Comparison

Lumins vs Terraformed

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

Head to head
About

Lumins

Discover and collect luminous sky creatures with unique traits. Breed them to discover rare combinations and raise them through various life stages. Explore an infinite sky world, collect rewards, and track your progress in this peaceful, unhurried game.

Highlights
  • Collect rare luminous creatures
  • Breed creatures for new traits
  • Raise creatures through life stages
  • Explore an infinite sky world
  • Track collection progress
  • No timers or energy bars
Features
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Somewhere beyond the clouds, creatures made of pure light drift through an endless sky. Welcome to Lumins. Lumins are luminous sky creatures — part jellyfish, part constellation, entirely mysterious. Each one glows with a unique combination of color, body pattern, tentacle shape, and aura. With 750 possible combinations, the rarest combinations are waiting to be found. Only the most dedicated collectors will find them all Collect & Raise Your Lumins live on floating Sky Islands. Watch them drift and glow as they grow through four stages — Spark, Glow, Shine, and their full adult Lumin form. Breed & Discover Pair two adult Lumins in the Breeding Lab and see what they produce. Traits are inherited from both parents, but the sky has its own ideas. Rare and epic traits can emerge from the most unexpected combinations. Drift Through the Endless Sky Take your favorite Lumin drifting through an infinite sky world. Collect coins, discover rare creatures, and open chests for rewards. Tap behind your Lumin to propel it — the closer you tap, the faster it flies. Track Your Collection The Lumindex tracks every unique combination you've discovered. How many of the 750 can you find? Lumins is a peaceful, beautiful game you can enjoy at your own pace. No timers. No energy bars. Just you and your glowing creatures.

About

Terraformed

Features
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Shape a prehistoric world one hex at a time in Terraformed: Jurassic Edition. NO ADS. Choose the Paleozoic or Mesozoic era, then build a connected ecosystem from the ground up. Place terrain, grow compatible biomes, and introduce prehistoric species into three-tile habitats. Every placement changes your options, so plan carefully to create a harmonious preserve and earn your best expedition score. FEATURES - Two distinct prehistoric eras - Strategic hex-based world building - Terrain, biome, and species card layers - Dozens of prehistoric creatures - Parent and child species that move together - Touch controls for rotating and zooming - Atmospheric music, creature calls, and volume controls - Local expedition scoring and rankings Can you build a preserve where ancient life thrives?

Screenshots

Lumins4 screens
Terraformed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Terraformed at none against Lumins's 8. Lumins's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. Lumins sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Terraformed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumins ships an update daily, Terraformed every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lumins versus Terraformed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminsTerraformed
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBehaviorBrite LLCTasia Mosahid

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Lumins

One-time8
  • Handful of Stars$0.99
  • Drop of Celestial Dew$0.99
  • Vial of Celestial Dew$2.99
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  • Bag of Moonlight$3.99
  • Rare Sky Lumin$4.99
  • Treasury of the Sky$7.99
  • Epic Sky Lumin$9.99
  • Third Nursery$9.99
None

Terraformed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumins free?
Lumins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Terraformed free?
Terraformed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lumins or Terraformed have ads?
Neither Lumins nor Terraformed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumins or Terraformed?
Lumins ships an update daily, and Terraformed every 2 months. Most recently, Lumins was updated on October 7, 2026 and Terraformed on October 29, 2026.

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