Project vs Light Speed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Project
This companion app enhances the Project: ELITE board game experience with a dedicated timer for the Action Phase. It features custom soundtracks that adapt to the remaining time, escalating tension and guiding players through the game's 8 rounds.
- Action Phase timer
- 7 adaptive soundtracks
- Tracks 8 game rounds
- Companion for board game
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The official Project: ELITE Timer app! With music carefully created by Orkestra and with an Amazing production by Labirinto Filmes, the Project: ELITE Timer app offers a timer function for the real-time Action Phase, along with custom made soundtracks to transport players to the battlefield, which react and adapt to the amount of time left, escalating the tension and cueing players on the time left. Features - Timer specially designed for the Action Phase - 7 different soundtracks for each map scenario you can have in the game - Tracks the 8 rounds for each game Attention: This app is meant to be used as a companion for Project: ELITE boardgame. Requires physical copies of the game for full enjoyment.
Light Speed
This companion app enhances a physical board game by visualizing and resolving battles through photos. It requires the physical game and an internet connection to function.
- Battle visualization
- Battle resolution
- Photo analysis
- Companion app functionality
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Snap a picture of your Light Speed: Arena game and let the app visualize and resolve the battle for you! Note that this is a companion app for a physical board game: You need a copy of Light Speed: Arena to use it for its main purpose. An internet connection is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Light Speed at 100% against Project's 0%. Light Speed also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4). Project's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Light Speed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Project's written reviews are positive against 100% of Light Speed's.
Project ships an update every 2 weeks, Light Speed every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Project | Light Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 222 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | CMON | TABLESCOPE GmbH |
Customer experience
Project
Light Speed
In-app purchases
Project
No in-app purchases
Light Speed
No in-app purchases
