Comparison

Lights Off vs Skyline Shuffle

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

Head to head
About

Lights Off

A classic puzzle game where the objective is to turn off all the lights to advance. Enjoy smooth animations, sound effects, and beautiful artwork in this engaging time-killer.

Highlights
  • Turn off all lights to win
  • Progress through stages
  • Smooth animations
  • Sound effects
  • Beautiful artwork
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The classic game inspired by Tiger Electronic's 'Lights Out' is back for the App Store and better than ever! Lights Off is a simple game in which the goal is to turn all the lights off to progress to the next stage. Featuring smooth animations, sound effects and beautiful artwork, Lights Off is the perfect way to kill some time and see how far you can get. Spiritual successor to the original Lights Off game by Lucas Newman and Adam Betts, 'Lights Off' is completely built from scratch with a brand new engine and more of Adam's great artwork.

About

Skyline Shuffle

Features
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Welcome to Skyline Shuffle! Dive into a world of sliding puzzles where your goal is to order all the numbered tiles. With intuitive controls and increasing challenge, can you master the shuffle? Download now and start sliding!

Screenshots

Lights Off4 screens
Skyline Shuffle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Skyline Shuffle at none against Lights Off's 1. Skyline Shuffle also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Lights Off's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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 Off sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Skyline Shuffle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lights Off ships an update every 5 months, Skyline Shuffle monthly. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lights Off versus Skyline Shuffle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLights OffSkyline Shuffle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven Troughton-SmithBlossom Labs

Bugs and requests

Lights Off

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Touchscreen misalignment
  • Buttons not working
  • App crashes on launch
  • Level selector not working
  • Game stops working after beating all levels
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  • GUI sluggish and doesn't register taps
  • Not toggling all sides
  • Incompatible with iPhone XS Max
  • Level 213 issue

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Native iPad version
  • Color options
  • Hint button
  • Level selector improvements
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  • Replay function
  • Tutorial
  • Dark mode

Skyline Shuffle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lights Off

One-time1
  • Lights Off (Essentials)$0.99
None

Skyline Shuffle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lights Off free?
Lights Off is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skyline Shuffle free?
Skyline Shuffle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lights Off or Skyline Shuffle have ads?
Neither Lights Off nor Skyline Shuffle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lights Off or Skyline Shuffle?
Lights Off ships an update every 5 months, and Skyline Shuffle monthly. Most recently, Lights Off was updated on September 18, 2026 and Skyline Shuffle on September 18, 2026.

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