PuzzlAR vs Luminosus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PuzzlAR
Build famous global landmarks using augmented reality. Explore 4 iconic monuments across multiple challenging levels and game modes. Enjoy beautiful art and music while competing with players worldwide.
- Augmented reality landmark building
- 4 monuments with 3 levels each
- 3 different game modes
- Multiple goals to complete
- Global player competition
- Beautiful art and music
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Piece by piece, create your own famous landmarks. Statue of Liberty, Taj Mahal, Forbidden City and St. Basil's Cathedral await you. == FEATURES == • 4 monuments in 3 challenging levels • 3 different game modes • Multiple goals to complete • Beautiful art and music • Compete with players from all over the world == PRESS == "It's a 3D spatial puzzler - but played on your table! " - Pocket Gamer "PuzzlAR dazzles with interface gameplay designed for AR" - Next Reality "It’s really challenging and fun, you really have to try this out." - ARCritic
Luminosus
A unique puzzle game blending Tetris-style gameplay with color-matching mechanics. Plan your moves ahead to create white blocks for higher scores. Offers classic and marathon modes, leaderboards, and achievements for endless fun.
- Color-matching puzzle mechanics
- Strategic planning ahead
- Classic and Marathon modes
- Global leaderboards
- Achievements
- Controller support
- Color blind and night modes
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**Editors pick for “New games we love” in 135+ countries** **Editors pick for “New and noteworthy games” in 150+ countries** **Editors pick for “What we are playing this week”** **Editors choice "Indie corner"** Luminosus is a unique and challenging puzzle game that combines the fun of matching colors on a Tetris-esque board. Puzzle pieces can be changed back and forth as many times as you want, so a red block will change a yellow piece orange but another red piece will change it back to red. If a piece is influenced by all three colors it is turned white and scores significantly more when cleared. In this way the game requires planning more steps ahead than your standard piece-dropping puzzle game. With its simple but addictive gameplay, Luminosus offers hours of entertainment and a twist on the classic Tetris and Puyo experience. Features: • Classic mode for a relaxing experience • Marathon game mode for the ultimate challenge • Compete against the world on the leaderboard • Achievements • Controller support • Color blind and night modes • Unique and challenging gameplay that combines Tetris with color matching
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Luminosus at 4.9 against PuzzlAR's 4.1. Luminosus also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 60%). PuzzlAR's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 17) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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
PuzzlAR costs $0.99 and Luminosus $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Luminosus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of PuzzlAR's written reviews are positive against 71% of Luminosus's.
PuzzlAR ships an update every 3 weeks, Luminosus fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 17, 2026.
| Parameter | PuzzlAR | Luminosus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.29 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (68 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atop Studios, LDA | Short Circuit Studio |
Customer experience
PuzzlAR
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In-app purchases
PuzzlAR
No in-app purchases
Luminosus
No in-app purchases









