Lights Off vs Lights Out*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Lights Out*
A logic puzzle game where the objective is to turn off all the lights. Tapping a light also affects its adjacent lights, requiring strategic thinking to solve each level.
- Turn off all lights
- Tap to toggle lights
- Affects adjacent lights
- Strategic puzzle solving
- Simple tap interface
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Turn off all the lights. Tapping a light toggles it and the adjacent lights.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lights Out* at 5.0 against Lights Off's 4.5. Lights Out* also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Lights Off's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Lights Off sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lights Out* asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lights Out* holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lights Off has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lights Off ships an update every 5 months, Lights Out* weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lights Off | Lights Out* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Troughton-Smith | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
Lights Off
Lights Out*
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
Lights Out*
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lights Off
- Lights Off (Essentials)$0.99
Lights Out*
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Lights Off free?
Is Lights Out* free?
Which has better reviews, Lights Off or Lights Out*?
Do Lights Off or Lights Out* have ads?
Which is updated more often, Lights Off or Lights Out*?
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