Comparison

Crime Auto vs Lights Alive

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

Head to head
About

Crime Auto

Engage in a thrilling open-world gangster simulation. Steal vehicles, complete missions, and rise through the mafia ranks to become a godfather. Explore a vast city with unique weapons and power-ups.

Highlights
  • Open world (TPS)
  • Over 40 vehicles
  • 30+ missions
  • Special weapons
  • Power-ups (jetpack, god-mode)
  • Vehicle theft
  • Helicopter flight
Features
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Welcome to Crime Auto! Gangster game with an open world in Los Angeles. Become grand mafia godfather. Theft cars, use tanks, fly a helicopter and rule the city! Don't be shy, nobody stops you. This world has no limits! Crime Auto - mafia grand gangster features - Free open world (TPS: third-person shooter) - Over 40 vehicles to control - More than 30 missions - Special weapons - Power-ups are really freak like jetpack or god-mode Theft autos, tanks, and others military vehicles. Explore a big LA city, find all hidden vehicles and special weapons. Complete mafia missions to become a real gangster or even godfather. Rule the city as you want. It's criminal paradise for everyone. Really you have no limits. You can fly a helicopter, shoot and destroy buildings, theft cars, control tanks, school bus or even jetpack. Decide when, where going and what to do. Who do you want to stay? A thief, boss or godfather? Most crazy and freak weapons: - Golden Gun - Machine gun - Turret - Rocket launcher It's perfect crime game for fans of TPS action, auto racing, driving (tanks and cars), mafias and gangs. The story: You are one of the kids from street dreaming about power, money, supercars and women's. But you have no prospects for a better life. When you meet godfather Tommy, his right hand Frank, and Micheal, your life changes completely. You start to make tasks and missions that will help you advance in mafia ranks. Besides, you start earning huge amounts of money and attracting the attention of women. From theft to mafia grand gangster godfather. The dream begins to come true. Download and play: Crime Auto - mafia grand gangster

About

Lights Alive

Experience a retro arcade game that tests your memory and reflexes. Mimic increasingly complex light and sound sequences, or challenge a friend to a head-to-head rhythm battle. It's a nostalgic journey with simple, engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Sequence imitation gameplay
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Head-to-head multiplayer
  • Nostalgic '80s theme
  • Simple color and sound patterns
Features
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Light up your reflexes with Lights Alive! Stop the moving light, chase a high score and challenge friends in a colourful arcade game. SINGLE PLAYER Hit blue for five points and a life back, or green for one point. Other colours cost a life. Survive faster levels and bonus rounds, then try to beat your best score. MORE WAYS TO PLAY Take on the daily challenge, unlock checkpoint starts, play Pass It with 2-6 players sharing one device, or challenge a friend or the computer in two-player mode. Choose Easy, Normal or Hard against TapGPT. Make it yours with music and sound controls. View your score, best and level reached after each game. The optional one-time Remove Ads purchase removes banner and interstitial ads and makes rewarded second chances and checkpoint starts available without ads. Restore purchases from the title screen. No account is required.

Screenshots

Crime Auto4 screens
Lights Alive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Crime Auto at Free against Lights Alive's $0.99. Crime Auto also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 1). Lights Alive's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Crime Auto is free to download; Lights Alive costs $0.99 up front. Crime Auto sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Lights Alive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lights Alive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crime Auto has 2.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crime Auto ships an update monthly, Lights Alive every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Crime Auto versus Lights Alive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrime AutoLights Alive
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.6 (2.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.3K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 19 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size849 MB36 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperVipera Games sp. z o.o.Master Gamer Holdings Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Crime Auto

All ratings2,311 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative30.6%
Written reviews377 reviews
Positive24.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative68.4%

Lights Alive

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Crime Auto

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Missions not progressing properly
  • Camera and movement issues
  • Inconsistent gameplay mechanics

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve graphics and visuals
  • Enhance vehicle physics and controls
  • Reduce ads or offer paid ad-free version
  • Add more content and game modes

Lights Alive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Crime Auto

One-time5
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Money Pack 100k$1.99
  • Money Pack 650k$4.99
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  • Money Pack 2mln$9.99
  • Money Pack 5 mln$19.99
None

Lights Alive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crime Auto free?
Crime Auto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lights Alive free?
Lights Alive costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crime Auto or Lights Alive?
Lights Alive is rated higher. Crime Auto averages 3.6 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Lights Alive averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Crime Auto or Lights Alive have ads?
Both Crime Auto and Lights Alive show ads.
Which is updated more often, Crime Auto or Lights Alive?
Crime Auto ships an update monthly, and Lights Alive every 19 months. Most recently, Crime Auto was updated on October 26, 2026 and Lights Alive on October 24, 2026.

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