Lights Out 1 vs Overwords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lights Out 1
Navigate a dark room with a flashlight, avoiding traps and finding hidden lightbulbs to escape. Upgrade your light and abilities to overcome challenges in this atmospheric 2D puzzle game. Can you conquer the darkness?
- 50 challenging levels
- Endless mode
- Flashlight upgrades
- Interactive traps
- Atmospheric narration
- Unique abilities
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In this 2D mobile game you are a lone flashlight in a pitch-black room, armed only with a beam of light to guide your way. Navigate through a series of increasingly challenging levels, avoid deadly traps, and find the hidden lightbulb to escape each room. With 50 mind-bending levels and an endless mode, Lights Out offers hours of immersive gameplay. Collect coins along the way to upgrade your flashlight's brightness, speed, and range, or unlock special abilities to help you survive the darkness. But beware—the darkness isn't your only enemy. A taunting narrator will challenge you at every step, making sure you never feel too safe. Can you outsmart the darkness and reach the light? Features: 50 challenging levels with increasing difficulty Endless mode for infinite gameplay Upgrade your flashlight with unique abilities Interactive traps, pressure plates, and more Atmospheric sound effects and taunting narration Easy to learn, difficult to master Download Lights Out now and conquer the darkness!
Overwords
A word game where you stack, fuse, and expand letters to achieve high scores. Features an infinite mode for endless gameplay. It's completely free with no advertisements.
- Stack letters
- Fuse letters
- Expand words
- Infinite mode
- High score chasing
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Overwords returns: stack, fuse, and expand. Now with an infinite mode. Chase your high score for as long as you can. 100% free and no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Overwords at none against Lights Out 1's 4. Overwords also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Lights Out 1 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Overwords asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lights Out 1 against 5.0 for Overwords. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Lights Out 1 ships an update every 4 days, Overwords daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lights Out 1 | Overwords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sanjoy Datta | Maciej Targoni |
Customer experience
Lights Out 1
Overwords
In-app purchases
Lights Out 1
- Handful of Coins$0.99
- Purse of Coins$1.99
- Sack of Coins$2.99
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- Chest of Coins$4.99
Overwords
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Lights Out 1 free?
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