Comparison

Luminosus vs Animong XO

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Color-matching puzzle mechanics
  • Strategic planning ahead
  • Classic and Marathon modes
  • Global leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Controller support
  • Color blind and night modes
Features
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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

About

Animong XO

Features
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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!

Screenshots

Luminosus4 screens
Animong XO4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luminosus ships an update fortnightly, Animong XO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Luminosus versus Animong XO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminosusAnimong XO
Price$0.29Free — better
Rating4.9 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShort Circuit StudioAnimongHouse

In-app purchases

None

Luminosus

No in-app purchases

None

Animong XO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Luminosus free?
Luminosus costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is Animong XO free?
Animong XO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Luminosus or Animong XO have ads?
Neither Luminosus nor Animong XO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luminosus or Animong XO?
Luminosus ships an update fortnightly, and Animong XO every 3 weeks. Most recently, Luminosus was updated on November 3, 2026 and Animong XO on October 25, 2026.

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