Lights Out Arcade vs Críptico
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Críptico
Daily word puzzles including cryptic crosswords, word building, word guessing, and Sudoku. Track your streaks and compete with friends through daily, weekly, and monthly rankings.
- Daily cryptic crosswords
- Word building puzzles
- Word guessing games
- Multiple Sudoku difficulty levels
- Streak tracking for each game
- Cloud sync with free account
- Friend leaderboards
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¡Tus nuevos juegos favoritos viven aquí! Crucigrama críptico, sudoku, adivina la palabra y encuentra el pangrama: cuatro puzzles nuevos cada día. CRÍPTICO El puzzle diario de crucigramas crípticos en español. Cada pista tiene dos capas: una definición directa y un juego de palabras que hay que descifrar. Cinco intentos. Anagramas, palabras escondidas, reversiones, homófonos... La superficie de la pista está diseñada para despistarte. Tu trabajo es separar el ruido de la señal. Incluye una guía completa para aprender las técnicas del críptico desde cero. COLMENA Forma el máximo de palabras posibles con las siete letras del panal de hoy. Todas deben incluir la letra central. Encuentra un pangrama, una palabra que use las siete, y suma puntos extra. PALABRA Adivina la palabra de cinco letras en seis intentos. Verde, amarillo o gris te dicen si vas por buen camino. SUDOKU Tres niveles cada día, fácil, medio y difícil, con modo de notas y cronómetro opcional. Cada juego tiene su propia racha, independiente de las demás. ¡Intenta mantener todas encendidas, perderlas duele! Puedes jugar sin cuenta. Con una cuenta gratuita, tu racha se guarda en la nube, sincronizada en todos tus dispositivos, y puedes añadir amigos y comparar puntuaciones en un ranking diario, semanal, mensual o histórico, con el desglose de puntos de cada juego. Un puzzle nuevo cada día, en los cuatro juegos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Críptico at none against Lights Out Arcade's 1. Críptico also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). Lights Out Arcade's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Críptico asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lights Out Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Críptico has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lights Out Arcade ships an update daily, Críptico every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lights Out Arcade | Críptico |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ArcadeGeek LTD | Llorenc Poy Ventura |
Customer experience
Lights Out Arcade
Críptico
In-app purchases
Lights Out Arcade
- Remove Ads$0.99
Críptico
No in-app purchases
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