Comparison

When Lights Align vs Patty Paw

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

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About

When Lights Align

Features
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When Lights Align is a narrative-driven atmospheric adventure where you play as a lone firefly drifting through a mysterious, ever-changing natural world. Each space unfolds with its own quiet presence, inviting exploration and a sense of discovery. Use your glow to light your way, communicate, and survive. The environment responds in subtle ways, telling a silent story through light, color, and ambience. Lose yourself in a calm, immersive experience where every movement carries you deeper into the unknown.

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Patty Paw

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In Patty Paw, you’re a scrawny hungry raccoon with a HUGE craving for the Legendary Ultimate Burger buried at the very bottom of the city’s deepest dumpster. There’s just one little teeny tiny problem, your fuzzy raccoon arms are way too short! You will need to dig through the trash, eat lesser snacks while building up your satisfaction score and using those points to upgrade your reach. Will you grab the perfect burger ingredients, or end up with a cursed piece of bad cheese? Reach towards pieces of food that you need, and build your way to the perfect meal that will help you achieve your final form! FEATURES: 1. Addictive Crane Game Mechanics: Plunge your paw into the unknown! Test your aim and timing to pull the best ingredients out of the garbage abyss. 2. A Truly Chill Experience: No timers, no stress. Relax, scrounge at your own pace, and enjoy the cozy, hilarious loop of dumpster diving. 3. Watch Your Raccoon Grow: The more you eat, the bigger you get! Manage your inventory, consume your early creations to gain Satisfaction, and watch your raccoon physically grow while stretching its arms to cartoonish lengths. 4. Build the Ultimate Burger: Discover wacky junk food combos, complete ingredient collections, and dig deeper until that towering masterpiece is finally yours. The perfect meal is just one grab away. Are you ready to scrounge, upgrade, and grab?

Screenshots

When Lights Align4 screens
Patty Paw4 screens

Verdict

The call

When Lights Align and Patty Paw are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
When Lights Align versus Patty Paw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhen Lights AlignPatty Paw
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB371 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJessica ImmanuelRaphael Gregorius Hakim

In-app purchases

None

When Lights Align

No in-app purchases

None

Patty Paw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is When Lights Align free?
When Lights Align is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Patty Paw free?
Patty Paw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do When Lights Align or Patty Paw have ads?
Neither When Lights Align nor Patty Paw shows ads.

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