Comparison

Trace Back vs Tia's Lights

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

Head to head
About

Trace Back

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Can you find the one true path? "Trace Back" is a minimalist 3D logic puzzle game designed to challenge your spatial reasoning and focus. In a world of floating grids and serene soundscapes, your mission is simple yet demanding: navigate through every single block to reach the goal, without ever crossing your own trail. Key Features: Mind-Bending 3D Puzzles: Explore intricate levels that leverage verticality and perspective. What looks like a dead end might be a hidden path once you rotate the view. Two Unique Gameplay Modes: Solid Mode: A classic tactical experience where visited paths remain as steady footprints. Vanish Mode: For the daring—every block you step on explodes behind you, leaving no room for mistakes. Adaptive Controls: Seamlessly transition between intuitive touch gestures and precise D-pad controls. Zen-Like Experience: Immerse yourself in a clean, aesthetic interface paired with a calming atmospheric soundtrack. Procedural Mastery: Progress through hand-crafted chapters, each introducing new mechanics and increasing complexity. Rules are Simple: Start at the origin. Step on every block exactly once. Reach the orange goal. No turning back. No overlapping. Are you ready to leave your mark? Download Trace Back today and find your way home.

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Tia's Lights

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Turn the wires. Bring the lights home. A cozy circuit puzzle with no ads and no timers. Tia, a young electrician, comes home to reopen Ray's Lights, her grandfather's little repair shop by the ferry. A storm has tangled every wire in town. Help her relight a cozy hometown, one neighbor at a time. HOW IT PLAYS Tap wire tiles to rotate them and guide power from the source to every bulb. Follow numbered stations in order, cross wire bridges and split the power along clever routes. Light the whole circuit to finish a puzzle. A JOURNEY WORTH LIGHTING 320 puzzles in 16 districts. All of Dawn Village — the first 80 — is free; the rest unlock with one optional purchase, The Full Journey. Explore four places, from Dawn Village to Lighthouse Town, and meet the neighbors behind each repair. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE No timers or energy limits. Undo a move or restart a board whenever you like. Fix a tile is free, with no limit on uses, and caps that level at two stars. Return to a solved circuit to try for three stars. Play puzzles offline, choose your language, adjust music and sound, or enable Reduce Motion. FAIR BY DESIGN Free to download. No ads, no subscriptions and no virtual currency. The Full Journey is a one-time purchase; purchasing and restoring require access to the App Store. Made by one independent developer in Vietnam. All characters and places are fictional.

Screenshots

Trace Back4 screens
Tia's Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trace Back at none against Tia's Lights's 1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tia's Lights sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Trace Back asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
Trace Back versus Tia's Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrace BackTia's Lights
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer洪升 曹Hoang Ngoc Son

In-app purchases

None

Trace Back

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tia's Lights

One-time1
  • The Full Journey$2.99

Questions

Is Trace Back free?
Trace Back is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tia's Lights free?
Tia's Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trace Back or Tia's Lights have ads?
Neither Trace Back nor Tia's Lights shows ads.

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