Lights Out* vs Lights Out Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lights Out*
A logic puzzle game where the objective is to turn off all the lights. Tapping a light also affects its adjacent lights, requiring strategic thinking to solve each level.
- Turn off all lights
- Tap to toggle lights
- Affects adjacent lights
- Strategic puzzle solving
- Simple tap interface
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Turn off all the lights. Tapping a light toggles it and the adjacent lights.
Lights Out Arcade
Test your logic and strategy in this classic puzzle game. Tap lights to toggle them and their neighbors, aiming to turn off all lights with the fewest moves. Features multiple difficulty levels and a smart hint system.
- Classic 5x5 grid gameplay
- Smart hint system
- Timer and move counter
- Personal statistics and high scores
- Satisfying haptic feedback
- Four difficulty levels
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Turn off the lights and test your logic skills in this beautifully crafted puzzle game. Lights Out is the timeless brain teaser where every tap matters. Touch a light to toggle it and its neighbours - but be careful, each move changes the board in unexpected ways. Your goal: switch off every light using the fewest moves possible. FOUR DIFFICULTY LEVELS - Practice: Learn the ropes with unlimited hints - Easy: 10 hints to guide your strategy - Medium: 5 hints for a balanced challenge - Hard: No hints - pure puzzle solving FEATURES - Classic 5x5 grid gameplay - Smart hint system powered by mathematical algorithms - Timer and move counter to track your efficiency - Personal statistics and high scores - Satisfying haptic feedback - Clean, arcade-inspired design Whether you have five minutes or fifty, Lights Out offers the perfect mental workout. Simple to learn, endlessly challenging to master. From ArcadeGeek LTD - bringing classic games to modern devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lights Out* at none against Lights Out Arcade's 1. Lights Out* also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). Lights Out Arcade's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Lights Out Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lights Out* asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lights Out* against 5.0 for Lights Out Arcade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Lights Out* ships an update weekly, Lights Out Arcade daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lights Out* | Lights Out Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Berson | ArcadeGeek LTD |
Customer experience
Lights Out*
Lights Out Arcade
In-app purchases
Lights Out*
No in-app purchases
Lights Out Arcade
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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