Comparison

Протокол vs Luminosus

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

Head to head
About

Протокол

Engage in a hacker simulation where cats and mice are at war. Choose your side, complete missions, build your PC, and manage your hacker career. Experience two distinct campaigns with different challenges and outcomes.

Highlights
  • Hacker simulation gameplay
  • Two distinct campaign sides
  • PC building and upgrades
  • In-game economy and trading
  • Hacker skill progression
  • Life simulation elements
Features
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Мыши захватили мир. Коты ушли в подполье. Ты — хакер, и от тебя зависит, чем кончится эта война. Всё началось с «Кроватного убийства»* — гибели глупого мышонка, в которой обвинили кошку-няньку, исполнившую колыбельную слишком прекрасно. Доказательств не нашли. Совпадение?! Не думаю. Но с тех пор коты отстранены от всех должностей в правительстве, молочном и рыбном бизнесе, а каждое третье «Мяу!» карается тюрьмой — без когтеточек и жирных сливок. Самые отчаянные организовали «Сопротивление». Мыши в ответ завербовали крысиную армию. Информационная война началась. НА ЧЬЕЙ СТОРОНЕ БУДЕШЬ ТЫ? — Играй за Мышиное Правительство: стабильность, привилегии, «Сырный парашют» и сложность 2/5 — Или за котов из «Сопротивления»: свобода, риск и честные 5/5 — Две стороны — две разные кампании. Пройди обе и узнай всю правду ЧТО ТЕБЯ ЖДЁТ — Хакерские миссии: сюжетные операции и побочные зашифрованные контракты — Собери свой ПК: железо, программы, апгрейды — время на взлом зависит от прокачки — Три валюты и биржа: следи за курсами коткойна и мышкойна, зарабатывай на обмене — Академия, работа и стаж — прокачивай навыки и репутацию хакера — Жильё от шестого места в картонной коробке до собственного домика, транспорт, быт — Следи за здоровьем и настроением: тюрьма, болезни и провалы — часть пути БЕЗ РЕКЛАМЫ И СБОРА ДАННЫХ Игра стоит 15 рублей. Даже если возникнет желание заплатить больше — у вас просто не получится. Одни стремятся к тотальному контролю. Другие ломают стены системы. Выбирай сторону — и да поможет тебе Первая кошка! описанное в стихотворении С.Я. Маршака «Сказка о глупом мышонке»

About

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.

Highlights
  • Color-matching puzzle mechanics
  • Strategic planning ahead
  • Classic and Marathon modes
  • Global leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Controller support
  • Color blind and night modes
Features
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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

Screenshots

Протокол4 screens
Luminosus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Luminosus at none against Протокол's 4. Luminosus also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

Протокол costs $0.99 and Luminosus $0.29 up front. Протокол sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Luminosus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Протокол against 4.9 for Luminosus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luminosus has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Протокол's written reviews are positive against 71% of Luminosus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Протокол ships an update every 10 days, Luminosus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Протокол versus Luminosus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterПротоколLuminosus
Price$0.99$0.29 — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.9 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings317 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunspear Software LLCShort Circuit Studio

Customer experience

Протокол

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative30.8%

Luminosus

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Протокол

One-time4
  • Оперативный резерв$0.29
  • Вернуться к жизни$0.29
  • Стартовый пакет$0.29
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  • Стратегический фонд$0.79
None

Luminosus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Протокол free?
Протокол costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Luminosus free?
Luminosus costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Протокол or Luminosus?
Протокол is rated higher. Протокол averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Luminosus averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Протокол or Luminosus have ads?
Neither Протокол nor Luminosus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Протокол or Luminosus?
Протокол ships an update every 10 days, and Luminosus fortnightly. Most recently, Протокол was updated on October 26, 2026 and Luminosus on October 27, 2026.

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