Shift Light Puzzle vs Lonely Line Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Light Puzzle
Rotate tiles to connect power, connectors, and bulbs and make them glow. This puzzle game offers thousands of levels with increasing complexity, including color mixing and wrapping mechanics. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging experience with a visually appealing interface and sound effects.
- Rotate tiles to connect circuits
- Light up all bulbs to win
- 3,500+ challenging levels
- Color mixing and wrapping modes
- Multiple board sizes
- Detailed stats tracking
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The objective of Shift is to light the bulbs by shifting tiles on the game board. Simply tap the power, connector and bulb tiles to complete a link. The level is won when all bulbs are glowing! Blending colors, larger boards and mix & wrap play guarantee exciting and challenging game play. Game Content - 3,500 levels (more on the way) - 10 board sizes ranging from 5x5 to 14x14 - Detailed stats tracking Challenge Modes - Regular: play single colors - Mix: mix colors to form new ones - Wrap: play colors from one side of the board to the opposite side Design - Vibrant yet intuitive colors - Simple and visual appealing user interface - Fun bubbly sound effects - Play at your own pace This sponsored app is available free on the App Store. For support and answers to frequently asked questions, head over to http://www.shiftlightpuzzle.com/support.html. Shift Light Puzzle is built in the USA by the team at Solebon LLC (http://www.solebon.com).
Lonely Line Puzzle
This is a puzzle game where players must find the single correct solution to progress. It offers 100 levels of increasing difficulty and provides free hints for challenging stages.
- Single solution puzzles
- 100 levels
- Increasing difficulty
- Free hints
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Lonely Line is a great little puzzle game. For you to find the 1 solution. There are 100 levels from simple to hard, but don't worry: if you think a game is too hard use the 3 free hints available. Enjoy and tell me what you think of it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shift Light Puzzle at 4.7 against Lonely Line Puzzle's 3.0. Shift Light Puzzle also leads on ratings volume (794 vs 2). Lonely Line Puzzle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Shift Light Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lonely Line Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift Light Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Light Puzzle has 794 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shift Light Puzzle ships an update every 6 months, Lonely Line Puzzle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Light Puzzle | Lonely Line Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (794 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 794 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solebon LLC | Marcelo Pars |
Customer experience
Shift Light Puzzle
Lonely Line Puzzle
Bugs and requests
Shift Light Puzzle
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashing on certain devices
- Inability to save progress
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to specify difficulty level
- Sync progress across devices
- Hints or solutions for advanced levels
- Customizable background music/sounds
Lonely Line Puzzle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shift Light Puzzle
- PREMIUM UPGRADE$4.99
Lonely Line Puzzle
- Make a donation$1.99
Questions
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