Comparison

Lums vs FingerCuts

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

Head to head
About

Lums

Engage in a physics-based puzzle adventure where you use five unique characters with distinct abilities to defeat vampires by destroying their hideouts. Explore an organic, dark world filled with intricate details and challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Action physics puzzle gameplay
  • Five distinct Lum characters
  • Physically realistic real-time 2D soft shadows
  • Intuitive touch-device controls
  • 68 unique levels
  • 204 stars to collect
  • Over 50 achievements
Features
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"A Brilliant and Refreshing Puzzler." - Eric Ford, Touch Arcade, 4.5/5 "Lums is a physics puzzler that gives the player an astounding amount of agency, which makes it so much more fun than other, luck-based physics puzzlers." - Carter Dotson, 148 Apps, 4.5/5 + Editor's Choice "Lums demonstrates that there's still some originality left in the dark corners of the physics-based puzzle genre." - Nadia Oxford, Pocket Gamer, 8/10 + Silver Award ---------------------------------------- The Vampires invaded Lums world. The only way to stop them is to destroy their hideouts in the shadows and expose them to the light. Use 5 different Lums in this beautiful action physics puzzle game. Destroy everything with Cannonball Lum, create spotlights with Light Lum, use Antigravity Lum to make their hideouts fly away, or turn them into glass by using Transparent Lum. Sometimes you just need to turn everything into stone. Stone Lum can handle that. Features: - First game on the App Store with physically realistic realtime 2D soft shadows - Completely new type of intuitive and very precise controls which are designed to work on touch devices only - Organic dark world full of small details - 5 characters with very different abilities - 68 unique levels - 204 stars to collect - More than 50 achievements - Leaderboards for best players

About

FingerCuts

Slice objects to make them fall and collect stars in this addictive game. With numerous levels and variety, it offers hours of engaging gameplay. Experience simple yet challenging fun.

Highlights
  • Object slicing gameplay
  • Star collection mechanics
  • Addictive challenges
  • Numerous levels
  • Variety in gameplay
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Slice objects to make them fall and collect the stars! Simple yet highly addictive with some great challenges! Lots of levels and variety to keep you playing for days! Install FingerCuts now!

Screenshots

Lums4 screens
FingerCuts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lums at 92% against FingerCuts's 17%. Lums also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4). FingerCuts's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

FingerCuts is free to download; Lums costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lums holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Lums's written reviews are positive against 17% of FingerCuts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lums ships an update every 17 months, FingerCuts every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lums versus FingerCuts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumsFingerCuts
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better3.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB181 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperVladimir HrincarEntity3 Limited

Customer experience

Lums

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative2.0%

FingerCuts

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral50.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Lums

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes (mentioned once, but resolved by user)
  • Touchscreen not responsive on iPad Air (specific device issue)

Requested features

6 requests
  • Release new levels
  • Update for latest iDevices
  • Add more levels
  • Level editor
  • Creepier music and monsters
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  • More sinister looking monsters

FingerCuts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lums

No in-app purchases

None

FingerCuts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lums free?
Lums costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FingerCuts free?
FingerCuts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lums or FingerCuts?
Lums is rated higher. Lums averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while FingerCuts averages 3.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Lums or FingerCuts have ads?
Neither Lums nor FingerCuts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lums or FingerCuts?
Lums ships an update every 17 months, and FingerCuts every 2 months. Most recently, Lums was updated on October 16, 2026 and FingerCuts on October 3, 2026.

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