Lights Out vs Lights Out*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lights Out
A minimalist puzzle game where the goal is to turn off all the lights. Toggling a light also flips its adjacent lights, creating a strategic challenge. Enjoy over 75 levels with relaxing music and multiple color schemes.
- 5x5 grid puzzle
- Turn off all lights objective
- Adjacent light flipping mechanic
- Over 75 levels
- Multiple color schemes
- Relaxing music
- Minimalist design
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No ads, no AI, just games. Lights Out is a puzzle game where you turn the lights out. It's a minimalist recreation of the 5x5 handheld puzzle game we remember and enjoy. Each light that is toggled, causes its adjacent lights to flip (on to off, off to on). Try to turn off all of the lights! * Over 75 levels ** 25 easy levels ** 25 medium levels ** 25 hard levels * Multiple color schemes * Relaxing music * Minimalist design
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 Lights Out's 4.0. Lights Out's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Lights Out* holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Lights Out ships an update every 9 days, Lights Out* weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lights Out | Lights Out* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Purdy | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
Lights Out
Lights Out*
In-app purchases
Lights Out
No in-app purchases
Lights Out*
No in-app purchases
Questions
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