Comparison

Light Play vs Dice Merge! Puzzle Master

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Light Play

Test your memory with a classic pattern-matching game. Expand your challenges through in-app purchases and play against friends or random opponents. This game is designed to improve recall skills for all ages.

Highlights
  • Memory skill challenges
  • Expandable boards via IAP
  • Customizable light set and speed
  • Play against friends
  • Play against random opponents
  • Improve recall skills
Features
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TEST YOUR SKILLS Think you have good memory skills? Prove it! Play through 10 challenging boards and expand Light Play to a mind-blowing 67 boards through in-app purchases! Also play through 8 animal boards and 8 holiday boards (not for sale). You can edit the light set and speed to customize difficulty. IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY Light Play was created not only as an enjoyable game for children and adults, but also to help those with learning disabilities, dementia and other cognitive issues improve their memory. Memory games like Light Play are known to improve recall skills and are an enjoyable way to improve those brain cells for all ages. PLAY AGAINST OTHERS Play by yourself, a random opponent, or invite Facebook friends to a challenging game of Light Play on your iPhone. © 2025 Geeky Games, LLC. All rights reserved.

About

Dice Merge! Puzzle Master

Engage your mind with a unique drag-and-match puzzle game. Strategically place dice of the same color to merge them, creating valuable gems and aiming to form a ruby. Enjoy a pressure-free experience with customizable elements and challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop dice blocks
  • Match and merge same-colored dice
  • Create and collect ruby gems
  • Rotate dice strategically
  • Earn boosters for levels
  • Customize background and dice
Features
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Exercise your brain and become a merge master with Dice Merge, the brand new match and merge puzzle game from Mobilityware! Drag and drop customizable dice blocks onto the puzzle board and try to make your match! The value of the die is associated with its color. Create and collect ruby gems by matching 3 of the same color dice in order to merge into higher values. Keep merging until you form a ruby. Collect rubies to increase your high score! Dice Merge Features: SMART - Rotate dice strategically before dragging and dropping onto the board! CHALLENGING - As your strategy improves, you can earn different boosters that will help you master each objective-based level! UNIQUE - Customize your background and dice to reflect your personality! TIMELESS - No time limit - no pressure! We value your feedback! Please contact us at support@mobilityware.com

Screenshots

Light Play4 screens
Dice Merge! Puzzle Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Light Play at 100% against Dice Merge! Puzzle Master's 30%. Light Play also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Dice Merge! Puzzle Master's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Light Play sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and Dice Merge! Puzzle Master sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Light Play holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dice Merge! Puzzle Master has 23K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Light Play's written reviews are positive against 30% of Dice Merge! Puzzle Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Play ships an update every 6 weeks, Dice Merge! Puzzle Master every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Light Play versus Dice Merge! Puzzle Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight PlayDice Merge! Puzzle Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.5 (23K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better29.5% of reviews
Number of ratings823K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeeky Games, LLCMobilityWare

Customer experience

Light Play

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dice Merge! Puzzle Master

All ratings22,774 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral21.3%
Negative49.2%

Bugs and requests

Light Play

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dice Merge! Puzzle Master

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes when trying to purchase power-ups
  • Ads sometimes become unresponsive and require app restart
  • Daily challenges can be impossible to complete

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to earn power-ups through gameplay instead of ads
  • Larger game boards for more strategic depth
  • Ability to move double dice in multiple directions

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Light Play

One-time20
  • 9 Piece Star$0.99
  • 7 Piece Star$0.99
  • 9 Piece Web$0.99
Show 17 more
  • 3 Circle Rings$0.99
  • 3 Piece Circle$0.99
  • 4 Piece Circle$0.99
  • Saxophone$0.99
  • 8 Piece Circle$0.99
  • 4 Piece Peace Sign$0.99
  • 4 Leaf Clover$0.99
  • 5 Piece Ninja Star$0.99
  • 6 Piece Hearts$0.99
  • 5 Piece Wind Wheel$0.99
  • 7 Piece Wind Wheel$0.99
  • 8 Piece Ninja Star$0.99
  • 9 Piece Nonagon Star$0.99
  • 3 Piece Seahorse$0.99
  • 18 Piece Nonagon Star$0.99
  • 8 Piece Shell$0.99
  • 9 Piece Fan$0.99
10 purchases

Dice Merge! Puzzle Master

One-time10
  • Booster Bundle 2$1.99
  • Booster Pack$1.99
  • Booster Bundle 4$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Booster Pack$4.99
  • Booster Bundle 7$6.99
  • Special Pack 10$9.99
  • Booster Pack$9.99
  • Booster Pack$19.99
  • Booster Pack$24.99
  • Booster Pack$39.99

Questions

Is Light Play free?
Light Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dice Merge! Puzzle Master free?
Dice Merge! Puzzle Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Light Play or Dice Merge! Puzzle Master?
Light Play is rated higher. Light Play averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Dice Merge! Puzzle Master averages 4.5 from 23K ratings.
Do Light Play or Dice Merge! Puzzle Master have ads?
Both Light Play and Dice Merge! Puzzle Master show ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Play or Dice Merge! Puzzle Master?
Light Play ships an update every 6 weeks, and Dice Merge! Puzzle Master every 3 months. Most recently, Light Play was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dice Merge! Puzzle Master on October 31, 2026.

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