Comparison

Arcs vs Luminosus

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

Head to head
About

Arcs

Engage your mind with a unique circular puzzle experience. Rotate and slide arcs to complete intricate designs, starting simple and progressing to complex challenges. This highly-rated game offers a fun and relaxing way to unwind.

Highlights
  • 100 circular puzzles
  • Rotate circles and slide arcs
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Zen and relaxing gameplay
  • Assist for colorblind people
  • New levels added
Features
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Arcs is a spin on the classic sliding tile puzzle game! Use your brain power to solve 100 circular puzzles by rotating circles and sliding arcs. The puzzles begin with simple designs and grow more complex as the levels progress. Arcs is a highly rated puzzle game that is challenging and fun for all ages! Love This Exercise by Ginger Peachy "This game is very Zen. I play all the levels and then start over. Beautiful colors." Cool game by CancaoDeDeus "I love this game! It starts easy but progresses through more complex levels but not at a frustrating pace. I love the fact I can skip levels and then come back if I want to try later. I even started the whole thing over. Excellent." Love this game! by Dee215 "I am addicted! I have to hide from people when the game updates because I can't be bothered until I clear all the levels. Nice way to unwind after a stressful day." Great mind game by Kantokahsdid "I love to play this right before bed to get my mind off things... Great mind game :-)" Love it!!! by KriSk0DiSk0 "The ultimate puzzle game! I cant find anything else like it. Im hooked." Love it! by cdctx "Fun and challenging, and addicting. Can't wait for more levels!" Arcs! by FransCronje "Great fun! Awesome challenge without any frustrations. Love it!" One of my all time favorites... by KZZZZZB "...simple & beautiful." Great sliding blocks variant by rspoonts "This game is very appealing to puzzle fans. And I love it even more now that it has an assist for color blind people. Thanks for adding this feature!" Great game by DQE "Love this app, never tire if playing it yet it is not stressful to play." Beautiful and Fun by Julesthebee "Great app - thanks for the new levels!" Finally! by Peggy59372 "I love this app and have been doing the same puzzles over and over again! Thank you for finally adding more!! Keep adding! " Awesome by Navajo "It's a tongue twister for your brain." Serious fun by Mary "This is the best puzzle app I have found! It was a fun and enjoyable challenge to learn how to rotate the discs to solve the puzzles. Please make more levels asap! Also more types of puzzles like this!" Excellent game by R.Edd "This is one of the few games I have on my iPhone and iPad. A "quick" game you can pick up and come back to anytime. The touch interface is excellent, and while the graphics are basic, the game itself is excellent." Really fun!!! by Li3303 "A great game! Copy the color pattern in the sample circle by turning the rings. There's one black empty space. You push the arc you want to move onto into the empty space then turn the rings to reposition it. It's like one of those number 15 puzzle games only with a circle, arcs and pretty colors." Great game by XterryX "Really a great game I didn't think it was hard enough but I was wrong. After the first puzzle it started to drive me nuts I LOVE this game." Arcs Puts New Spin On Puzzling by AppSmile "The game truly meets it's goal of becoming a quick and yet immersive puzzle game. Overall Pomegranate Apps really impressed us by their adaption of the tile game as well as the precision and yet simplicity of the game." More levels please! by Boggle Fan "This is an awesome app! I am on my second run thru the puzzles and I love the simplicity and bright colors."

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

Screenshots

Arcs4 screens
Luminosus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Luminosus at fortnightly against Arcs's every 2 months. Luminosus also leads on price ($0.29 vs $2.99). Arcs's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 71%) and ratings volume (56 vs 17). On rating, 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

Arcs costs $2.99 and Luminosus $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Arcs against 4.9 for Luminosus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Arcs's written reviews are positive against 71% of Luminosus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcs ships an update every 2 months, Luminosus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Arcs versus Luminosus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcsLuminosus
Price$2.99$0.29 — better
Rating4.8 (56 ratings)4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPomegranate Apps LLCShort Circuit Studio

Customer experience

Arcs

All ratings56 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative5.5%

Luminosus

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Arcs

No in-app purchases

None

Luminosus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arcs free?
Arcs costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luminosus free?
Luminosus costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arcs or Luminosus?
Luminosus is rated higher. Arcs averages 4.8 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Luminosus averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Arcs or Luminosus have ads?
Neither Arcs nor Luminosus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcs or Luminosus?
Arcs ships an update every 2 months, and Luminosus fortnightly. Most recently, Arcs was updated on August 16, 2026 and Luminosus on September 17, 2026.

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