Comparison

Light Up Grid vs CloudChess

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!

About

CloudChess

Engage in endless chess puzzles with adaptive challenges on various board sizes. Practice checkmates, get hints, and analyze moves offline. Enjoy a night mode and keep your progress locally without an account.

Highlights
  • Adaptive chess puzzles
  • Classic and custom board sizes
  • Checkmate practice
  • Hints and move undo
  • Offline puzzle generation
  • Night mode
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Chess puzzles in the clouds. Find checkmates and winning moves on beautifully animated boards. CloudChess adapts the challenge as you play, with classic and smaller board sizes to keep each puzzle fresh. • Practice checkmates and short winning continuations. • Play on square and rectangular boards, from 4×4 to 8×8. • Get hints, undo moves and learn from each attempt. • Generate and analyse puzzles directly on your device. • Switch to night mode with one tap. • Keep your progress on your device. No CloudChess account required. Play 6 new puzzles per rolling hour for free on this device. An optional CloudChess Unlimited subscription gives you unlimited puzzles while active. CloudChess Unlimited is a monthly auto-renewing subscription. The price is shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Privacy: https://kostakarathana.github.io/cloudchess-support/privacy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: kostakarathanasopoulos@proton.me

Screenshots

Light Up Grid4 screens
CloudChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Light Up Grid at none against CloudChess's 1. Light Up Grid also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. CloudChess sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Light Up Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Light Up Grid versus CloudChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight Up GridCloudChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB391 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKinjal RajodiyaKosta Karathanasopoulos

In-app purchases

None

Light Up Grid

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CloudChess

Subscriptions1
  • CloudChess Unlimited$7.991 Month

Questions

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

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