Comparison

Braid Anniversary Edition vs lumen.

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

Head to head
About

Braid Anniversary Edition

Manipulate time to solve intricate platform puzzles in this remastered indie classic. Explore beautifully painted worlds, uncover memories, and enjoy extensive creator commentary. Assemble jigsaw pieces and overcome challenges with unique time-bending mechanics.

Highlights
  • Time manipulation mechanics
  • Subtle platform puzzles
  • Refreshed high-resolution graphics
  • Extensive creator commentary
  • Jigsaw puzzle collection
  • Haunting, evocative score
Features
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Control the flow of time to solve subtle platform puzzles in this update of the indie classic "Braid," featuring refreshed artwork and seriously in-depth creator commentary. Travel from a city house through a series of interconnected worlds where time behaves strangely, searching for an elusive Princess. Along the way you'll explore memories and regrets that still haunt you. This Anniversary Edition remaster of the award-winning platformer contains fully repainted high-resolution graphics, new sound effects and extensive audio commentary. Rewind, pause and use the strange properties of time in each world to run and jump through beautifully painted environments. Avoid hazards, unlock doors and collect jigsaw puzzle pieces to assemble. If you get hung up on a particular puzzle, feel free to move on and return later. This is the game you remember, with all the original challenges and the same haunting, evocative score — but repainted pixel by pixel so that each carefully rendered world comes to life in high resolution. New visual details, animated brushstroke effects and revamped sounds add to the immersive experience. Explore the most extensive developer commentary ever put into a game, with over 15 hours of recorded insight and conversation from developer Jonathan Blow, artist David Hellman and more members of the "Braid" creative team. Navigate it by visiting a new in-game world, which also contains new puzzles and redesigns of classic puzzles.

About

lumen.

Solve intricate puzzles using light, lenses, and mirrors in a charming attic setting. Restore antique inventions with hundreds of family-friendly levels designed for all ages. Enjoy beautiful graphics and a soothing soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Light, lens, and mirror puzzles
  • Hundreds of well-designed levels
  • Family-friendly gameplay
  • Cross-device save functionality
  • Beautiful graphics and music
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
Features
Currently charting
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lumen. is a puzzle game with unique mechanics where you solve levels using light, lenses, and mirrors. You’ll find yourself in an old attic, discovering the mysterious antique box of Ms. Olivia McLumen — a great inventor who lived in Scotland over a hundred years ago. She preserved her inventions in cinematic frames for you to restore. HUNDREDS OF WELL-DESIGNED FAMILY-FRIENDLY LEVELS Use lights, lenses, and mirrors to solve a variety of levels, from easy to challenging. lumen. is family-friendly and suitable for players of all ages. EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO MASTER The game is easy to pick up and play at any time, whether for short or long sessions, on any Apple device with cross-device save functionality. BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS, MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS Dive into a fascinating atmosphere of soothing piano and saxophone melodies within a handcrafted 1800s box, and enjoy all the small details carved within. Enjoy our game! Lykke Studios Team

Screenshots

Braid Anniversary Edition4 screens
lumen.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: lumen. at 4.8 against Braid Anniversary Edition's 4.4. lumen. also leads on chart position (#121 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 2). Braid Anniversary Edition's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Braid Anniversary Edition costs $4.99 and lumen. $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

lumen. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 42 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Braid Anniversary Edition's written reviews are positive against 83% of lumen.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Braid Anniversary Edition versus lumen.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraid Anniversary Editionlumen.
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.4 (11 ratings)4.8 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1142 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#121 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.1 GB507 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThekla, inc.Lykkegaard Europe Limited

Customer experience

Braid Anniversary Edition

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

lumen.

All ratings42 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Braid Anniversary Edition

No in-app purchases

None

lumen.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Braid Anniversary Edition free?
Braid Anniversary Edition costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is lumen. free?
lumen. costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Braid Anniversary Edition or lumen.?
lumen. is rated higher. Braid Anniversary Edition averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while lumen. averages 4.8 from 42 ratings.
Do Braid Anniversary Edition or lumen. have ads?
Neither Braid Anniversary Edition nor lumen. shows ads.

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