Leadlight vs Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leadlight
A serene logic puzzle game where players connect numbered dots to complete intricate patterns. With 100 unique challenges and no time limits, it offers a relaxing yet engaging experience. Enjoy evolving visual themes and satisfying gameplay.
- 100 uniquely solvable puzzles
- Progressive difficulty
- Four evolving visual themes
- Tap or drag controls
- Undo and hint options
- Haptics and sound effects
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Leadlight is a calm, luminous logic game about joining islands with bridges. Every island shows a number: exactly how many bridges it needs. Draw them one at a time, never let two bridges cross, and the board settles into a single connected pattern, like light coming through leaded glass. Every level is verified to have exactly one solution, so there is always a way through by reasoning alone. Nothing is random, and nothing is guesswork. - Luminous themes to unlock, including Prism Garden, Tidal Archive, Ember Causeway, Moonlit Relay and Solar Foundry - Hints for when a board stops making sense - Plays entirely offline
Drift
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Find a place for every lantern. Place lanterns around stones to meet each row and column count. Explore 600 catalog gardens, with room for different solutions that satisfy the clues. Build your own sanctuary as you complete different gardens. Choose lanterns, plants, ponds and moonstones for nine places, and rearrange them whenever you like. In Garden workshop, design a 4-6 square garden, solve its clues and keep it in a private collection of up to 24 designs. Share a plain garden code with someone you choose, or import theirs. No account or public feed is needed. Evening mode, optional sound and gentle-touch settings let you choose the atmosphere. Progress stays on your device, with no timers or daily streak penalties. One free hint is available each day. Optional rewarded ads and ten-hint packs provide extra help; no banners or interrupting ads are shown. Delivered hint credits are device-local and cannot be restored after deleting the app. Core play and the workshop do not require purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Leadlight at none against Drift's 1. Drift's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Drift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Leadlight asks for nothing beyond the download.
Leadlight ships an update every 3 weeks, Drift every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Leadlight | Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Strongware LLC | THOMAS WILLIAM UPSON |
In-app purchases
Leadlight
No in-app purchases
Drift
- 10 Hints$0.99








