Comparison

Refract Puzzle Game vs Prism

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

Head to head
About

Refract Puzzle Game

Features
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Bend the light. Find the path. Refract is a neon logic game about placing mirrors and watching a beam come alive. Route light through compact boards, illuminate every target, and find the cleanest possible solution. BEND EVERY BEAM • Drag mirrors from your tray onto the grid • Tap a placed mirror to rotate its reflection • Watch the full route update as you experiment • Undo a move, reset the board, or use a hint when you need a nudge • Light every target to complete the puzzle MASTER THE SPECTRUM • Solve 100 levels across 10 distinct worlds • Begin with simple reflections, then face blockers and checkpoint routes • Split one beam into multiple paths • Tint light at a prism, then prove its color at a gate that absorbs any beam that does not match • Carry beams through linked portals • Combine every mechanic in the final mastery worlds CHASE THE PERFECT ROUTE Every board awards up to three stars. Finishing earns the first. Solving within a comfortable move budget earns the second. The third asks for a clean run: inside par plus two, with no hints and without clearing the board. Taking a mirror back off the grid is always free, so exploring an idea and changing your mind never costs you a star. Only the moves you keep count. EVERY BOARD STAYS REACHABLE A level opens once either of the two before it is done, so a single puzzle you cannot crack never blocks the rest of the campaign. Worlds open on stars you have already earned. RETURN DAILY A featured challenge changes every day. Solve it to earn bonus coins and gems, then come back tomorrow for a new route. MAKE THE GRID YOURS Earn coins and gems by playing. Spend them on hints or unlock atmospheric board themes including Solar Flare, Arctic Prism, and Ember Void. Optional App Store purchases offer another way to unlock the same kinds of items. DESIGNED TO FEEL GOOD • High-contrast neon visuals, with light that visibly travels along the beam • Clean chimes for lit targets and solves, mixed so your own music keeps playing • Responsive haptics for moves, invalid drops, and successful solves • Colorblind assist gives every beam color its own distinct shape • VoiceOver labels and board actions • Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support • Sound, haptics, motion, and colorblind assist all toggle in Settings • Portrait play designed for iPhone and iPad The full 100-level campaign is free to complete. Refract has no ads, subscriptions, accounts, analytics, or tracking. Progress and preferences stay on your device. Requires iOS 17 or later.

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Prism

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One mirror setup. Two light states to solve. In Prism, turning a mirror changes two light routes at once. Switch between A and B, inspect what your adjustment changed, and find one arrangement that lights every target in both states. Helping one route can break the other. That is the puzzle. DUAL-LIGHT COMMISSIONS • A new daily commission is free to play. Take your time: no countdown or attempt limit. • Prism Pro adds a workbench with three difficulty levels, using 4, 6, or 8 shared mirrors, plus the previous 30 daily commissions. • Your light folio keeps up to 90 recent commissions on this device. Completed commissions still in the folio can be revisited without Pro. • Share a challenge code when you choose. A friend can enter it and play the same puzzle free, without an account or subscription. • Hints, undo, and restart are available while you work. Commission hints do not cost tickets or money. THE ORIGINAL OPTICAL ATELIER Restore six small wonders: a lighthouse, a greenhouse, a constellation clock, a rain-streaked window, a film projector, and a deep-space relay. Two complete pieces are free; four more are included with existing Prism Pro. MORE WAYS TO FOLLOW THE LIGHT The original Daily Challenge, 42 Journey levels across six worlds, four Practice difficulties, and 15 Optics Lab experiments remain. Explore teleporters, one-way gates, and additive color synthesis. Return to local Weekly Challenges, Daily Goals, monthly seasons, the Spectrum Archive, and your collection. Prism Vault contains 36 cosmetic auras across six series. Published base odds are Common 70%, Rare 25%, and Legendary 5%. After nine consecutive Common draws, the next is Rare or better; Legendary is guaranteed within thirty draws. Unowned items in the rolled rarity come first. Duplicates become Prism Dust for fixed-cost crafting. Light Tickets come from play, with one daily bonus for Pro; tickets cannot be bought or traded. Cosmetics never change puzzle difficulty or scores. PRISM PRO The dual-light workbench and 30-day commission archive are included with existing Pro. Pro also includes all six original restorations, the complete Journey and Spectrum Archive, expanded Practice and hints, the complete original Daily Challenge archive, visual themes, detailed stats, and expanded streak protection. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time Lifetime unlock. Prices are shown by the App Store in your local currency. No additional purchase is needed for current Pro members. Today's commission and shared challenge codes remain free. English and Traditional Chinese. Color labels and patterned beams, VoiceOver labels, haptics, and Reduce Motion support. No ads, accounts, paid puzzle advantages, or cross-app tracking. Progress stays on your device. Sharing opens only when you ask; Prism does not host player messages or a public puzzle feed. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://antonio1228.github.io/prism/privacy

Screenshots

Refract Puzzle Game4 screens
Prism4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Prism at every 2 weeks against Refract Puzzle Game's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Refract Puzzle Game sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Prism sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Refract Puzzle Game ships an update every 2 months, Prism every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Refract Puzzle Game versus Prism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefract Puzzle GamePrism
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MargotChien-Yao Chang

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Refract Puzzle Game

One-time6
  • Hint Cache$0.99
  • Arctic Prism Theme$1.99
  • Solar Flare Theme$1.99
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  • Ember Void Theme$1.99
  • Navigator Pack$2.99
  • Starter Bundle$3.99
3 purchases

Prism

Subscriptions2
  • Prism Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Prism Pro (Yearly)$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Prism Pro (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

Is Refract Puzzle Game free?
Refract Puzzle Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prism free?
Prism is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Refract Puzzle Game or Prism have ads?
Neither Refract Puzzle Game nor Prism shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Refract Puzzle Game or Prism?
Refract Puzzle Game ships an update every 2 months, and Prism every 2 weeks. Most recently, Refract Puzzle Game was updated on October 31, 2026 and Prism on October 28, 2026.

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