Sungka vs Lights Out*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sungka
Experience the traditional Southeast Asian game of Sungka on your mobile device. Engage in a casual yet skillful game of calculation to outmaneuver opponents and collect tokens. Play with friends or strangers worldwide in this engaging digital adaptation.
- Traditional Sungka gameplay
- Casual and competitive modes
- Play with friends and strangers
- Local 2-player mode
- Zen-like interface
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The traditional Southeast Asian game of Sungka, now made for a modern audience. Enter a zen and engage in a casual game of skill and calculation. Out do your opponents by accumulating as many tokens as you can onto your side. Sungka brings casual and competitive games between friends and strangers, to players all over the world. With each player being able to play multiple games simultaneously, the fun never stops. Includes LOCAL 2 PLAYER
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 Sungka's 3.5. Lights Out* also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Sungka's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Sungka ships an update every 3 weeks, Lights Out* weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Sungka | Lights Out* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ampersand Game Studios Ltd | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
Sungka
Lights Out*
In-app purchases
Sungka
No in-app purchases
Lights Out*
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sungka free?
Is Lights Out* free?
Which has better reviews, Sungka or Lights Out*?
Do Sungka or Lights Out* have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sungka or Lights Out*?
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