Comparison

Light vs Tacocat!

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

Head to head
About

Light

Guide a stickman through a neon world, jumping and flipping between shapes to make them glow. Navigate increasingly complex levels with moving obstacles and avoid hazards to achieve a high score. Unlock new challenges and benefits through a weekly subscription.

Highlights
  • Jump, flip, and slide between neon shapes
  • Make shapes glow
  • Collect stars to raise score
  • Navigate moving, rotating, and exploding shapes
  • Avoid lethal spikes
  • Unlock new levels weekly
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It’s a dark world out there for a teeny little stickman like you, and it’s about time you light it up. Jump, flip and slide from one neon shape to another to make them glow. Collect stars as you play to raise your score. Just when you start to feel like a stickman boss, things get complicated (or “sticky,” if you will) as you pass levels. Shapes start moving, rotating and even exploding, and lethal spikes become a constant threat to your poor little stickman life. If you miss a jump or hit a spike… you fall into oblivion! Ready to light it up? SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS - Subscribe to unlock 10 new levels every week + 50% off in the shop + 400 gems daily for the duration of the subscription and remove ads. - VIP membership: A weekly track (for 3.99$/week) after 3-day free trial. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - By downloading this App you agree to Crazy Labs’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use at https://crazylabs.com/privacy-policy/ and at https://www.crazylabs.com/terms-of-use/. - Please consider that this App may include third party services for limited legally permissible purposes. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

About

Tacocat!

A simple arcade game where players guide a bucket with their finger to catch falling characters. The goal is to prevent any from being missed to achieve a high score. It's an easy-to-learn, engaging experience for quick play sessions.

Highlights
  • Finger-controlled bucket movement
  • Catch falling characters
  • Avoid missing characters
  • High score tracking
  • Simple arcade gameplay
Features
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Move the bucket with your finger to catch all the Tacocats without missing!

Screenshots

Light4 screens
Tacocat!1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tacocat! at none against Light's 17. Tacocat! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Light's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (194K vs 7). On price 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

Both are free to download. Light sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Tacocat! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Light holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light has 194K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Light's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tacocat!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light ships an update every 6 weeks, Tacocat! every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Light versus Tacocat!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightTacocat!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (194K ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings194K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCrazy LabsMarian Nicasio

Customer experience

Light

All ratings193,612 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews622 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative14.6%

Tacocat!

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Light

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Revive button spawning in unreachable areas
  • Certain levels being unbeatable or glitchy
  • Ad banners obstructing gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • More frequent level updates
  • Endless/procedurally generated mode
  • Level editor and sharing functionality
  • Ability to customize character skins
  • Difficulty settings and challenge modes

Tacocat!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Light

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Lit Pack3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time16
  • Gem Pack 1 for subs$0.99
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Gem Pack 1$1.99
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  • MEGA-LIT Pack for subscribers$1.99
  • MEGA-LIT Pack (no-ads)$3.99
  • MEGA-LIT Pack second purchase$3.99
  • Gem Pack 2$3.99
  • Booster Deluxe for subs$3.99
  • Super Booster for subs$5.99
  • Booster Deluxe$7.99
  • Gem Pack 3$7.99
  • Ultimate Bundle for subs$9.99
  • Gem Pack 5 for subs$9.99
  • Gem Pack 4$11.99
  • Ultimate Bundle$19.99
  • Gem Pack 5$19.99
None

Tacocat!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light free?
Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tacocat! free?
Tacocat! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Light or Tacocat!?
Light is rated higher. Light averages 4.7 out of 5 from 194K ratings, while Tacocat! averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Light or Tacocat! have ads?
Light shows ads; Tacocat! does not.
Which is updated more often, Light or Tacocat!?
Light ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tacocat! every 12 months. Most recently, Light was updated on October 28, 2026 and Tacocat! on October 21, 2026.

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