Comparison

MeldQuest 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

MeldQuest

Features
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Merge heroes. Grow stronger. Win battles. Combine matching Knights, Archers, and Mages, evolve them from Tier 1 to Tier 8, and send your upgraded team into auto battles. MERGE AND EVOLVE Drag matching heroes of the same class and Tier together on a 4×4 board. Every merge upgrades their equipment and power, all the way from Tier 1 to Tier 8. BUILD A THREE-CLASS TEAM Lead the close-range Knight, the ranged Archer, and the area-attacking Mage. Mix swords, bows, and magic to shape a party that fits your strategy. WATCH YOUR TEAM BATTLE When your formation is ready, start the fight. Your upgraded heroes battle automatically, turning every smart merge into satisfying combat power. CLEAR QUICK, PORTRAIT-FRIENDLY STAGES Take on 20 stages, each with 10 battles and a boss. Play in short sessions and keep your adventure moving whenever you have a few minutes. Merge. Evolve. Auto battle. Build a Tier 8 team and begin your MeldQuest.

About

Little Lights

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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

MeldQuest4 screens
Little Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MeldQuest at none against Little Lights's 1. Little Lights's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Little Lights sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MeldQuest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MeldQuest versus Little Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeldQuestLittle Lights
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB165 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKAISEI ASOMAJegeon Jung

In-app purchases

None

MeldQuest

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Little Lights

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.49

Questions

Is MeldQuest free?
MeldQuest 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 MeldQuest or Little Lights have ads?
Both MeldQuest and Little Lights show ads.
Which is updated more often, MeldQuest or Little Lights?
MeldQuest ships an update weekly, and Little Lights every 9 days. Most recently, MeldQuest was updated on October 31, 2026 and Little Lights on November 10, 2026.

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