Comparison

Lightbot vs Tiiny Golf

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

Tiiny Golf

Features
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Ready to tee off on a unique golfing adventure? Tiny Golf combines the strategic depth of golf with the excitement of dice rolling in a beautifully minimalist package! GAME FEATURES: Unique Dice-Rolling Mechanics Roll the dice and plan your moves carefully! When you're close to the hole, the stakes get higher as your dice rolls become more precise. Two Exciting Game Modes - Single Player - Perfect your strategy and challenge yourself - Multiplayer - Play with friends in real-time matches Beautiful Minimalist Design - Clean, modern visuals - Soothing color palette - Smooth animations - Relaxing gameplay experience Dynamic Course Elements - Navigate around trees - Cross sandy bunkers - Avoid water hazards - Find the optimal path to victory Intuitive Controls - Simple tap controls - Easy to learn, challenging to master - Perfect for all skill levels Additional Features - Real-time multiplayer matches - Track your moves and compete for the best score - Haptic feedback for immersive gameplay - Ambient sound effects - Create or join rooms for multiplayer games Whether you're looking for a quick solo challenge or an engaging multiplayer match, Tiny Golf offers the perfect blend of strategy, luck, and skill. Download now and join the fun! No ads, no in-app purchases - just pure golfing fun!

Screenshots

Lightbot4 screens
Tiiny Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tiiny Golf at Free against Lightbot's $2.99. Lightbot's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tiiny Golf is free to download; Lightbot costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lightbot versus Tiiny Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightbotTiiny Golf
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpriteBox LLCArvindpal Singh

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

Tiiny Golf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lightbot

No in-app purchases

None

Tiiny Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightbot free?
Lightbot costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiiny Golf free?
Tiiny Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lightbot or Tiiny Golf have ads?
Neither Lightbot nor Tiiny Golf shows ads.

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