Comparison

Lightbot vs Inch Worm by White Pixels

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

Head to head
About

Lightbot

This game teaches programming logic through engaging puzzles. Players guide a robot using commands to solve levels, fostering an understanding of procedures, loops, and conditionals. It's an excellent introduction to coding for kids and puzzle enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Programming logic puzzles
  • Robot guidance with commands
  • Teaches procedures, loops, conditionals
  • 50 levels and 20 challenge stars
  • Multiplayer progress tracking
  • Multiple language support
Features
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Featured by Apple in over 100 countries *Best New Apps and Games* *Best for Learning to Code* *Best in Hot Educational Games* Get kids hooked on coding within minutes! Lightbot is a programming puzzle game- a game whose game mechanics require using programming logic to solve levels. Simply guiding a robot to light up tiles and solve levels using commands, Lightbot cultivates a real understanding of procedures, loops, and conditionals. Educators around the world are choosing to use Lightbot first when introducing their students to programming, coding and Computer Science. Lightbot features 50 levels and 20 challenge stars to collect and is a must-have for puzzle enthusiasts. This version of Lightbot can be played in English, French, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Slovenian, Romanian, Indonesian, German, Polish, Danish, Croatian, Dutch, Slovak, Czech, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai, Hindi, Swedish, Finnish and Hungarian! Just hit the associated flag icon on the main screen to select a language. Lightbot features multiple save slots and separate progress tracking for multiple players. Multiple players can advance at their own pace in their own save slot, and also compete on number of levels finished, number of stars collected and number of overall commands used to complete the game. There are NO in-app purchases in Lightbot.

About

Inch Worm by White Pixels

This game challenges young players to guide a character home through a series of puzzles. It encourages problem-solving and critical thinking in a safe, non-violent environment. Designed for children, it offers offline play and no in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Problem-solving challenges
  • 72 unique puzzles
  • Safe and non-violent gameplay
  • Offline play
  • Ad-free experience
  • No in-app purchases
Currently charting
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Kids develop problem-solving skills by facing challenges, getting stuck, struggling a bit, then finding the solution. A little giggling always helps. Kids lead Inch home, past the cherries, acorns, leaves, snails, ladybugs, and dragonflies. 72 Puzzles. Ages 6+ Inch Worm was designed with kids in mind. It’s safe, non-violent, and ad-free. It runs offline. There are no in-app purchases and no links to outside content. Enjoy the game! Rick Meyers

Screenshots

Lightbot4 screens
Inch Worm by White Pixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inch Worm by White Pixels at 100% against Lightbot's 85%. Inch Worm by White Pixels also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). Lightbot's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Lightbot costs $2.99 and Inch Worm by White Pixels $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inch Worm by White Pixels holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Lightbot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inch Worm by White Pixels's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightbot ships an update every 2 months, Inch Worm by White Pixels every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Lightbot versus Inch Worm by White Pixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightbotInch Worm by White Pixels
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.5 (38 ratings)4.7 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpriteBox LLCRichard Meyers

Customer experience

Lightbot

All ratings38 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.2%

Inch Worm by White Pixels

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lightbot

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes on open/startup
  • App crashes during gameplay/levels
  • Conditional level 2 bug
  • Play button covers code in Conditional level
  • Not loading due to iOS version
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  • English levels not working on iPod 4th gen
  • Crashing on 4th gen iPod/iPad

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels
  • Puzzle editor/user-created levels
  • Hint system
  • Ability to listen to music while playing
  • Unlockable content/robot customization
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  • More reward for completing challenges
  • More levels to reinforce concepts
  • Solutions page

Inch Worm by White Pixels

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lightbot

No in-app purchases

None

Inch Worm by White Pixels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightbot free?
Lightbot costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inch Worm by White Pixels free?
Inch Worm by White Pixels costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lightbot or Inch Worm by White Pixels?
Inch Worm by White Pixels is rated higher. Lightbot averages 4.5 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Inch Worm by White Pixels averages 4.7 from 26 ratings.
Do Lightbot or Inch Worm by White Pixels have ads?
Neither Lightbot nor Inch Worm by White Pixels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightbot or Inch Worm by White Pixels?
Lightbot ships an update every 2 months, and Inch Worm by White Pixels every 4 months. Most recently, Lightbot was updated on September 30, 2026 and Inch Worm by White Pixels on September 12, 2026.

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