Comparison

LuXOR vs Polyloop

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

Head to head
About

LuXOR

Features
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Turn out every light. LuXOR is a simple puzzle with a deep twist. Tap a light and it flips, along with its neighbors above, below, and to each side. Your goal is to switch the whole board dark. It sounds easy. Then the third tap undoes your first one, and you start to think. Every puzzle has a par. Solve it at par or better to earn all three stars, or come back later and chase a cleaner solution. There’s no timer and no rush. Just you, the board, and that satisfying moment when the last light goes out. HUNDREDS OF PUZZLES • 3800+ hand-picked puzzles across Easy, Medium, Hard, and Insane difficulty levels. • Boards from quick 5×5 grids up to 9x9 brain-benders • Browse every puzzle, and filter by unplayed or anything under three stars LEARN THE TRICK • A built-in Tips guide teaches “chasing the lights,” a method that solves any 5×5 board • Learn the patterns, the strategy, and a little of the math behind the game • Stuck? Tap Hint for a nudge in the right direction MAKE IT YOURS • Eight glowing themes, from classic white to deep red and indigo • A fresh design built for iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape WHY “LuXOR”? Lux is Latin for light. XOR is the logic behind every tap: press a light once and it flips, press it twice and it’s back where it started. Once you see it that way, the puzzles start to open up. LuXOR is free to play and supported by ads. Prefer it quiet? A one-time in-app purchase removes the ads for good. Made by one developer at BluMonkey Software, who still gets a kick out of the last light going dark.

About

Polyloop

A handcrafted puzzle game that challenges your logic and strategy by connecting lines to form a single continuous loop. Offers daily challenges, a minimalist design, and hundreds of puzzles for endless fun. Perfect for unwinding or a stimulating mental workout.

Highlights
  • Connect lines to form a single closed loop
  • Numbers indicate surrounding lines
  • Daily challenges with score sharing
  • Minimalist design with customizable themes
  • Hundreds of puzzles across difficulty levels
  • Offline play mode
Features
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Polyloop is a beautiful, ad-free logic game. One rule. One loop. One engaging puzzle per day. Quick to learn, but near-infinite depth to master. **A puzzle every day** A new loop each morning to start your day clear-headed. Quick on a coffee break, calming before bed. **Simple rules, real depth** Make one full loop. Bring every number to zero. The rules take thirty seconds to learn. Hundreds of hand-built puzzles across themed Loop Packs keep you thinking for months, from gentle warm-ups to boards that earn a long, satisfying pause. **A beautiful place to think** Every puzzle sits in its own hand-crafted, living backdrop. No clutter, no chrome, just a calm, gorgeous space made for thinking. **Play anywhere** No connection required. Solve on the subway, on a flight, or off the grid. Polyloop is always ready, no signal needed. **No ads. Ever.** No banners. No pop-ups. No "watch a video to continue." Polyloop respects your attention from the first tap. Just you and the loop. **Built to feel good** Gentle hints when you're stuck. Smooth zoom and undo. A clean, quiet design that gets out of your way. Two simple rules, hundreds of puzzles, zero interruptions. Learn it today. Come back tomorrow. Privacy Policy: https://playpolyloop.com/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LuXOR4 screens
Polyloop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Polyloop at 15.0 against LuXOR's 18.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LuXOR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Polyloop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LuXOR ships an update every 5 months, Polyloop every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
LuXOR versus Polyloop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuXORPolyloop
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluMonkey Software, LLCLightskov, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LuXOR

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
10 purchases

Polyloop

One-time10
  • Hex - Easy$0.99
  • Hex - Hard$0.99
  • Cairo - Easy$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Giant Hexagons$0.99
  • Squares - Easy$0.99
  • Smalligons - Medium$0.99
  • Hex - Medium$0.99
  • Cairo - Hard$0.99
  • Giant Cairo$0.99
  • Loop Pack$0.99

Questions

Is LuXOR free?
LuXOR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Polyloop free?
Polyloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LuXOR or Polyloop have ads?
Neither LuXOR nor Polyloop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LuXOR or Polyloop?
LuXOR ships an update every 5 months, and Polyloop every 6 months. Most recently, LuXOR was updated on October 28, 2026 and Polyloop on October 28, 2026.

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