Lights Out vs Pi Run
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
Pi Run
Test your memory and reaction speed by recalling digits of pi to advance. Correctly typing the next number keeps you running, while mistakes cause the ground to disappear. Compete against your high score to see how far you can progress.
- Memory-based gameplay
- Speed and reaction challenge
- High score tracking
- Progressive difficulty
- Simple input mechanic
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Test your memory and speed in Pi Run. Each step forward depends on how well you remember the digits of pi. Type the next number correctly to keep running, but hesitate or make a mistake, and the ground falls away behind you. The faster you go, the more distance you gain. Challenge yourself to beat your high score and see how far you can get.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pi Run at 5.0 against Lights Out's 4.0. Pi Run also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Lights Out's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Pi Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Lights Out's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pi Run's.
| Parameter | Lights Out | Pi Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Purdy | SARAH ELIZABETH HOLMES |
Customer experience
Lights Out
Pi Run
In-app purchases
Lights Out
No in-app purchases
Pi Run
No in-app purchases
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