Comparison

PatternCrack vs Quiet Lights

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Adjustable code length
  • Multiple color options
  • Limited or unlimited attempts
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Streak tracking and statistics
  • Game history with replay
  • iCloud sync
Features
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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.

About

Quiet Lights

Features
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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.

Screenshots

PatternCrack3 screens
Quiet Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PatternCrack ships an update fortnightly, Quiet Lights every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PatternCrack versus Quiet Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternCrackQuiet Lights
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastian PetersLaurent Chouinard

In-app purchases

None

PatternCrack

No in-app purchases

None

Quiet Lights

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PatternCrack free?
PatternCrack costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quiet Lights free?
Quiet Lights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PatternCrack or Quiet Lights have ads?
Neither PatternCrack nor Quiet Lights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PatternCrack or Quiet Lights?
PatternCrack ships an update fortnightly, and Quiet Lights every 3 days. Most recently, PatternCrack was updated on October 7, 2026 and Quiet Lights on September 26, 2026.

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