Comparison

Lights Out vs Lights Out Infinity

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Lights Out Infinity

Features
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Lights Out Infinity — a modern remake of the 1995 handheld classic, built for iOS. Tap a light and its four neighbours flip with it. Turn every light off. One rule to learn, three hundred puzzles to master. WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL Every level carries a proven minimum. Not an estimate — a number checked by a solver that searched every valid solution, so matching it means you played that board perfectly. The hint always lies on an optimal path, and the stars measure how close you came. 300 HAND-BUILT LEVELS 150 classic and 150 hexagonal, from 5×5 grids up to 7×7, and from small hex boards to large. Symmetric patterns throughout — no random layouts. Up to 3 stars per level. HEXAGON MODE Six neighbours instead of four. The same rule produces strategies that simply do not exist in the square game, and no other Lights Out app has it. INFINITY MODE Pick a grid from 5×5 to 10×10 and a difficulty, look the board over before you start, and reroll until you like it. Every board is solvable, and its target move count is exact. DAILY CHALLENGE One puzzle a day, the same for every player worldwide. Track your run on a constellation calendar and compete on the Game Center leaderboard. 8 VISUAL THEMES Four free — Classic, Cosmic, Ocean and Monochrome. Four premium — Midnight, Aura, Amber and Moss. Monochrome is free on purpose: it is the most readable of the eight, and readability is not for sale. SMART HINT SYSTEM Stuck? The hint ring breathes over the cell to press, and it always sits on an optimal path. Three free hints per level. NEW TO LIGHTS OUT? A short tutorial teaches the rule inside a real board — three sentences, three moves, nothing to read through first. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver throughout. Every colour on every board measured against contrast thresholds. Full iPad layout. Seven languages, switchable inside the app. GAME CENTER 2 leaderboards and 16 achievements with custom artwork. PREMIUM PACK — ONE PURCHASE, FOREVER Hexagon levels 51–150, Infinity grids up to 10×10, unlimited hints and 4 premium themes. Family Sharing enabled. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. Works offline. Just puzzles.

Screenshots

Lights Out4 screens
Lights Out Infinity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lights Out at none against Lights Out Infinity's 1. Lights Out also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Lights Out Infinity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lights Out asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lights Out ships an update every 9 days, Lights Out Infinity every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lights Out versus Lights Out Infinity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLights OutLights Out Infinity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael PurdyRoman Melnychok

In-app purchases

None

Lights Out

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lights Out Infinity

One-time1
  • Premium Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Lights Out free?
Lights Out is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lights Out Infinity free?
Lights Out Infinity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lights Out or Lights Out Infinity have ads?
Neither Lights Out nor Lights Out Infinity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lights Out or Lights Out Infinity?
Lights Out ships an update every 9 days, and Lights Out Infinity every 5 months. Most recently, Lights Out was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lights Out Infinity on October 14, 2026.

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