Comparison

Lights Out vs Chessdoku

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

Head to head
About

Lights Out

Features
Read full description

Lights Out is a timeless puzzle game that challenges your logic, strategy, and patience. The rules are simple, yet the challenge is endlessly engaging: tap a cell to toggle its light and its four neighbors, with the ultimate goal of turning every light OFF. Choose from three board sizes — 4x4, 5x5, and 6x6 — to match your preferred level of challenge. Each board comes with three difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard, ensuring that both beginners and experienced puzzle lovers can enjoy the game at their own pace. Light Up is a logic puzzle where you place light bulbs to illuminate every white cell. Bulbs shine horizontally and vertically until blocked by black cells. Numbered black cells indicate how many adjacent bulbs they require. Bulbs must not illuminate each other, so careful planning is essential to solve the grid. Customize your experience with sound on/off settings, and keep track of your progress through the built-in win record system, which saves your victories and motivates you to improve. Whether you are looking for a quick brain exercise during a break, or a deeper puzzle to spend your time with, Lights Out is the perfect choice. Its clean design and addictive gameplay make it suitable for all ages. Can you master the puzzle and switch off every light? Download now and put your mind to the test!

About

Chessdoku

This logic puzzle game combines Sudoku-style placement with chess piece attack rules. Solve over 1,500 unique puzzles across five distinct game modes, with a daily challenge for all players. Enjoy a pure, offline experience with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Sudoku-style piece placement
  • Chess piece attack logic
  • Five unique game modes
  • 1,500 puzzles
  • Daily challenge
  • Offline play
  • Hint system with deductions
Features
Read full description

Place the given chess pieces so every row and column holds exactly one piece — and no piece threatens another. That's Chessdoku: the discipline of Sudoku, the geometry of chess. NO GUESSING, EVER Every puzzle is generated by a built-in deduction engine and verified solvable by pure logic. Stuck? The hint doesn't just drop a piece — it explains the deduction you could have made. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY - Classic — open square boards, from a gentle 4×4 to the deep end - Panorama — wide boards that bend your instincts - Fortress — frozen pawn walls cut the lines, so extra pieces fit - Command — you place the pawns, and your pieces need them - Torus — borderless boards where attacks wrap around the edges 300 levels in each mode — 1,500 puzzles in all. EVERY DAY, ONE PUZZLE A daily challenge seeded from the date, identical for every player on Earth. Keep your streak alive and share your result, spoiler-free. THINK WITH YOUR HANDS Cross off dead squares with the X tool, pencil-mark individual piece options Sudoku-style, long-press any piece to see exactly what it attacks, and let the app prove it the moment a position becomes unwinnable. FREE TO PLAY The daily challenge, the tutorial, and a generous run of free levels — including the first 100 in Classic — are free to everyone. One optional purchase unlocks all 1,500 levels and every Quick Play preset — no subscription, ever. YOURS, OFFLINE No account. No ads. No tracking. Puzzles are generated on your device and your progress never leaves it. Seventeen handcrafted board themes, including a colorblind-friendly high-contrast set.

Screenshots

Lights Out4 screens
Chessdoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chessdoku at none against Lights Out's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Lights Out sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chessdoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lights Out ships an update every 2 months, Chessdoku every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lights Out versus Chessdoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLights OutChessdoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHuy HuynhMatt Falk

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lights Out

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

Chessdoku

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$4.99

Questions

Is Lights Out free?
Lights Out is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chessdoku free?
Chessdoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lights Out or Chessdoku have ads?
Lights Out shows ads; Chessdoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Lights Out or Chessdoku?
Lights Out ships an update every 2 months, and Chessdoku every 5 weeks. Most recently, Lights Out was updated on October 25, 2026 and Chessdoku on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons