Light Cross vs Gridcraze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light Cross
A logic puzzle game where players place light bulbs to illuminate all cells on a grid. Follow rules about light beam paths and numbered blocks to solve over 1000 unique stages. Compete with friends via Game Center.
- Place light bulbs to illuminate cells
- Avoid light beam interference
- Numbered blocks indicate adjacent bulbs
- Over 1000 stages
- 26 puzzle packs
- Game Center integration for competition
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Light Cross is a logic puzzle game using "light bulb & beam." Set light bulbs on empty cells and illuminate all cells! This is a great way to kill time! BASIC RULES: Tap any cell on the screen to place a light bulb in it. Light beams from the light bulb spread out in four directions and illuminate all cells in each direction. Each stage is completed when all cells are illuminated AND the following 2 rules are both satisfied: [Rule One] No light bulbs can be placed in the path of light beams from the other light bulbs. [Rule Two] The numbered blocks show the number of light bulbs you are going to place in the adjacent cells. It is a very simple but arcane puzzle game. Let's start playing now! FEATURES: • Easy operation. • Over 1000 stages in 26 puzzle packs. • Varied new stages will be added frequently. • Cool graphics & sounds • Support for Game Center: Let's play and compete with your friends! ABOUT ADS & ADD-ON: • Ads are included in the free app (Ads can be removed by purchasing an add-on). • Although over 200 free stages are included in the app, more stages can be played by purchasing additional puzzle packs. PRIVACY POLICY: This app includes; - advertisement - add-ons (In-App Purchases) - a function to post on the SNSs * No automatic post without operation. - links to Keaton.com apps and the official site - score data collection for displaying rankings * By signing in the Game Center, play data such as the score will be automatically sent to the server and your account name and score will be shown on the leaderboard.
Gridcraze
A challenging puzzle game where players flick blocks across a grid to reach a goal. The objective is to find the shortest path, with higher scores awarded for fewer moves. Hints are available for difficult levels.
- Flick blocks on a grid
- Reach goal points
- Minimize moves for higher scores
- Find shortest paths
- Utilize hints for difficult stages
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Gridcraze is a puzzle game that flick the block placed on the grid and leads them to the goal point. The fewer you move the block, the higher your score. Find the shortest path on all stages! You can also see hints on difficult stages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gridcraze at 5.0 against Light Cross's 4.6. Gridcraze also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Light Cross's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Light Cross sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Gridcraze sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gridcraze holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light Cross has 51 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Light Cross's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gridcraze's.
Light Cross ships an update every 9 months, Gridcraze every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Cross | Gridcraze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keaton.com | Ninicode |
Customer experience
Light Cross
Gridcraze
In-app purchases
Light Cross
- Green PackFree
- Red PackFree
- Blue Pack 2$0.99
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- Green Pack 2$0.99
- Red Pack 2$0.99
- Blue Pack 3$0.99
- Green Pack 3$0.99
- Red Pack 3$0.99
- Blue Pack 4$0.99
- Red Pack 4$0.99
Gridcraze
- Small Hint Pack$0.49
- Medium Hint Pack$0.99
- Large Hint Pack$1.99
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- Full Version$1.99








