Comparison

Light Up Grid vs Chess

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

Head to head
About

Light Up Grid

Features
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Can you power the entire city? Light Up Grid is a relaxing yet deeply satisfying wire-rotation puzzle game. Rotate cables, repair broken lines, flip fuse switches and connect every house, school, hospital, factory and streetlight back to the power station — then watch the dark city come alive with light! HOW TO PLAY • Tap any cable tile to rotate it 90° • Connect all buildings to the power station • Repair broken cables with a single tap • Toggle fuse boxes on or off to control power flow • Flip switches to change cable paths • Power every building to complete the level EARN 3 STARS ON EVERY LEVEL • Complete the level • Finish within the par move count • Solve it fast with no hints 200 HANDCRAFTED LEVELS ACROSS 7 WORLDS • Modern City — learn the basics • Forest Village — trees block your path • Desert Town — scorching puzzles • Snow Village — icy challenges • Island Resort — tropical brain teasers • Future City — high-tech circuits • Space Colony — out-of-this-world logic RICH PUZZLE MECHANICS • Straight, corner, T-junction and crossroad cables • Fuse boxes, switches, transformers and batteries • Broken cables that need repair before power flows • Color-coded circuits for advanced levels • Obstacles: trees, rivers, construction zones, rocks FEATURES • 200 levels with increasing difficulty • Relaxing ambient music and satisfying sound effects • Haptic feedback on every tap • Hint system for when you're stuck • Undo button — no pressure! • Progress auto-saved locally • No internet required — play anywhere • No ads, no in-app purchases Perfect for puzzle lovers of all ages. Whether you have 2 minutes or 2 hours, Light Up Grid is the perfect brain workout. Power the city. Light it up!

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Chess

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Train your tactical vision with PuzzleRush, a focused chess puzzle experience built for quick, distraction-free practice. Features: • Solve tactical positions for both sides • Get clear feedback for correct and incorrect moves • Use hints when you need a nudge • Build a puzzle-solving streak • Practice promotions and multi-move combinations • Continue training without an internet connection • No account, ads, or tracking Find the best move, calculate the continuation, and improve one puzzle at a time.

Screenshots

Light Up Grid4 screens
Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Light Up Grid at 13.0 against Chess's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Light Up Grid versus Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight Up GridChess
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKinjal RajodiyaYENAL DUMAN

In-app purchases

None

Light Up Grid

No in-app purchases

None

Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Up Grid free?
Light Up Grid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess free?
Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light Up Grid or Chess have ads?
Neither Light Up Grid nor Chess shows ads.

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