IllumiMaze vs Dark Maze!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IllumiMaze
Guide a glowing character through dark mazes, illuminating the path to escape. Collect power-ups to restore energy and use wormholes strategically to reach the exit before time runs out. Conquer mazes with the fewest attempts and shortest time.
- Maze illumination gameplay
- Character energy management
- Power station battery collection
- Wormhole mechanics
- Time and attempt scoring
- Multiple difficulty levels
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Meet Bowtie Guy! A doorway opens in a dark maze. Your glowing, smiling Bowtie Guy appears in the doorway and illuminates the immediate surrounding maze... But, he won't be smiling for long unless you can navigate through the dark maze, illuminating it as you go. Find the way out before the maze’s illumination fades and your Bowtie Guy loses his energy. As the Bowtie Guy's energy level drains his expression becomes increasingly sad and he begins to fade! Restore Your Glow! You can restore Bowtie Guy's energy by seeking the power station batteries hidden along the maze. The batteries have a finite amount of power and will go dark once you've drained them. Wormholes - Friend or Foe? Your goal is to find the blue, glowing exit before your energy runs out, but also keep an eye out for wormholes! Wormholes can be your friend, transporting you nearer the exit, or your nemesis, carrying you further away! Wormholes don't appear in all mazes, and on a few they may actually be your only chance to reach the exit. Score and More Your goal is conquer the mazes in the fewest attempts and in the shortest time. IllumiMaze is free and comes with nine mazes at each of the three levels - "Fun," "Challenge," and "Frustrating".
Dark Maze!
Navigate a ball of light through increasingly challenging mazes by swiping in different directions. Collect all the stars in each level to progress and test your puzzle-solving skills. See how far you can advance through the illuminated pathways.
- Swipe controls for movement
- Collect stars to win
- Increasingly difficult levels
- Puzzle-based gameplay
- Light and shadow theme
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Swipe up, down and sideways to move the ball of light around the maze and collect all the stars to win. Each level is a puzzle and they get harder and harder. How far can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IllumiMaze at 100% against Dark Maze!'s 0%. IllumiMaze also leads on ads (none vs shown). Dark Maze!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. IllumiMaze sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Dark Maze! asks for nothing beyond the download.
IllumiMaze ships an update every 20 months, Dark Maze! weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IllumiMaze | Dark Maze! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | One Bad Ant | Nikola Ignjatovic |
Customer experience
IllumiMaze
Dark Maze!
In-app purchases
IllumiMaze
- Challenge Level Maze #6$0.99
- Challenge Level Maze #7$0.99
- Challenge Level Maze #8$0.99
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- Challenge Level Maze #9$0.99
- Frustrating Level Maze #4$0.99
- Frustrating Level Maze #5$0.99
- rustrating Level Maze #6$0.99
- Frustrating Level Maze #7$0.99
- Frustrating Level Maze #8$0.99
- Frustrating Level Maze #9$0.99
Dark Maze!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is IllumiMaze free?
Is Dark Maze! free?
Do IllumiMaze or Dark Maze! have ads?
Which is updated more often, IllumiMaze or Dark Maze!?
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