Comparison

Lyxo vs The Enchanted World

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

Head to head
About

Lyxo

Explore a world of light and shadow by manipulating rays of light. Solve puzzles by illuminating targets, mixing colors, and avoiding obstacles across 87 unique levels. Experience innovative gameplay with striking visuals.

Highlights
  • Manipulate light rays
  • Mix colors
  • Avoid obstacles
  • 87 handcrafted levels
  • Innovative game mechanics
  • Clean, minimalistic design
Features
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Lyxo will take you on a journey to the fascinating world of light. Use rays of light to explore the darkness, avoid obstacles, create new sources of light, mix colors and thus make your targets light up. 87 levels lead you through breathtaking worlds of color, light and shadow and surprise with extraordinary puzzles and solutions. Features: - Innovative new game mechanics - 87 handcrafted levels - A wide range of exhilarating, engaging, and diverse obstacles - Striking, beautiful, clean visuals - Minimalistic with a deep, Bauhaus-inspired design www.lyxogame.com

About

The Enchanted World

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure as a fairy to restore a broken world. Solve intricate tile sliding puzzles across diverse, visually stunning environments. Experience a captivating narrative through visuals and music, with a climactic boss battle.

Highlights
  • Tile sliding puzzles
  • Low-poly graphics
  • 30+ handcrafted puzzles
  • 9 unique realms
  • Visual storytelling
  • Boss battle
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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*NOTICE - TRY BEFORE YOU BUY* - Play the beginning for free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. No ads. The Enchanted World is a captivating tile sliding puzzle-adventure set in a magical world torn asunder by dark forces. Embark on a journey with a valiant fairy, navigating through a series of beautiful environments, solving intricate puzzles, and meeting strange characters on her quest to piece the world back together. Venture through enchanted forests and mysterious meadows, visit desolate deserts and descend into shadowy caverns. Leap across magical marshes, explore a forsaken factory, and traverse a surreal futuristic landscape. Features: - Enjoy visually striking low-poly graphics paired with beautiful animations - Solve more than 30 challenging handcrafted tile sliding puzzles - 9 completely different realms with unique tile sets - Bonus holiday edition winter levels - Be captivated by a narrative conveyed purely through mesmerizing visuals and music - Engage in a climactic puzzle battle against a formidable boss -Interact with the world and characters around you - Walk the winding paths of the Enchanted World - Immerse yourself in an original soundtrack and rich audio effects. For the best experience, headphones are recommended. The journey of the fairy is inspired by the authors’ childhoods and is a game made with passion and a lot of attention to detail. Every scene was carefully crafted by hand to provide a joyful and rewarding experience. Combined with the artist’s previous background in film animation and visual effects, The Enchanted World delivers a uniquely beautiful experience. ** Best Upcoming Game - International Mobile Gaming Awards Global 2018 ** ** Multi award winning game **

Screenshots

Lyxo4 screens
The Enchanted World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Enchanted World at Free against Lyxo's $2.99. The Enchanted World also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months). Lyxo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (83% vs 65%). On ads 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

The Enchanted World is free to download; Lyxo costs $2.99 up front. The Enchanted World sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Lyxo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Enchanted World holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Enchanted World has 303 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Lyxo's written reviews are positive against 65% of The Enchanted World's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lyxo ships an update every 9 months, The Enchanted World every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Lyxo versus The Enchanted World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLyxoThe Enchanted World
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (33 ratings)4.6 (303 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews — better65.5% of reviews
Number of ratings33303 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB648 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias SturnNoodlecake

Customer experience

Lyxo

All ratings33 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative7.5%

The Enchanted World

All ratings302 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative23.6%

Bugs and requests

Lyxo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Enchanted World

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Game doesn't save progress and resets to previous levels
  • Glitches when completing puzzles preventing advancement
  • App crashes requiring restart to progress
  • Lily pad mechanics not triggering correctly
  • Train track controls behaving unpredictably
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  • Purchase restoration fails in airplane mode
  • Sound not working in some instances
  • Level progress disappearing unexpectedly
  • In-app purchase button not functioning

Requested features

10 requests
  • Hint or help system for difficult levels
  • Level skip or bypass functionality
  • Tutorial or in-game explanations of mechanics
  • Progress saving between sessions
  • Offline gameplay capability
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  • More diverse puzzle types and locations
  • Ability to view both sides of puzzle simultaneously
  • Steam release
  • Apple Arcade availability
  • More content and additional levels

In-app purchases

None

Lyxo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Enchanted World

One-time2
  • Full Game$0.99
  • Full Game$3.99

Questions

Is Lyxo free?
Lyxo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Enchanted World free?
The Enchanted World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lyxo or The Enchanted World?
The Enchanted World is rated higher. Lyxo averages 4.1 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while The Enchanted World averages 4.6 from 303 ratings.
Do Lyxo or The Enchanted World have ads?
Neither Lyxo nor The Enchanted World shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lyxo or The Enchanted World?
Lyxo ships an update every 9 months, and The Enchanted World every 10 days. Most recently, Lyxo was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Enchanted World on November 10, 2026.

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