Glow Lamp vs Traffic Racer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glow Lamp
Transform your device into a dynamic mood lamp using a water bottle. Create relaxing ambient light with shifting colors and customizable effects, reminiscent of a modern lava lamp.
- Device-based mood lamp
- Uses water bottle for light diffusion
- Shifting color circles
- Adjustable color speeds
- Orbital accent circles
- Customizable light effects
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a glowing, pulsating mood lamp, perfect to warm up the darkness with a soft relaxing light! Place a bottle of water on one of Glow Lamp's bright circles to pull the light of your device up into the bottle. Circles shift between colors at varying speeds and you can add a smaller orbiting circle that zooms around the outside of the larger circle to add accents and fun. The effects are controlled by you - experiment with colors and speeds to discover the moods you can create! It's a lava lamp for the 21st century! For best results use in a darker space and place your Glow Lamp near a wall. The photo has not been retouched in any way! ----------------------------------- - Thanks to icons8.com for several in-app icons
Traffic Racer
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One road. Endless traffic. Zero mercy. Traffic Racer is a fast, addictive driving game where your only job is to survive. Weave through oncoming traffic, push your reflexes to the limit, and climb the global leaderboard one meter at a time. TAP LEFT. TAP RIGHT. DON'T CRASH. The controls are simple. The road is not. Traffic gets faster the further you go - and the further you go, the harder it is to stop. --- CHOOSE YOUR RIDE --- Every car plays differently. Pick the one that fits your style: TANK - Built for brawlers. Your first collision doesn't end the run - the armor absorbs the hit and recharges after 20 seconds. Play aggressive. F1 - Built for speed demons. Activate NITRO for 2 seconds of full immunity at 200 km/h. Time it right and pass straight through traffic. Recharges every 20 seconds. HORSE CARRIAGE - Built for patience. Difficulty ramps at half the normal speed, giving you more time to read the road and react. Deceptively deadly in the right hands. --- HOW FAR CAN YOU GO? --- The road stretches forever - but the traffic doesn't slow down. Speed climbs from a relaxed cruise to a full-throttle sprint past 200 km/h. The camera zooms out as things get fast. Your lane changes need to get sharper. Every meter counts. --- LEADERBOARD --- Your score is synced to a global leaderboard the moment your run ends. See where you stack up against other racers around the world. Beat your personal best and get notified when you set a new record. --- DAILY REMINDERS --- Life gets busy. Highway Racer sends you a daily nudge at 9 PM so you never miss a run - because the leaderboard won't climb itself. --- DESIGNED TO BE PLAYED ANYWHERE --- No ads during gameplay. No energy bars. No waiting. Pick it up, play a run, put it down. Or don't put it down - that's fine too. One tap to start. One crash to end. See you on the road.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Traffic Racer at none against Glow Lamp's 1. Traffic Racer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, device support 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
Both are free to download. Glow Lamp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Traffic Racer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Glow Lamp ships an update every 4 months, Traffic Racer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glow Lamp | Traffic Racer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Kaufman | 1PAPER |
In-app purchases
Glow Lamp
- Remove Ads$0.99
Traffic Racer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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