Five vs LightsOutHex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five
Arrange number tiles to create sequences that sum to multiples of five. This logic puzzle offers 100 hand-crafted challenges, from easy to expert. Stuck? Get hints or create your own puzzles for endless replayability.
- Number tile arrangement
- Sequences sum to multiples of five
- 100 hand-crafted puzzles
- Hint system
- Custom puzzle creation
- Crossword-style number challenges
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A new challenge for puzzle lovers – from the creator of the numerical board game hit Five-O! If you've played Five-O, you'll find the rules to be simple and familiar. Just arrange the tiles onto the blank spaces in the puzzle so that every sequence adds up to a multiple of five (5, 10, 15, etc.). The puzzles start out with a set of dark tiles that are locked in place. It’s like a crossword puzzle of numbers! There are 100 hand-crafted puzzles ranging from easy to extremely challenging. But don't worry! If you get stuck, you can tap the lightbulb button to earn a hint. You can even create brand new puzzles to play yourself! You choose the size of the puzzle and how many starting tiles to reveal. You'll never run out of new puzzles to play! And if you haven't played Five-O, the board game, be sure to check that one out as well!
LightsOutHex
A puzzle game where players tap squares to reverse their brightness and that of surrounding squares. The goal is to clear the stage by making all squares dark. Features online rankings for competitive play.
- Brightness reversal mechanic
- Stage clearing puzzles
- Online ranking system
- Simple tap controls
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If you can erase all the shining squares, it is stage clear. The brightness of the tapped square and the surrounding square will be reversed. Online ranking compatible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Five at 87% against LightsOutHex's 0%. Five also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (57 vs 1). LightsOutHex's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Five sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LightsOutHex asks for nothing beyond the download.
Five holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five has 57 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Five's written reviews are positive against 0% of LightsOutHex's.
| Parameter | Five | LightsOutHex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (57 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curt Stein | YUTA MIYOSHI |
Customer experience
Five
LightsOutHex
Bugs and requests
Five
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress not synced with iCloud
- Ad-free restoration issue
- Incorrect level 71
- Incorrect level 85
Requested features
6 requests- Puzzles with higher numbers
- Fix incorrect levels (71, 85)
- Limit hints
- Add more levels
- Allow screen rotation (landscape/portrait)
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- Chance to see final configuration
LightsOutHex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Five
- Ad Removal$0.99
LightsOutHex
No in-app purchases
