Comparison

LOOPical Lite vs Sundown

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

Head to head
About

LOOPical Lite

Navigate a labyrinth by drawing a single path that visits every square exactly once, forming a loop. Solve puzzles to reveal a mystery photo and quote. Enjoy graduated difficulty and check your progress.

Highlights
  • Draw a single loop path
  • Visit all squares exactly once
  • Solve puzzles to reveal images
  • Graduated difficulty
  • Progress tracking
  • Optional sound effects
Features
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Love playing PathPix? Tickle your brain cells even more! Twist and turn to find your way through a LOOPical labyrinth. In each puzzle you'll be looking for the one path that visits all of the squares in the grid exactly once to make a LOOP. Solve all the puzzles in a chapter to reveal a mystery photo and quote, step by step. LOOPICAL LITE FEATURES ---3 Chapters - 27 puzzles ---A LOOPical photo and quote for each chapter ---Graduated difficulty ---Check your progress at any point in the game ---Optional sound effects and music SIMPLE RULES - COMPLEX PUZZLES ---Draw a closed LOOP that goes through EVERY empty square on the board once and only once. ---Some squares hold shiny black or white blocks. These squares are - blocked. The loop does not go there. ---Some squares contain clues that restrict the way you can go: +Yellow = go this way. +Red = go straight. +Blue = must turn. TIPS ---You don't have to draw the whole loop at once. Draw pieces of the loop, places where you know it must go, and then connect the pieces. ---Take a wrong turn? No problem. Draw backwards or use the undo button or the eraser. ---All puzzles can be solved logically, but you can always resort to intuition if you get stuck! ENJOY the 27 puzzles in LOOPical Lite. Then give yourself a treat - buy LOOPical for hours and hours of fun. LOOPical includes 108 all new beautiful puzzles ranging from very small to very large and from super easy to super hard. Test your LOOPicality! LOOPical is based on the original PC game "LOOPical" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.

About

Sundown

A logic puzzle game where you fill grids with suns and moons using pure deduction. Offers daily challenges, adjustable grid sizes and difficulty, and hints to guide your problem-solving. Track your progress and achievements as you master the puzzles.

Highlights
  • Pure logic deduction puzzles
  • Daily Challenge puzzles
  • Multiple grid sizes (6x6 to 12x12)
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Step-by-step deduction hints
  • Puzzle sharing via codes
  • Stats, streaks, and achievements
Features
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Sundown is a clean, challenging logic puzzle game about filling a grid with suns and moons. Every puzzle has one solution and can be solved by pure deduction. No guessing, no trial and error. Fill each 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, or 12x12 grid by following simple logic rules: each row and column needs an equal number of suns and moons, no three matching symbols can appear in a row, and edge clues show when neighboring cells must match or differ. Play a fresh Daily Challenge every day, choose new puzzles by size and difficulty, or share a puzzle code so friends can solve the same board. Sundown is great for fans of logic games, number puzzles, grid puzzles, brain training, Sudoku, Tango, binary puzzles, and deduction games. Stuck? Step-by-step hints teach the next deduction without immediately spoiling the answer. Track your stats, solve streak, best times, and achievements as you improve. Sundown is free to play with optional rewarded ads. Premium is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited play, Expert puzzles, premium themes, custom sun and moon symbols, and removes ads. No subscription. Features: • Pure logic puzzles with one solution • Daily Challenge puzzle • 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, and 12x12 grids • Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert difficulty • Step-by-step hints that teach deduction • Puzzle codes for sharing boards • Stats, streaks, best times, and achievements • Streak reminders and freeze safeguards • Premium themes and custom symbols • No account required

Screenshots

LOOPical Lite4 screens
Sundown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sundown at 5.0 against LOOPical Lite's 2.0. Sundown also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 20 months). LOOPical Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Sundown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LOOPical Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sundown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOOPical Lite ships an update every 20 months, Sundown every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LOOPical Lite versus Sundown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOOPical LiteSundown
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris PixtonNicholas Coleman

Customer experience

LOOPical Lite

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sundown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LOOPical Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sundown

One-time1
  • Unlimited Play$2.99

Questions

Is LOOPical Lite free?
LOOPical Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sundown free?
Sundown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LOOPical Lite or Sundown?
Sundown is rated higher. LOOPical Lite averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Sundown averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do LOOPical Lite or Sundown have ads?
Sundown shows ads; LOOPical Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, LOOPical Lite or Sundown?
LOOPical Lite ships an update every 20 months, and Sundown every 10 days. Most recently, LOOPical Lite was updated on October 4, 2026 and Sundown on October 1, 2026.

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