Comparison

Enigmo 2 vs Bend the Light

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

Head to head
About

Enigmo 2

Guide streams of water, plasma, and lasers into containers using various puzzle pieces. This 3D puzzle game features new gameplay elements and 50 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • 3D puzzle gameplay
  • Redirect water, plasma, and laser streams
  • Utilize puzzle pieces
  • New gameplay elements (lasers, teleporters, etc.)
  • 50 all-new levels
  • Original music soundtrack
Features
Currently charting
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The best puzzle game for the iPhone has entered a new dimension! Enigmo 2 is the successor to our award winning puzzle game, Enigmo. There are streams of falling water droplets, plasma and laser beams, and your goal is to get them into their container by using the various puzzle piece that you are given. Enigmo 2 goes to a new dimension as the puzzles are now three-dimensional! We've also added tons of new gameplay elements including lasers, plasma, gravetoids, teleporters, gravity inverters, etc. There are 50 all new levels in Enigmo 2, and an awesome music soundtrack! The original Enigmo won the 2008 Best iPhone Game award from Apple, among many other awards, and it is one of the Top 20 best selling iPhone apps of all time. Enigmo 2 raises the bar even farther with increased performance, more dazzling graphics, and even better gameplay. Watch the video on YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ZQzm-SBDQ&fmt=22

About

Bend the Light

A puzzle game where you manipulate lasers and mirrors to hit targets. It features over 50 pre-made levels and a robust editor for creating and sharing your own challenges with a community of players.

Highlights
  • Over 50 hand-crafted puzzles
  • Puzzle editor for custom levels
  • Share and play user-made puzzles
  • Hint system for assistance
  • Laser and mirror deflection gameplay
Features
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Bend the Light is a puzzle game of lasers and mirrors. Your goal is to build constructions that deflect beams so they hit desingated targets. It offers levels ranging from easy distractions to hard challenges. # Features - More than 50 hand-crafted puzzles - A puzzle editor. Build your own levels! - Share your puzzles with other players - Access to other user-made puzzles - Hint function to help you to find the solutions

Screenshots

Enigmo 24 screens
Bend the Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bend the Light at Free against Enigmo 2's $1.99. Bend the Light also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Enigmo 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Bend the Light is free to download; Enigmo 2 costs $1.99 up front. Bend the Light sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Enigmo 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bend the Light holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Enigmo 2 has 54 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Enigmo 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bend the Light's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Enigmo 2 ships an update every 5 months, Bend the Light every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Enigmo 2 versus Bend the Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnigmo 2Bend the Light
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (54 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#141 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPangea Software, Inc.Stanley Lam

Customer experience

Enigmo 2

All ratings54 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral11.6%
Negative31.8%

Bend the Light

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Enigmo 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes after first level on iOS 5/6
  • Pieces disappearing into the puzzle environment
  • Inconsistent 3D object placement and rotation
  • Inability to access in-game instructions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add level skip or hint options
  • Implement better 3D camera controls
  • Include in-game tutorials for new mechanics
  • Allow saving progress on partially completed levels
  • Provide more levels and content updates

Bend the Light

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Enigmo 2

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Bend the Light

One-time6
  • 3 hints$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Premium Pack$0.99
Show 3 more
  • 10 hints$1.99
  • 30 hints$4.99
  • 75 hints$9.99

Questions

Is Enigmo 2 free?
Enigmo 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bend the Light free?
Bend the Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Enigmo 2 or Bend the Light?
Bend the Light is rated higher. Enigmo 2 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Bend the Light averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Enigmo 2 or Bend the Light have ads?
Bend the Light shows ads; Enigmo 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Enigmo 2 or Bend the Light?
Enigmo 2 ships an update every 5 months, and Bend the Light every 6 months. Most recently, Enigmo 2 was updated on October 18, 2026 and Bend the Light on September 29, 2026.

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