Comparison

ChartFight HD vs Luminosus

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

Head to head
About

ChartFight HD

Engage in naval battles during the Age of Sail. Utilize nautical charts and a bird's eye view to outmaneuver and sink enemy ships. This classic strategy game offers a retro experience with modern device compatibility.

Highlights
  • Age of Sail naval combat
  • Ships-of-the-line, corvettes, brigantines
  • Nautical chart access
  • Bird's eye view of battles
  • Push-button cannon fire
  • Classic strategy gameplay
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The Age of Sail! Ships-of-the-line, corvettes and brigantines battling it out on the high seas. Now imagine their captains carrying iPads: instant access to the latest nautical charts, bird's eye view of battleship disposition, push-button cannon fire... Use the gorgeous interface to find your adversary's ships before they sink yours. This version of the classic strategy game is seriously outdated in a good way.

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

Luminosus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Luminosus at 4.9 against ChartFight HD's 4.0. Luminosus also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). ChartFight HD's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 14.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ChartFight HD costs $0.99 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

Luminosus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luminosus has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of ChartFight HD's written reviews are positive against 71% of Luminosus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChartFight HD ships an update every 32 months, Luminosus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ChartFight HD versus Luminosus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChartFight HDLuminosus
Price$0.99$0.29 — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.4 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul EvenblijShort Circuit Studio

Customer experience

ChartFight HD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Luminosus

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

In-app purchases

None

ChartFight HD

No in-app purchases

None

Luminosus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChartFight HD free?
ChartFight HD costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luminosus free?
Luminosus costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChartFight HD or Luminosus?
Luminosus is rated higher. ChartFight HD averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Luminosus averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.
Do ChartFight HD or Luminosus have ads?
Neither ChartFight HD nor Luminosus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChartFight HD or Luminosus?
ChartFight HD ships an update every 32 months, and Luminosus fortnightly. Most recently, ChartFight HD was updated on June 11, 2026 and Luminosus on September 17, 2026.

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