Comparison

Dots Out! vs Little Lights

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

Head to head
About

Dots Out!

A relaxing logic puzzle game where you place markers based on dot clues to clear the board. Enjoy hundreds of handcrafted levels with no timers or pressure, perfect for thoughtful play.

Highlights
  • Logic-based dot clue system
  • Marker placement to clear dots
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • No timers or rush
  • Linked cells mechanic
  • Hint system available
Features
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Dots Out! is a calm logic puzzle about finding exactly the right moves. Each dot is a clue. Place markers in neighboring cells to clear the dots and solve the board. Every marker matters, so think carefully about where it belongs. No timers. No lives. No rush. Just you, the grid, and a solution waiting to be found. HOW TO PLAY • Read the dots to see how many neighboring markers each clue needs • Place markers in the right cells to clear the dots • Clear every dot to solve the board • Change your markers anytime and try a different approach • Watch for linked cells: placing a marker on one marks the whole group • Stuck? Use a hint to reveal your next move BUILT FOR PUZZLE LOVERS • Hundreds of handcrafted levels • Boards ranging from quick 4×4 puzzles to challenging 9×9 grids • Every puzzle can be solved through logic, not guessing • No timers, so take as long as you need • Linked cells introduce new twists as you progress • Clean, minimal design that keeps the puzzle front and center Take two minutes or twenty. Dots Out! is made for those little moments when you want to slow down, think, and solve something satisfying. Can you clear them all?

About

Little Lights

Features
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You press a little wall switch — and a lamp comes on in the wrong room. The capybara electrician got the wiring slightly (very) mixed up. Now it's your turn to light up dinner for the animal families. ■ How it plays · Each room asks to be switched on or off. · Tap a wall switch and the lights answer instantly. Watch, deduce which switch feeds which room, and set the scene. · Fewest flips earn three stars. Replay any round as often as you like. · Stuck? A hint explains that room's wiring in plain words. ■ 500 little stories · The homes of bear, rabbit, squirrel and mole families, and a leafcutter-ant village · A bakery, a wheat farm, a starlight library, a riverside campsite, a greenhouse with fountains · A ferris wheel and carousel at the snowy fairground, curtains and spotlights at the forest theater, sliding doors on a space station · 25 places, each with its own layout and gadgets that really move ■ Puzzles that deepen gently · Lights that need two switches, lights that want exactly one · Later, wiring that works in reverse and a selector box to pick from · Light every scene to uncover the capybara electrician's secret ■ Warm hand-drawn art · 30 room paintings and 420 scenes of everyday life · Switch on a sleeping room and someone squints; get it right and the story moves on · The view outside shifts from day to dusk to night ■ Easy going · Plays offline · progress saves automatically · Ads appear only between houses; one purchase removes them for good · Family friendly, rated for everyone Small switches, small lights. Come home to Little Lights.

Screenshots

Dots Out!4 screens
Little Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dots Out! at none against Little Lights's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Little Lights sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dots Out! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dots Out! ships an update weekly, Little Lights every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dots Out! versus Little Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDots Out!Little Lights
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoruk GunesJegeon Jung

In-app purchases

None

Dots Out!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Little Lights

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.49

Questions

Is Dots Out! free?
Dots Out! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Little Lights free?
Little Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dots Out! or Little Lights have ads?
Both Dots Out! and Little Lights show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dots Out! or Little Lights?
Dots Out! ships an update weekly, and Little Lights every 9 days. Most recently, Dots Out! was updated on October 31, 2026 and Little Lights on November 10, 2026.

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