Comparison

Up Left Out vs Oculux

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

Head to head
About

Up Left Out

Engage in a serene, minimalist puzzle experience focused on unlocking all board pieces. Enjoy ad-free, timed-free gameplay with a calming, ambient soundtrack. Perfect for unwinding and focused play.

Highlights
  • Unlock all puzzle pieces
  • Minimalistic design
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • No ads or time limits
  • Meditative ambient soundtrack
  • Playable offline
Features
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A relaxing, minimalistic puzzle game where your goal is to unlock all the pieces on the board. As always, the game has no ads, no time limits, no scoring and even no text. The peaceful gameplay is accompanied by a meditative soundtrack created by Wojciech Wasiak. - Relaxing - Minimal - Simple - No ads - Created by one person - Can be played without internet - Great meditative, ambient soundtrack Feel free to check out my other games at https://www.rainbowtrain.eu/

About

Oculux

Embark on a relaxing puzzle adventure with hundreds of handcrafted levels. Guide an orb through intricate challenges, avoiding traps and utilizing unique mechanics to collect all diamonds. Enjoy a meditative soundtrack and a clean, minimalist design.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of hand-crafted levels
  • Minimalist and beautiful design
  • Meditative soundtrack
  • Orb movement by swiping
  • Collect all diamonds
  • Cloud saving and synchronization
Features
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Oculux is a relaxing, minimalist and beautiful puzzle game that offers hundreds of hand-crafted levels to immerse yourself into. A dreamy meditative soundtrack accompanies you in your delightful experience. How to play: Move the orb by swiping your finger in the direction you would like to move. Avoid traps and use different puzzle mechanics to collect all the diamonds in the least amount of moves possible. Features: - 200 hand-crafted puzzles - Clean and minimalist design - Undos and solutions available to help solve puzzles - Supports cloud saving and device synchronization - Optimized for both phones and tablets Don't hesitate to contact us if you find any issue with the game or if you simply want to send us your feedback, it is greatly appreciated!

Screenshots

Up Left Out4 screens
Oculux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Oculux at Free against Up Left Out's $2.99. Oculux also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Up Left Out's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Oculux is free to download; Up Left Out costs $2.99 up front. Oculux sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Up Left Out asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Up Left Out against 4.8 for Oculux. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Up Left Out has 1.2K ratings behind it against 198, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Up Left Out's written reviews are positive against 87% of Oculux's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Up Left Out ships an update weekly, Oculux every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Up Left Out versus Oculux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUp Left OutOculux
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better4.8 (198 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews — better86.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better198
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaciej TargoniLogisk Studio Inc.

Customer experience

Up Left Out

All ratings1,218 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative4.1%

Oculux

All ratings199 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

None

Up Left Out

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Oculux

One-time4
  • Pathfinder$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock All Level Packs$1.99
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  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Up Left Out free?
Up Left Out costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oculux free?
Oculux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Up Left Out or Oculux?
Up Left Out is rated higher. Up Left Out averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Oculux averages 4.8 from 198 ratings.
Do Up Left Out or Oculux have ads?
Oculux shows ads; Up Left Out does not.
Which is updated more often, Up Left Out or Oculux?
Up Left Out ships an update weekly, and Oculux every 2 months. Most recently, Up Left Out was updated on November 6, 2026 and Oculux on November 7, 2026.

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