Lums vs WoodPecker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
WoodPecker
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You can play the Woodpecker - Bird Dash game app which simulates the FAST action of a bird that tries its way to dash trees into wood pieces. The challenge is for you to guide the bird to avoid danger while it dashes hard onto its head by the tree trunk. Sounds are enhanced to simulate wood cracking feel. What is the ultimate goal of the Woodpecker - Bird Dash game app ? It is to keep the bird away from danger avoiding to be hit by the tree branches above its head, while it races its way to the top of the tree to next level of the game play. Use your left or right finger to tap on the screen to guide the woodpecker to move quickly from being hit. Once the tree branch hit the woodpecker or when you are unable to help the bird to cut down the tree within the time & life span, it’s game over, and you will need to start the game all over again. With this Woodpecker - Bird Dash game app, you can move to next level of game play once the bird successfully dashes all the tree trunk and reach the top of the tree. The new version has added endless level of game play where you will face with fresh dangers and challenges. Brand New Key Features of Woodpecker - Bird Dash free Game app:- - New Stages - New PowerUp (SuperPeck) - New Challenge (Bird will freeze and dropping branches) - Leaderboard to motivate players Key tips to play the game well - Be fast but observant at the same time - Utilise the power ups to increase your scores - Try to stay at the top of the leaderboard at all times To enjoy the game, the bird must use its super sonic power to dash the wood into pieces as quickly as possible. Download the woodpecker Bird Dash game app now while it is still free
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WoodPecker at Free against Lums's $1.99. WoodPecker also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On 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
WoodPecker is free to download; Lums costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lums ships an update every 17 months, WoodPecker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lums | WoodPecker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | +9 |
| Developer | Vladimir Hrincar | AppAsia Tech Sdn. Bhd. |
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
WoodPecker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lums
No in-app purchases
WoodPecker
No in-app purchases









