Comparison

Lights vs Nuddle

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

Head to head
About

Lights

A modern take on a classic electronic memory game with over 15 modes. It challenges your memory, reflexes, and speed, offering local multiplayer and online leaderboards. Improve your cognitive skills with daily play reminders and unlockable achievements.

Highlights
  • Over 15 game modes
  • Local multiplayer
  • Online leaderboards
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Daily play reminders
  • Multiple sound options
Features
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A fresh take on a classic electronic game. Easy to play, difficult to master. Over 15 game modes, including local multiplayer. Up to 12 buttons, and a variety of sound options. Lights offers much more than a simple "repeat after me" challenge by testing your memory, reflexes, and more. Can you conquer them all? Unlock Achievements and see how you compare to friends or the world with online Leaderboards. Improve your memory by challenging yourself regularly. Set a schedule in the app to remind you to play for a few minutes daily, weekly, or anything in between. Now translated to 11 languages, including Ukrainian!

About

Nuddle

Engage your mind with daily number sequence puzzles. Discover the underlying system to find the missing digits and build your solving streak. Enjoy unlimited random puzzles and share challenges with friends.

Highlights
  • Daily global number puzzles
  • Infinite random sequences
  • Streak building system
  • Local puzzle caching
  • Share puzzles with friends
  • Recognize number systems
Features
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Solve number sequences and daily number puzzles in short, focused brain breaks. Spot patterns in number sequences, solve the Daily Nuddle, and keep your streak alive. When you want more, jump into quick mental-math rounds, pattern sprints, memory challenges, Code Recall, and Number Matrix. Nuddle is not a traditional exam-prep app. But if you want training for MedAT or other admission tests on the go, it can help you practice faster pattern recognition, focused number work, and memory in short sessions. Each puzzle is short enough for any spare moment, but clever enough to feel satisfying when the rule clicks. No long instructions, no puzzle clutter: Nuddle shows you numbers, you find the system. What you get: - Logic: Sequences, Sequence Challenge, Number Matrix, Emoji Equations, Dice Fold - Speed: Quick Math, Pattern Sprint, Number Rush, Odd One Out, True or False, Path to Target, Gravity Shift - Memory: Target Recall, Code Recall, Count Recall, Path Recall, Match Math - Casual: Four in a Row, Tower of Hanoi, Merge, Nonogram - Admission-test training on the go - Local progress, streaks, and best scores - Light and dark design - Offline play whenever you want a quick brain break Nuddle is for anyone who likes number puzzles, logic games, mental math, patterns, and small daily challenges. Download Nuddle and find the next two numbers. Nuddle is free to download and includes the Daily Nuddle plus selected game modes at no cost. Nuddle Plus is available as an optional auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription and unlocks all game modes while the subscription is active. Nuddle contains no ads. Payment is charged to your store account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your store account settings. You can try every locked game mode once for free before subscribing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nuddle.schmutweiss.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://nuddle.schmutweiss.com/privacy

Screenshots

Lights4 screens
Nuddle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nuddle at 100% against Lights's 0%. Nuddle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.4). Lights's advantage is ratings volume (130 vs 8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nuddle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nuddle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lights has 130 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lights's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nuddle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lights ships an update every 6 weeks, Nuddle weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lights versus Nuddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightsNuddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (130 ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings130 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLee PhillipsSCHMUT WEISS GmbH

Customer experience

Lights

All ratings130 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

Nuddle

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lights

One-time1
  • Disable ads$1.99
1 purchases

Nuddle

One-time1
  • Remove ads$4.99

Questions

Is Lights free?
Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nuddle free?
Nuddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lights or Nuddle?
Nuddle is rated higher. Lights averages 4.4 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while Nuddle averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Lights or Nuddle have ads?
Lights shows ads; Nuddle does not.
Which is updated more often, Lights or Nuddle?
Lights ships an update every 6 weeks, and Nuddle weekly. Most recently, Lights was updated on September 8, 2026 and Nuddle on September 14, 2026.

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