Comparison

Roll The Plank vs Photon Light Quest

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

Head to head
About

Roll The Plank

Navigate a silver ball across precarious wooden paths suspended over water. Master precise tilting and timing to overcome increasingly challenging levels. One wrong move sends the ball plunging into the water, requiring quick restarts.

Highlights
  • 40 challenging levels
  • Smooth tilt controls
  • Fast restarts
  • Clean top-down visuals
  • Offline play
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Roll The Plank is a precision tilt game about control, timing, and nerves. You guide a silver ball across narrow wooden paths suspended over water. Each level introduces more corners and trickier layouts, pushing your balance and reaction time further. One mistake and it’s a splash. Features: 1. 40 progressively challenging levels 2. Smooth tilt-based controls calibrated to your device 3. Fast restarts with Replay Level flow 4. Clean top-down visuals focused on gameplay clarity 5. Lightweight, offline play Can you beat all 40 levels and complete the full course?

About

Photon Light Quest

Guide colorful light beams through intricate puzzles using mirrors, prisms, and portals. This game offers a heartwarming story, daily challenges, and over 100 levels to master. Enjoy a relaxing soundtrack and customize your light effects.

Highlights
  • 115 handcrafted puzzle levels
  • 10 unique optical elements
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Charming story scenes
  • Customizable light colors and styles
  • Color-blind friendly mode
Features
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Guide beams of colorful light through an enchanting world of mirrors, prisms, and portals. Photon Light Quest is a beautifully crafted puzzle game that's simple to learn but endlessly satisfying to master. Join Papa Bear and Cub on a heartwarming journey through 12 unique zones, each introducing a new way to bend, split, filter, and combine light. What starts with a simple mirror quickly evolves into mind-bending puzzles involving portals, splitters, amplifiers, and more. FREE TO PLAY — NO WIFI NEEDED Every puzzle is generated right on your device. Play anywhere, anytime — on the plane, in the car, or waiting in line. No internet connection required. FEATURES: 115 handcrafted puzzle levels across 12 zones 10 unique optical elements: mirrors, prisms, filters, portals, splitters, walls, amplifiers, swappers, absorbers, and combiners 3 special mechanics: element placement, sliding puzzles, and sequential beam activation Daily Challenge mode with streaks and rewards Charming story scenes featuring Papa Bear and Cub 16 laser colors and 11 laser styles to customize your experience 5 Star Gate bonus levels for elite puzzlers 30+ achievements to unlock Color-blind friendly mode Relaxing ambient soundtrack EASY TO PICK UP, HARD TO PUT DOWN Tap to rotate mirrors. Watch beams bounce, split, and merge. Light up every target to solve the puzzle. Earn up to 3 stars based on your efficiency — can you find the perfect solution? A STORY WORTH TELLING Between zones, follow Papa Bear as he teaches Cub about the wonders of light. Their journey is full of warmth, humor, and a few truly terrible dad jokes. NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY The Daily Challenge gives you a fresh, globally-shared puzzle each day. Build your streak, climb the difficulty, and earn bonus rewards. Built with love by Grobe Games.

Screenshots

Roll The Plank2 screens
Photon Light Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roll The Plank at none against Photon Light Quest's 1. Roll The Plank also leads on ads (none vs shown). Photon Light Quest's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating and device support 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. Photon Light Quest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Roll The Plank asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Roll The Plank against 5.0 for Photon Light Quest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photon Light Quest has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Roll The Plank versus Photon Light Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoll The PlankPhoton Light Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonald Garbinski JrGrobe Games

Customer experience

Roll The Plank

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Photon Light Quest

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Roll The Plank

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Photon Light Quest

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Roll The Plank free?
Roll The Plank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photon Light Quest free?
Photon Light Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roll The Plank or Photon Light Quest?
Roll The Plank and Photon Light Quest are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Roll The Plank or Photon Light Quest have ads?
Photon Light Quest shows ads; Roll The Plank does not.

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