PatternCrack vs Quiet Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PatternCrack
Test your logic by cracking a secret color code. Get feedback on your guesses with colored pegs indicating correct colors and positions. Offers adjustable difficulty, daily challenges, and streak tracking.
- Adjustable code length
- Multiple color options
- Limited or unlimited attempts
- Daily Challenge mode
- Streak tracking and statistics
- Game history with replay
- iCloud sync
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How sharp is your logic? In PatternCrack you crack a secret color code. After each guess you get feedback: black pegs mean right color in the right spot, white pegs mean right color in the wrong spot. Features: • Adjustable code length (3–6 pegs) • 4 to 8 different colors • 6 to 15 attempts or unlimited • Duplicates on or off • Daily Challenge — everyone gets the same code, one attempt • Streak tracking and statistics • Game history with detailed replay • iCloud sync across devices • Tutorial with visual examples • Dark Mode support • Accessibility: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, color-blind symbols, Reduce Motion Inspired by the classic board game.
Quiet Lights
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Quiet Lights is a calm logic puzzle. Light up every room. Place lamps on the grid and each one shines down its row and column until a wall blocks it. The board is solved when every white square is lit — with no lamp shining on another, and every numbered wall surrounded by exactly that many lamps. There is always one logical solution, and you never have to guess. Tap a square to place a lamp, tap again to mark a square you know stays dark, and follow the deductions until the whole grid glows. Four board sizes, from a compact 6×6 to a roomy 9×9. Four difficulty levels — Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert — chosen independently of size, so you can take an easy 9×9 to unwind or a hard 6×6 to be tested. Play the Daily puzzle — one shared board each day, the same for everyone — or roll unlimited boards in Practice. Fifteen languages. Five themes — Light, Dark, Paper, Dusk, and a colour-blind-friendly Accessible palette with clear marks, so the grid stays readable for every kind of vision. Soft ambient music and gentle haptics, each with a one-tap mute right on the Home screen — no settings dive needed. An optional daily reminder nudges you back at the time you choose. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. Your progress and stats live on this device only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Quiet Lights at Free against PatternCrack's $0.99. Quiet Lights also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Quiet Lights is free to download; PatternCrack costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PatternCrack ships an update fortnightly, Quiet Lights every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PatternCrack | Quiet Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Peters | Laurent Chouinard |
In-app purchases
PatternCrack
No in-app purchases
Quiet Lights
No in-app purchases









