LIT™ vs Pictonico!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LIT™
Navigate a terrifying nightmare as a teenager searching for his girlfriend. Use various light sources to overcome darkness and solve challenging puzzles. Can you escape the horror and find the light?
- Horror-puzzle gameplay
- Light source mechanics
- 16 original puzzles
- Par times for speedruns
- Search for girlfriend
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WayForward’s classic horror-puzzle game LIT is back, completely reimagined for iOS! Take control of mopey teenager Jake as he delves into a living nightmare in search of his girlfriend Rachael. Use the available light sources to carve a path through the darkness – but watch your step! One wrong move could mean disaster! • 16 original puzzles • Par times for speed and efficiency • Use matches, light bulbs, TVs, and more! Can you survive the HORROR and see the light of day?!
Pictonico!
Transform your personal photos into unique and humorous minigames. Experience a variety of silly scenarios and challenges based on your own images. Unlock more gameplay by purchasing additional volumes of minigames.
- Photo-to-minigame conversion
- Variety of humorous scenarios
- Unlockable game volumes
- Play with friends' photos
- Offline gameplay supported
- Progressive difficulty levels
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Turn your photos into minigames! Sure, it's kind of silly... But there's no telling what will happen next! ・ Here come your school's sports stars...strutting down the red carpet! ・ Your boss is hungry and needs your help! ・ Try to wash away those embarrassing high-school memories. ・ Son won't quiet down? Zip his mouth! ・ Two old friends reconnect while skydiving! ・ Grandpa dressed like a ballerina? Can't miss this photo op. ・ Mom's angry... But that nose hair must be plucked! ・ Dad's making that face again. Wait, is that a facial mask? ・ Best friend turned final boss?! Evasive maneuvers! ・ That calm, collected teacher was all muscle this whole time? You can try a few minigames for free, or purchase volumes to unlock up to 80 minigames in total, ranging from easy to pretty tricky. Get ready to laugh out loud when you look back at old photos! You can even take photos with friends on the spot and use them right away. *This game is free-to-start. *Purchase of a game volume is required for gameplay, but you can play a demo of some minigames for free. *A constant online connection is not required, but temporary network access may be needed for the following operations, which may incur data charges: ・ First launch ・ Purchasing game volumes *Your photos are not sent to Nintendo. User Agreement: https://pictonico.nintendo.com/app/eula.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pictonico! at 4.7 against LIT™'s 3.6. Pictonico! also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 51%) and ratings volume (699 vs 71). LIT™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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. Pictonico! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LIT™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pictonico! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pictonico! has 699 ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of LIT™'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Pictonico!'s.
LIT™ ships an update every 4 days, Pictonico! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LIT™ | Pictonico! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (71 ratings) | 4.7 (699 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.9% of reviews | 64.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 | 699 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 565 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WayForward Technologies, Inc. | Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
LIT™
Pictonico!
Bugs and requests
LIT™
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game crashes on startup before loading screen
- Monster won't burn up on certain levels (114, 104)
- Monster won't chase player on specific levels
- Glitch on level 15 preventing monster defeat
- Frame lag after playing for extended periods
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- Touch controls sometimes don't register
- Slingshot requires multiple taps to hit target
Requested features
10 requests- Tutorial or how-to-play guide
- Virtual D-pad or analog stick controls
- Controller support for better gameplay
- Tap-to-move scheme instead of swipe
- Separate action button from movement
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- More levels or expansions
- Sound and music toggle option
- Ability to play music from music app
- Playable character option (Rachel)
- Highlighted square movement system
Pictonico!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LIT™
No in-app purchases
Pictonico!
- Volume 2$5.99
- Volume 1$7.99
