Lights Off vs Lights Out Arcade
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 Arcade
Test your logic and strategy in this classic puzzle game. Tap lights to toggle them and their neighbors, aiming to turn off all lights with the fewest moves. Features multiple difficulty levels and a smart hint system.
- Classic 5x5 grid gameplay
- Smart hint system
- Timer and move counter
- Personal statistics and high scores
- Satisfying haptic feedback
- Four difficulty levels
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Turn off the lights and test your logic skills in this beautifully crafted puzzle game. Lights Out is the timeless brain teaser where every tap matters. Touch a light to toggle it and its neighbours - but be careful, each move changes the board in unexpected ways. Your goal: switch off every light using the fewest moves possible. FOUR DIFFICULTY LEVELS - Practice: Learn the ropes with unlimited hints - Easy: 10 hints to guide your strategy - Medium: 5 hints for a balanced challenge - Hard: No hints - pure puzzle solving FEATURES - Classic 5x5 grid gameplay - Smart hint system powered by mathematical algorithms - Timer and move counter to track your efficiency - Personal statistics and high scores - Satisfying haptic feedback - Clean, arcade-inspired design Whether you have five minutes or fifty, Lights Out offers the perfect mental workout. Simple to learn, endlessly challenging to master. From ArcadeGeek LTD - bringing classic games to modern devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lights Out Arcade at 5.0 against Lights Off's 4.5. Lights Out Arcade also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Lights Off's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (38 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Lights Out Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lights Out Arcade 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. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Lights Off's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lights Out Arcade's.
Lights Off ships an update every 5 months, Lights Out Arcade daily. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lights Off | Lights Out Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Troughton-Smith | ArcadeGeek LTD |
Customer experience
Lights Off
Lights Out Arcade
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 Arcade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lights Off
- Lights Off (Essentials)$0.99
Lights Out Arcade
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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