Comparison

Brotato vs LUMEN

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

Head to head
About

Brotato

Engage in a top-down arena shooter roguelite as a potato wielding multiple weapons against alien hordes. Create unique character builds with diverse items and traits to survive waves of enemies and await rescue.

Highlights
  • Top-down arena shooter roguelite
  • Play as a potato with 6 weapons
  • Variety of characters and items
  • Fast-paced runs under 30 minutes
  • Wave-based survival
  • Customizable difficulty options
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A top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives. The sole survivor: Brotato, the only potato capable of handling 6 weapons at the same time. Waiting to be rescued by his mates, Brotato must survive in this hostile environment. 【Features】 · Auto-firing weapons by default with a manual aiming option Fast runs (under 30 minutes) · Dozens of characters available to customize your runs (one-handed, crazy, lucky, mage and many more) · Hundreds of items and weapons to choose from (flamethrowers, SMGs, rocket launchers or sticks and stones) · Survive waves lasting 20 to 90 seconds each and kill off as many aliens as you can during that time · Collect materials to gain experience and get items from the shop between waves of enemies · Accessibility options: tweak the health, damage and speed of enemies so the difficulty is right for you *Cloud storage is only available while online. You can play offline, but your data will not be saved to the cloud. Please take note of this. 【Contact Us】 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtaSitbjWjhnlzuX2ZLjtUg Discord:@Erabit or join via https://discord.gg/P6vekfhc46 Twitter:@erabit_studios Tik Tok:https://www.tiktok.com/@brotato_mobile Facebook:@Brotato(facebook.com/brotatomobile) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brotato_mobile/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/brotato_mobile/ Email:support@erabitstudios.com

About

LUMEN

Control gravity to navigate through challenging gaps in this neon arcade game. Experience flow by chaining gates and discover unique game modes and worlds that alter gameplay mechanics. Earn special rewards and play offline.

Highlights
  • Flip gravity mechanic
  • Thread the gap gameplay
  • 13 distinct game modes
  • 20 unique worlds with rule changes
  • Daily challenge mode
  • Earnable signatures
  • One-handed play support
Features
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One thumb. One rule. Flip gravity and thread the gap. LUMEN is a neon arcade game about a single decision made over and over, faster and faster: fall up, or fall down. Chain the motes without clipping a gate and the world slips into slow motion — that is flow, and it is the whole reason to keep going. WHAT IS IN IT • 14 game modes. The corridor turns, mirrors, darkens, or only shows you a gate a heartbeat before it arrives. • 23 worlds. Nearly all of them change a rule, not just the colour — a tide that breathes the corridor, a world where every flip is heavier. • A daily challenge: the same course for everyone, everywhere, every day. • Signatures — what your flip, your flow and your death look like. The rarest one cannot be bought at any price; you earn it with a 70 chain. • Four languages, a colour-vision palette, reduced-motion support, and full one-handed play. HOW IT IS BUILT No banners. No interstitials. No ad ever interrupts a run. The only ads are rewarded videos you go looking for: tap the "Free shards" card in the shop, or take the offer to continue a run that has already ended. Skip every one of them and nothing in the game closes to you. No loot boxes. No countdown timers designed to make you anxious. The shop sells looks, and it also sells shields and slows if you want them — earned with shards you can play for, or buy outright if you would rather not. A set never charges you twice for a piece you already own, and the rarest signature in the game cannot be bought at any price. Plays offline. Small enough to download on a bad connection.

Screenshots

Brotato4 screens
LUMEN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LUMEN at Free against Brotato's $4.99. LUMEN also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Brotato's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 3). On in-app purchases, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

LUMEN is free to download; Brotato costs $4.99 up front. Brotato sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and LUMEN sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LUMEN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brotato has 3.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Brotato's written reviews are positive against 100% of LUMEN's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brotato ships an update every 3 weeks, LUMEN every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Brotato versus LUMEN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrotatoLUMEN
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size572 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperQI YU SG. PTE. LTD.Kaan Ipek

Customer experience

Brotato

All ratings3,741 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews748 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative15.4%

LUMEN

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Brotato

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Butcher boss fight issues
  • Weapon/item selection bugs
  • Progression issues
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More characters and items
  • Endless mode
  • Difficulty options
  • Improved controller support
  • Synced progression between platforms

LUMEN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Brotato

One-time2
  • Abyssal Terrors 01$2.99
  • Abyssal Terrors$2.99
6 purchases

LUMEN

One-time6
  • 1,200 Shards$1.99
  • Rimefall Set$3.99
  • 6,500 Shards$4.99
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  • Nightfall Set$5.99
  • Spectra Set$5.99
  • 15,000 Shards$9.99

Questions

Is Brotato free?
Brotato costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is LUMEN free?
LUMEN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brotato or LUMEN?
LUMEN is rated higher. Brotato averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while LUMEN averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Brotato or LUMEN have ads?
LUMEN shows ads; Brotato does not.
Which is updated more often, Brotato or LUMEN?
Brotato ships an update every 3 weeks, and LUMEN every 3 days. Most recently, Brotato was updated on October 27, 2026 and LUMEN on October 24, 2026.

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