Comparison

Starlight vs Star Groups

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

Head to head
About

Starlight

Arrange cosmic lenses on a grid to guide star orbs into constellation sockets. This logic puzzle game offers a serene, dark-mode experience with handcrafted levels and no time pressure.

Highlights
  • 60 handcrafted logic levels
  • Sleek dark-mode aesthetics
  • 3-star efficiency rating system
  • Game Center leaderboards & achievements
  • Daily rewards and streaks
  • No timers or pressure
Features
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Can you align the celestial lenses and illuminate the night sky? Welcome to Starlight: Star Logic Puzzle, an elegant and satisfying spatial logic-puzzle game designed for puzzle enthusiasts, brain-teaser fans, and casual gamers seeking a serene, dark-mode challenge. Your mission is to maneuver cosmic glass lenses across deep space grid maps, transporting glowing Star Orbs into unlit constellation sockets. Think ahead, plan your moves, and ignite every constellation while navigating around space monoliths and obstacles! Key Features: • 60 Handcrafted Logic Levels: Challenge your spatial reasoning across 5 cosmic sectors - Orion, Pegasus, Andromeda, Cygnus, and Cassiopeia! • Sleek Dark-Mode Aesthetics: Immerse yourself in a relaxing deep-space galaxy map with glowing neon accents, frosted glass lenses, and starburst alignment effects. • 3-Star Efficiency Rating: Complete levels in the fewest moves possible to earn 3 stars on every stage. • Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements: Compete with puzzle enthusiasts worldwide on Game Center with 10 custom cosmic achievements and 3 global leaderboards. • Daily Rewards & Streaks: Log in daily to claim celestial rewards and keep your star streak active! • Pure Logic & Zero Pressure: Easy to learn, deeply satisfying to master, with no timers or stressful countdowns. • Uninterrupted Puzzle Solving: Zero mid-level ad interruptions. Option to permanently remove banner & interstitial ads. How to Play: 1. Slide the cosmic glass lenses across the space grid. 2. Align Star Orbs over open sky sockets. 3. Lock the Star Orbs in place to light up the constellation. 4. Once cleared of its Star Orb, empty glass lenses stay on the board to help you position the remaining lenses! Can you master every sector and become the ultimate Starlight Astronomer? Download Starlight: Star Logic Puzzle today and ignite the night sky!

About

Star Groups

A minimalist logic puzzle game where you connect scattered stars into constellations using row and column clues. It offers simple rules with deep logic, designed for quick play sessions with increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • Connect scattered stars
  • Solve constellation puzzles
  • Use row and column clues
  • Minimalist visual design
  • Short, pick-up-and-play puzzles
  • Increasingly challenging levels
Features
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The stars are already on the grid. Connect the ones that belong to the same constellation. The number on each row and column counts main stars, not every star in that line. In a constellation, the main star is the one at the top-left. After you connect them, the main star stays the same size. The others shrink. You work from the numbers. It feels like a logic puzzle. It is not Sudoku, and the shape is not given in advance.

Screenshots

Starlight4 screens
Star Groups3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Star Groups at daily against Starlight's weekly. Star Groups also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Starlight's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. 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 — 5.0 for Starlight against 5.0 for Star Groups. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Starlight ships an update weekly, Star Groups daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Starlight versus Star Groups: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarlightStar Groups
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel KovacTypress

Customer experience

Starlight

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Star Groups

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

In-app purchases

None

Starlight

No in-app purchases

None

Star Groups

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Starlight free?
Starlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Groups free?
Star Groups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Starlight or Star Groups?
Starlight and Star Groups are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Starlight or Star Groups have ads?
Both Starlight and Star Groups show ads.
Which is updated more often, Starlight or Star Groups?
Starlight ships an update weekly, and Star Groups daily. Most recently, Starlight was updated on October 21, 2026 and Star Groups on October 24, 2026.

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