bugs and requests
Moonlight Game Streaming
Reported bugs
4 issues- Handshake errors when connecting remotely
- Audio quality issues with Bluetooth devices
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inability to save game progress or settings
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable on-screen controls
- Support for external displays and resolutions
- Bluetooth mouse and keyboard support
- Gyroscope and vibration integration
- Multitouch gesture support
Lextris
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Moonlight Game Streaming
No in-app purchases
Lextris
No in-app purchases
Questions
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