Comparison

Photon Light Quest vs Prism

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

Head to head
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.

About

Prism

Features
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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

Photon Light Quest4 screens
Prism4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Prism at none against Photon Light Quest's shown. Prism also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Photon Light Quest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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

Photon Light Quest ships an update every 6 weeks, Prism every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Photon Light Quest versus Prism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoton Light QuestPrism
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrobe GamesChien-Yao Chang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photon Light Quest

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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 Photon Light Quest free?
Photon Light Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prism free?
Prism is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Photon Light Quest or Prism have ads?
Photon Light Quest shows ads; Prism does not.
Which is updated more often, Photon Light Quest or Prism?
Photon Light Quest ships an update every 6 weeks, and Prism every 2 weeks. Most recently, Photon Light Quest was updated on October 31, 2026 and Prism on October 28, 2026.

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