DigitsHelper vs LuXOR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DigitsHelper
Engage your logic and arithmetic skills in this puzzle game. Combine six numbers using basic operators to reach a target value. Create your own challenges or get help with existing ones.
- Logic and arithmetic puzzles
- Reach target values
- Use four basic operators
- Puzzle editor
- Hint system
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DigitsHelper is a fun puzzle game that combines logic and arithmetic skills. You are presented with a target value and six numbers. The goal is to reach the target value using any combination of the four basic arithmetic operators. To execute an operation, just select the first number, then the operation, then the second number. If you're feeling stuck, you can get hints up to the full solution. DigitsHelper also includes a puzzle editor, so you can create your own puzzles or get hints on another puzzle you're having trouble with.
LuXOR
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Turn out every light. LuXOR is a simple puzzle with a deep twist. Tap a light and it flips, along with its neighbors above, below, and to each side. Your goal is to switch the whole board dark. It sounds easy. Then the third tap undoes your first one, and you start to think. Every puzzle has a par. Solve it at par or better to earn all three stars, or come back later and chase a cleaner solution. There’s no timer and no rush. Just you, the board, and that satisfying moment when the last light goes out. HUNDREDS OF PUZZLES • 3800+ hand-picked puzzles across Easy, Medium, Hard, and Insane difficulty levels. • Boards from quick 5×5 grids up to 9x9 brain-benders • Browse every puzzle, and filter by unplayed or anything under three stars LEARN THE TRICK • A built-in Tips guide teaches “chasing the lights,” a method that solves any 5×5 board • Learn the patterns, the strategy, and a little of the math behind the game • Stuck? Tap Hint for a nudge in the right direction MAKE IT YOURS • Eight glowing themes, from classic white to deep red and indigo • A fresh design built for iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape WHY “LuXOR”? Lux is Latin for light. XOR is the logic behind every tap: press a light once and it flips, press it twice and it’s back where it started. Once you see it that way, the puzzles start to open up. LuXOR is free to play and supported by ads. Prefer it quiet? A one-time in-app purchase removes the ads for good. Made by one developer at BluMonkey Software, who still gets a kick out of the last light going dark.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DigitsHelper at none against LuXOR's 1. DigitsHelper also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. LuXOR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DigitsHelper asks for nothing beyond the download.
DigitsHelper ships an update every 10 months, LuXOR every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DigitsHelper | LuXOR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Rogoff | BluMonkey Software, LLC |
In-app purchases
DigitsHelper
No in-app purchases
LuXOR
- Remove ads$1.99









