Comparison

Lights Out Arcade vs Chess Mayhem

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic 5x5 grid gameplay
  • Smart hint system
  • Timer and move counter
  • Personal statistics and high scores
  • Satisfying haptic feedback
  • Four difficulty levels
Features
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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.

About

Chess Mayhem

Experience classic chess with a unique twist, featuring a variety of new pieces like the dragon and camel. Enjoy strategic gameplay against AI opponents or challenge friends online. The core rules remain, but the new pieces introduce exciting strategic possibilities.

Highlights
  • New unique chess pieces
  • Classic chess rules
  • Play against AI
  • Online multiplayer via Game Center
  • Multiple AI difficulty levels
Features
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Classic chess with a twist... a whole new suite of pieces! Meet the dragon, camel, scout, and more. The rules of the game are the same. But the pieces behave completely differently. Its chess... with a touch of mayhem. Play against AI (easy, medium, hard) or online against your friends via Game Center!

Screenshots

Lights Out Arcade4 screens
Chess Mayhem3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Mayhem at none against Lights Out Arcade's 1. Chess Mayhem also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lights Out Arcade's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lights Out Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess Mayhem asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lights Out Arcade against 5.0 for Chess Mayhem. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lights Out Arcade versus Chess Mayhem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLights Out ArcadeChess Mayhem
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArcadeGeek LTDNathan Anthony

Customer experience

Lights Out Arcade

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chess Mayhem

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lights Out Arcade

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Chess Mayhem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lights Out Arcade free?
Lights Out Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Mayhem free?
Chess Mayhem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lights Out Arcade or Chess Mayhem?
Lights Out Arcade and Chess Mayhem are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Lights Out Arcade or Chess Mayhem have ads?
Lights Out Arcade shows ads; Chess Mayhem does not.

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