Comparison

Bit Bot Bo vs Bend the Light

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

Head to head
About

Bit Bot Bo

Engage in tic-tac-toe against a variety of AI opponents, each with unique personalities and difficulty levels. Track your win/loss/draw record against each bot.

Highlights
  • Play against 6 unique AI bots
  • 6 difficulty levels
  • Bots with distinct personalities
  • Track win/loss/draw scores
  • Simple and engaging gameplay
Features
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Play tic tac toe with bots. Choose a bot to play against and enjoy their interactions. 6 difficulty levels and personalities of bots. - Sleepy : A completely useless robot that for some unknown reason has been programmed to be constantly falling asleep. - Goofy : A companion robot that was built soley to bring joy to others with random jokes and friendly encouragement. - Lucky : A casino slot machine that was junked after being too random which resulted in the house losing a lot. - Angry : A quality assurance robot that was decomissioned and now complains about everything that it interacts with. - Thinky : An artificially intelligent robot that was built to play chess but is slumming it by playing tic tac toe with you. - Tricky : A military strategy robot left to rust after the war ruined its world now roams the wasteland looking for one last battle. The number at the top left of the screen is "wins.losses.draws" for the current bot and on the bot selection screen you will see total scores next to it.

About

Bend the Light

A puzzle game where you manipulate lasers and mirrors to hit targets. It features over 50 pre-made levels and a robust editor for creating and sharing your own challenges with a community of players.

Highlights
  • Over 50 hand-crafted puzzles
  • Puzzle editor for custom levels
  • Share and play user-made puzzles
  • Hint system for assistance
  • Laser and mirror deflection gameplay
Features
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Bend the Light is a puzzle game of lasers and mirrors. Your goal is to build constructions that deflect beams so they hit desingated targets. It offers levels ranging from easy distractions to hard challenges. # Features - More than 50 hand-crafted puzzles - A puzzle editor. Build your own levels! - Share your puzzles with other players - Access to other user-made puzzles - Hint function to help you to find the solutions

Screenshots

Bit Bot Bo4 screens
Bend the Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bit Bot Bo at none against Bend the Light's 6. Bit Bot Bo also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bend the Light's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 39 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Bend the Light sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Bit Bot Bo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bit Bot Bo against 5.0 for Bend the Light. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bit Bot Bo ships an update every 39 months, Bend the Light every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bit Bot Bo versus Bend the Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBit Bot BoBend the Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJo AlbrightStanley Lam

Customer experience

Bit Bot Bo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bend the Light

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bit Bot Bo

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Bend the Light

One-time6
  • 3 hints$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Premium Pack$0.99
Show 3 more
  • 10 hints$1.99
  • 30 hints$4.99
  • 75 hints$9.99

Questions

Is Bit Bot Bo free?
Bit Bot Bo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bend the Light free?
Bend the Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bit Bot Bo or Bend the Light?
Bit Bot Bo and Bend the Light are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Bit Bot Bo or Bend the Light have ads?
Bend the Light shows ads; Bit Bot Bo does not.
Which is updated more often, Bit Bot Bo or Bend the Light?
Bit Bot Bo ships an update every 39 months, and Bend the Light every 6 months. Most recently, Bit Bot Bo was updated on August 19, 2026 and Bend the Light on June 10, 2026.

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