Wake vs When Lights Align
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wake
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Swim through a living pond as a beautiful koi fish. Explore lush gardens and venture into dark, dangerous waters to rescue trapped koi and bring them home. As you rescue koi, your school grows — each fish following behind you in a graceful chain. Restore dead ponds back to life with lily pads, reeds, and cherry blossom trees. Avoid snapping turtles lurking in the shadows. Choose from unique koi variants — classic red and white, midnight black, rainbow, cherry blossom pink, and more. Each rescue brings the pond closer to life. Features: - Intuitive one-touch swimming controls - 9 hand-painted koi variants to discover - Procedurally generated pond worlds - Relaxing ambient soundtrack - No ads, no paywalls
When Lights Align
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When Lights Align is a narrative-driven atmospheric adventure where you play as a lone firefly drifting through a mysterious, ever-changing natural world. Each space unfolds with its own quiet presence, inviting exploration and a sense of discovery. Use your glow to light your way, communicate, and survive. The environment responds in subtle ways, telling a silent story through light, color, and ambience. Lose yourself in a calm, immersive experience where every movement carries you deeper into the unknown.
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Verdict
Wake and When Lights Align are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Wake | When Lights Align |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Nelson | Jessica Immanuel |
In-app purchases
Wake
No in-app purchases
When Lights Align
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wake free?
Is When Lights Align free?
Do Wake or When Lights Align have ads?
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