Comparison

Lights Out Puzzle vs Card Crawl 2

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

Head to head
About

Lights Out Puzzle

A logic puzzle game where players must turn off all the lights on a grid. Tapping a square reverses its state and that of its adjacent squares. Offers increasing difficulty in challenge mode and customizable grids in free mode.

Highlights
  • Turn off all squares
  • Toggle adjacent squares
  • Challenge mode with increasing difficulty
  • Free mode with customizable grids
  • Random grid generation
Read full description

This is a puzzle game where you have to turn off all the squares. Each square will be either lit or unlit. The lighting and unlightinge of the selected square and the squares above, below, left and right will be reversed. The game is cleared when all squares are turned off. - Challenge mode: Each time you clear the level, the level increases and the number of squares increases, maiking it more difficult. - Free mode: You can freely select the number of squares. You can also select a random number of squares.

About

Card Crawl 2

A solitaire dungeon crawler card game where you battle tavern dwellers, defeat monsters, and collect gold. Unlock powerful spells, equipment, and heroes in strategic card battles with new core mechanics and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Strategic solitaire-style card battles
  • Collect new spell cards and equipment
  • Unlock hero cards with unique abilities
  • Offline and online game modes
  • Weekly Tavern Crawl competition
  • Cloud saves and Game Center support
Features
Read full description

Card Crawl 2 is a solitaire dungeon crawler card game. Grab your deck and dive into exciting new game modes, battling your favorite tavern dwellers. Defeat tricky monsters, collect gold, and unlock powerful spell cards, new equipment, and a cast of new and familiar hero cards. About the Game Card Crawl 2 is the official sequel to the beloved original. Once again, you’ll face Hoerni and his friends in clever solitaire-style card battles. This time, a brand-new core mechanic is introduced. Instead of just 4 dungeon cards, you now play with up to 16 cards stacked across 4 columns. Sort, equip, and sell cards to outwit every monster in the deck. Harness plenty of new spell cards and, for the first time, add equipment items to your runs, which add a whole new layer of strategy. Grow your collection and take on a variety of offline and online game modes that will test your skills with each of the newly added hero types. Features -> Fresh twist on Card Crawl’s core gameplay -> Strategic solitaire-style card battles -> Collect and master new spell cards and equipment -> Unlock hero cards with unique abilities -> Play across new and familiar game modes -> Compete with others in the Weekly Tavern Crawl -> Unlock achievements, new cards, and tavern art -> Cloud saves and Game Center support Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lights Out Puzzle4 screens
Card Crawl 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lights Out Puzzle at 100% against Card Crawl 2's 52%. Lights Out Puzzle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Card Crawl 2's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (420 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Card Crawl 2 sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Lights Out Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lights Out Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Crawl 2 has 420 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lights Out Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 52% of Card Crawl 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lights Out Puzzle ships an update every 2 months, Card Crawl 2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lights Out Puzzle versus Card Crawl 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLights Out PuzzleCard Crawl 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (420 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better51.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2420 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB592 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHirokazu UnoArnold Rauers

Customer experience

Lights Out Puzzle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Card Crawl 2

All ratings420 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral11.2%
Negative37.1%

In-app purchases

None

Lights Out Puzzle

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Card Crawl 2

Subscriptions1
  • Tavern Dweller Pass$0.991 Month
One-time6
  • Hero Set Purchase$0.99
  • Chest Pack$0.99
  • Pouchy Upgrade 1$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Pouchy Upgrade 2$5.99
  • Booster Pack$8.99

Questions

Is Lights Out Puzzle free?
Lights Out Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Card Crawl 2 free?
Card Crawl 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lights Out Puzzle or Card Crawl 2?
Lights Out Puzzle is rated higher. Lights Out Puzzle averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Card Crawl 2 averages 4.5 from 420 ratings.
Do Lights Out Puzzle or Card Crawl 2 have ads?
Both Lights Out Puzzle and Card Crawl 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lights Out Puzzle or Card Crawl 2?
Lights Out Puzzle ships an update every 2 months, and Card Crawl 2 weekly. Most recently, Lights Out Puzzle was updated on November 4, 2026 and Card Crawl 2 on November 5, 2026.

Other comparisons