Comparison

Logic Arcade vs Lightwell

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

Head to head
About

Logic Arcade

This app offers seven classic math and logic puzzles with a retro arcade feel. Enjoy offline play, auto-save, and brief explanations of the math behind each game. Unlock additional content with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Seven classic math and logic puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Auto-save and resume
  • Math explainers for each game
  • Personal best tracking
  • Unlockable content via single purchase
Features
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Eight classic math and logic puzzles in one app. No ads. No accounts. Just puzzles. GAMES INCLUDED: - Water Jugs — Measure a target volume by filling, emptying, and pouring between jugs. Based on Bezout's identity and the Extended Euclidean Algorithm. - Tower of Hanoi — Move stacked disks between rods without placing a larger disk on a smaller one. Includes the classic 3-rod puzzle and the 4-peg Frame-Stewart variant with a custom sandbox mode. - Sliding Puzzle — Arrange numbered tiles in order on grids from 3x3 to 6x6. The original 15-puzzle, popularized in the 1880s. - Lights Out — Toggle lights on a grid where each press flips neighboring lights. Rooted in linear algebra over GF(2). - Knight's Tour — Guide a chess knight to visit every square exactly once. Studied by Euler, solved by Warnsdorff's heuristic. - Egyptian Fractions — Decompose fractions into sums of distinct unit fractions. Features authentic hieroglyphic numeral display. - Turntables — Rotate interlocking rings to arrange colored tokens. A physical model of permutation groups and Hungarian Rings. - River Crossing — Ferry the wolf, the goat and the cabbage (and later wolves, sheep, oxen and a sheepdog) across the river without anyone getting eaten. Alcuin's 1,200-year-old puzzle and the missionaries-and-cannibals problem. FEATURES: - Up to 40+ hand-crafted campaign levels per game - Chapter-based progression with increasing difficulty - Auto-save and resume — pick up right where you left off - "The Math" — brief explainers on the theorem behind each game - Personal best tracking for moves and time - Free Play / Random mode for 5 games + custom sandbox for Tower of Hanoi and Knight's Tour (Pro) - Works completely offline - No ads. No tracking. No data collected. UNLOCK FULL GAME: Chapter 1 of every game is completely free. Unlock the full game with a single one-time purchase to get chapters 2-4 across all 8 games, Free Play mode (with chapter 1 Random unlockable for free by beating the chapter), custom sandbox modes for Tower of Hanoi and Knight's Tour, and all future content.

About

Lightwell

A serene logic puzzle game where you illuminate a grid by strategically placing lights. Solve intricate challenges using pure deduction, with numbered walls providing crucial clues. Enjoy a clean, focused experience with no distractions.

Highlights
  • 1,600 handcrafted puzzles
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Daily puzzles
  • Logic-based solutions
  • Hint system
  • X-mark notes
  • Resume progress
Features
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Lightwell is a clean logic puzzle inspired by Akari, the Japanese “Light Up” puzzle. Place lights to illuminate the board. Lights shine horizontally and vertically until blocked by a wall. Numbered walls tell you exactly how many lights touch them. Every cell must be lit, and no two lights can see each other. Simple rules. Pure deduction. If you love Sudoku, Minesweeper, Picross, Nonograms, or the daily Mini and Strands, Lightwell was made for you. WHAT’S INSIDE • 1,600 handcrafted puzzles across four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert • Daily puzzles to compete for the bes time • Every puzzle is solvable through logic alone. No guessing • Hints that always give you a valid next step • X-mark notes for tracking impossible cells • Pick up right where you left off NO NOISE • No ads • No subscription • No energy systems or timers • No streak pressure • No accounts or sign-ins A single one time purchase unlocks every level past 100 in each pack plus detailed stats. Hundreds of puzzles are completely free to play. FOR PLAYERS WHO • Enjoy thoughtful puzzle games • Want something relaxing between meetings or before bed • Like deduction over randomness • Want a clean, focused experience that respects their time ACCESSIBILITY • High-contrast themes • Large touch targets • Color is never the only indicator • Designed to stay readable even on dense expert grids Built quietly. Updated with care.

Screenshots

Logic Arcade4 screens
Lightwell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lightwell at 5.0 against Logic Arcade's 3.7. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Logic Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lightwell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lightwell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logic Arcade ships an update monthly, Lightwell every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Logic Arcade versus Lightwell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogic ArcadeLightwell
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperP&T Labs LLCAndrew Laskin

Customer experience

Logic Arcade

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Lightwell

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Logic Arcade

One-time1
  • Logic Arcade Pro$3.99
1 purchases

Lightwell

One-time1
  • Lightwell Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Logic Arcade free?
Logic Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lightwell free?
Lightwell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Logic Arcade or Lightwell?
Lightwell is rated higher. Logic Arcade averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Lightwell averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Logic Arcade or Lightwell have ads?
Neither Logic Arcade nor Lightwell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logic Arcade or Lightwell?
Logic Arcade ships an update monthly, and Lightwell every 3 weeks. Most recently, Logic Arcade was updated on October 20, 2026 and Lightwell on October 13, 2026.

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