Slitherlink Mastery vs Lights Out*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slitherlink Mastery
Solve addictive logic puzzles with a variety of difficulty levels and grid sizes. Features include touch-screen controls, line coloring, and instant error feedback. Unlock a master difficulty mode for an extra challenge.
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Various puzzle sizes
- Triangle, Square, and Hex puzzle types
- Over 10,000 puzzles
- Touch-screen pan and zoom
- Instant error indications
- Stats and high scores
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Slitherlink is an addictive logic puzzle created in Japan by Nikoli, the creator of Sudoko. We have been addicted to Slitherlink for over 10 years now and decided it's about time to release an app of our own. Enjoy! FEATURES • 4 difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Master • 5 puzzle sizes: 3x3, 7x7, 10x10, 15x15 and 20x20 • 3 types of puzzles: Triangle, Square, Hex • Over 10,000 randomly selected puzzles • 6+ themes to suite your mood and taste • Touch-screen pan and zooming • Line colouring for long chains • Double tap to mark empty spaces • Undo, redo, reset and replay buttons • Instant error indications • Stats and high scores system A 'master' difficulty can be unlocked with an in-app-purchase for the most hardcore of puzzle solvers. If you're enjoying Slitherlink Mastery you can support us by unlocking this mode. Enjoy!
Lights Out*
A logic puzzle game where the objective is to turn off all the lights. Tapping a light also affects its adjacent lights, requiring strategic thinking to solve each level.
- Turn off all lights
- Tap to toggle lights
- Affects adjacent lights
- Strategic puzzle solving
- Simple tap interface
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Turn off all the lights. Tapping a light toggles it and the adjacent lights.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lights Out* at 5.0 against Slitherlink Mastery's 4.4. Lights Out* also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Slitherlink Mastery's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Slitherlink Mastery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lights Out* asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lights Out* holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slitherlink Mastery has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slitherlink Mastery | Lights Out* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Camilo Fitzgerald | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
Slitherlink Mastery
Lights Out*
In-app purchases
Slitherlink Mastery
- Mastery Mode$5.99
Lights Out*
No in-app purchases
Questions
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