Luminosus vs Animong XO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Luminosus
A unique puzzle game blending Tetris-style gameplay with color-matching mechanics. Plan your moves ahead to create white blocks for higher scores. Offers classic and marathon modes, leaderboards, and achievements for endless fun.
- Color-matching puzzle mechanics
- Strategic planning ahead
- Classic and Marathon modes
- Global leaderboards
- Achievements
- Controller support
- Color blind and night modes
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**Editors pick for “New games we love” in 135+ countries** **Editors pick for “New and noteworthy games” in 150+ countries** **Editors pick for “What we are playing this week”** **Editors choice "Indie corner"** Luminosus is a unique and challenging puzzle game that combines the fun of matching colors on a Tetris-esque board. Puzzle pieces can be changed back and forth as many times as you want, so a red block will change a yellow piece orange but another red piece will change it back to red. If a piece is influenced by all three colors it is turned white and scores significantly more when cleared. In this way the game requires planning more steps ahead than your standard piece-dropping puzzle game. With its simple but addictive gameplay, Luminosus offers hours of entertainment and a twist on the classic Tetris and Puyo experience. Features: • Classic mode for a relaxing experience • Marathon game mode for the ultimate challenge • Compete against the world on the leaderboard • Achievements • Controller support • Color blind and night modes • Unique and challenging gameplay that combines Tetris with color matching
Animong XO
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A mischievous wanted criminal is hiding amongst our cute friends. But don't worry, all of our friends are kind and lovable, but it's your job to find the wanted criminal by looking for very special clues amongst them!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Animong XO at Free against Luminosus's $0.29. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Animong XO is free to download; Luminosus costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Luminosus ships an update fortnightly, Animong XO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luminosus | Animong XO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.29 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Short Circuit Studio | AnimongHouse |
In-app purchases
Luminosus
No in-app purchases
Animong XO
No in-app purchases









