Comparison

Arrow Loop vs Lumira

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

Head to head
About

Arrow Loop

Features
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Sharpen your logic in quiet focus. One loop. A few shaded cells. That's the whole rule — and the longer you look at the board, the clearer your mind becomes. Use the arrow-and-number clues to shade exactly as many cells as each arrow points to, then draw a single closed loop through every remaining cell. Shaded cells never touch side by side, and clue cells are never shaded or crossed by the loop. WHAT YOU GET - A pencil logic puzzle in the Yajilin style: draw the loop, shade the cells - Every board has exactly one answer - Hand-picked boards you can solve by reasoning alone. No guessing required - Four levels from Easy (6x6) to Expert (12x12), graded by the depth of reasoning - Today's puzzle: one board for everyone, set by the date - Drag to draw the loop, tap to shade a cell - Leave a puzzle and continue right where you stopped - Ranks and titles that grow as you solve - Gentle help when you're stuck: mistake highlighting and hints - Six board themes: Indigo, Ink, Vermilion, Pine, Sakura and Night - Fully offline. No sign-up - English and Japanese, in a calm paper-and-ink style MADE FOR YOU IF - You want to turn a few spare minutes into quiet, focused thinking - You enjoy Slitherlink, Nurikabe, Sudoku or nonograms - You're tired of ambiguous puzzles and ad-heavy apps - You love the satisfying click of a single, certain answer - You'd like a small bedtime ritual with nothing chasing you PEACE OF MIND - Free to start. No subscriptions - No third-party ads - Your records stay on your device (no account needed) - The app shows small cards introducing other apps by the developer (TORANKIRITE). To build them, the app reads public App Store information; nothing about you is sent

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Lumira

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Relight the universe, one constellation at a time. Lumira is a minimalist puzzle game about light, memory, and reconnecting the stars. Target a star and your pulse flows along the links, rekindling entire constellations in a single elegant move. The fewer pulses you spend, the brighter you shine. You are Lumira — the last spark sent by the Watchers, an ancient cosmic civilization, to revive a universe slowly erased by the Oblivion. ZEN, THEN GENUINELY CLEVER Lumira starts calm and meditative, then quietly deepens. Relays that pass the light on, veiled stars you can only reach indirectly, echo gateways, sealed stars, dark switches, double-beat pulsars, and unstable stars that collapse into black holes if you overfeed them. Every mechanic is a fresh way to think. A WORLD OF NEON LIGHT Glowing constellations on deep, living nebulae. A clean, minimalist aesthetic — no clutter, no noise — built for focus and calm. FEATURES • Dozens of hand-tuned constellation puzzles across endless galaxies • The Vigil — a daily ritual with two paths to master • Unlockable cosmic skins (color palette + nebula) • Fully playable offline • Bilingual: English & French • No account, no clutter — just you and the stars EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO PERFECT Each puzzle has one optimal solution. Solve it at par and the night recedes; get stuck and a subtle hint can light the way. A relaxing star puzzle for quiet minds — and a real challenge for sharp ones. Download Lumira and bring the constellations back to life.

Screenshots

Arrow Loop4 screens
Lumira4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arrow Loop at none against Lumira's shown. Lumira's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Arrow Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lumira sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Arrow Loop versus Lumira: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrow LoopLumira
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertorankiriteJean Phou

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arrow Loop

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
8 purchases

Lumira

One-time8
  • Spark$0.99
  • Nova$2.99
  • First Signal$2.99
Show 5 more
  • A handful of shards$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • An armful of shards$3.99
  • Ultimate Zen$6.99
  • A heart of shards$8.99

Questions

Is Arrow Loop free?
Arrow Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lumira free?
Lumira is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arrow Loop or Lumira have ads?
Lumira shows ads; Arrow Loop does not.

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