Comparison

Lumen Nodes vs Prism

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

Head to head
About

Lumen Nodes

Features
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LUMEN NODES โ€” Route the light. A calm light-routing puzzle for iPhone and iPad. Place lumens, aim their beams, and route light across the board until every extractor hums at its exact target. The first few levels gently show you the ropes โ€” then it's just you and the board. No timers, no pressure. Only the quiet click of a circuit falling into place. โ€” THREE WAYS TO PLAY โ€” CAMPAIGN. One hundred levels across four chapters. Complexity grows from the first quiet square to the legendary 16ร—16 capstone โ€” every shape unique, every solution discoverable. DAILY. The same puzzle for everyone, every day. Streaks count. Skip a day and start over. A small ritual at local midnight. INFINITE. Endless rounds, one after another. Game Center leaderboards: all-time, weekly, daily. How far can you push? โ€” DESIGNED FOR CALM โ€” โ€ข Plays on iPhone and iPad, with iCloud sync โ€” start a board on one device and pick it up on another. โ€ข Dozens of visual themes. Cardstock pastels, deep cosmic, animated sakura petals, drifting dust motes, sonar rings over a quiet sea โ€” pick the one that feels like today. โ€ข 17 achievements. Hidden trophies for the curious. One legendary unlock that nobody talks about. โ€ข Ten languages. English, German, French, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Croatian, Slovenian. โ€ข Plays offline. No account, no login. โ€ข Game Center for achievements and leaderboards. โ€” FAIR MONETISATION โ€” Free download. All 100 campaign levels, the daily challenge, and infinite mode are fully playable without paying anything. Light points are earned through play โ€” every star rating, every daily completion, every infinite round contributes, so you can unlock extras without spending. Optional purchases: โ€ข Ad-Free Bundle โ€” $2.99, one-time. Removes ads, unlocks all 15 premium themes, and adds one extra life on every level. โ€ข Light Point packs โ€” optional top-ups if you'd like to unlock themes, cosmetics or undos faster. โ€” BUILT BY ONE PERSON โ€” Lumen Nodes is made by an independent developer in Austria. Found a bug? Have an idea? Write directly: support@lumen-nodes.com Privacy Policy: https://lumen-nodes.com/privacy Terms of Use: Apple Standard EULA applies (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) Support: https://lumen-nodes.com/support

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Prism

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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 โ€ข A new daily commission is free to play. Take your time: no countdown or attempt limit. โ€ข Prism Pro adds a workbench with three difficulty levels, using 4, 6, or 8 shared mirrors, plus the previous 30 daily commissions. โ€ข Your light folio keeps up to 90 recent commissions on this device. Completed commissions still in the folio can be revisited without Pro. โ€ข Share a challenge code when you choose. A friend can enter it and play the same puzzle free, without an account or subscription. โ€ข 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

Lumen Nodes4 screens
Prism4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Prism at none against Lumen Nodes's shown. Prism also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). Lumen Nodes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Lumen Nodes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases 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

Lumen Nodes ships an update every 2 days, Prism every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Lumen Nodes versus Prism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumen NodesPrism
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18.616.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMalik MuricChien-Yao Chang

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Lumen Nodes

One-time5
  • Starter Spark$0.99
  • Save Your Streak$0.99
  • Bright Pulse$2.99
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  • Support the Developer$2.99
  • Solar Surge$4.99
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 Lumen Nodes free?
Lumen Nodes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prism free?
Prism is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lumen Nodes or Prism have ads?
Lumen Nodes shows ads; Prism does not.
Which is updated more often, Lumen Nodes or Prism?
Lumen Nodes ships an update every 2 days, and Prism every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lumen Nodes was updated on October 19, 2026 and Prism on October 28, 2026.

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