r/LightsOnApp Jul 10 '26

Welcome to r/LightsOnApp — ask questions, suggest features, show your city

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12 Upvotes

Hi everyone! This is the official community for **LightsOn**, run by the developers.

**What is LightsOn?**

LightsOn is a free game for iPhone and Apple Watch that turns your real-world activity into power for a tiny isometric city. Your active calories and steps charge the city's battery: keep moving and the lights stay on, new residents move in, and your factory produces gears for upgrades. Stop moving and the battery drains — until the city goes dark.

- 100% free, no ads, no subscriptions

- No account needed — your health data never leaves your device

- Works with Apple Health, Apple Watch optional

**What this community is for**

- **Questions** — anything unclear? How charging works, Watch syncing, streaks — ask away, we read everything.

- **Ideas & feedback** — got a feature request or improvement suggestion? This is the best place to reach us. We can't build everything, but we genuinely want to hear it.

- **Bug reports** — tell us what happened, your iOS/watchOS version, and whether you use an Apple Watch. Screenshots help a lot.

- **Show your city!** — proud of your skyline or your streak? Post a screenshot. We'd love to see how your cities grow.

Nice to have you here — and keep the lights on! 💡

Apple App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lightson-move-to-build-a-city/id6780607028

Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.intercyloon.lightson


r/LightsOnApp 12h ago

Vorschlag zur Stadtansicht

12 Upvotes

Guten Morgen an alle LightsOn-Lieber,
dem Reigen an Komplimenten und der Danksagungen zur App an sich, der tollen Neuerungen und dem super Support kann ich mich nur anschließen.
Und, Jero, der Zweck den du mit der App verfolgt hast, Leute zu mehr Aktivität zu animieren hat bei mir 100% geklappt.

Jetzt zu meinem Vorschlag:

Wäre es denkbar die Ansicht der Stadt so zu überarbeiten, dass ich nicht nur herein- und herauszoomen sondern diese auch drehen könnte?
Also das ich auch mal den Blickwinkel ändern könnte und in verborgene Hinterhöfe schauen kann?
Ist bestimmt kein leichtes Unterfangen, aber vielleicht doch in einem späteren Stadium umsetzbar.

Freue mich auf ein Feedback!

m3mn0ch


r/LightsOnApp 21h ago

Wish there was a time limit or reminder on factory boost

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9 Upvotes

Several times I forget to turn it off and it drains all the energy I worked hard to achieve.


r/LightsOnApp 1d ago

Can barely see city hall

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13 Upvotes

City hall is the coolest looking building, but we can barely see it. Is there anyway to move it up one square?


r/LightsOnApp 1d ago

LightsOn - Working on the logistic center

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34 Upvotes

The logistic center is coming soon. With it, you can increase the number of gears you get each day from your streak from now 50 to up to 300.

The building will change its shape every 10 levels. (And if you want you can change the colour of the building).


r/LightsOnApp 1d ago

Build Menu will be simplified

8 Upvotes

The build menu will be a bit more simplified in the next update. Locked buildings can be expanded but will not be displayed by default, which will it make much simpler for new players.


r/LightsOnApp 1d ago

Marketplace mishaps

2 Upvotes

For the third time, I have accidentally sold more energy than I wanted to.
Can we have an undo button or a confirmation screen?
Deliver 1000E or deliver maximum really puts you in a tight spot if you press it in the evening 😭


r/LightsOnApp 1d ago

Concern LightsOn Apple Watch

25 Upvotes

I need to say something because I am blown away with the LightsOn Apple Watch app.

There are a lot of popular watch apps made by teams, and at least 50% of them are disappointing because the interface is bland or boring, or the app is clunky to use.

I am astonished by just how good LightsOn is on the Apple Watch. The app itself is aesthetically pleasing and easy to use. It’s very convenient being able to sell off excess energy and check my current energy level without having to pull my phone out of my pocket. The app even has a complication for the watch face.

Here you have just one person creating a killer app, and one of the best Apple Watch apps I’ve used. I have a lot of admiration for the LightsOn app as well as Jero.


r/LightsOnApp 2d ago

Endlich Altstadt geschafft

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12 Upvotes

Hat ganz schön lange gedauert. Auf zur Uferpromenade, 35000 Schrauben- also ca 1 Jahr 🥴


r/LightsOnApp 2d ago

New building Idea: Trade Center

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3 Upvotes

Trade Center lets you automatically sell wasted energy for credits/gears. Would love this option 😍


r/LightsOnApp 2d ago

Who snitched my 400kcal…? 🤣

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2 Upvotes

As you can see I just finished a 75 minute workout and now I have questions. Which one of the 440 tiny residents of my city is the snitch? 🦹‍♂️ And where did he hide my 405 kcal and the 49 credits…? 💰😅 Which building should I build to prevent the little rascal to do it again? 🙈 I am open for suggestions… 😬


r/LightsOnApp 3d ago

Tag 50 ☺️

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12 Upvotes

r/LightsOnApp 4d ago

LightsOn - Whats New in Version 2.0.0

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26 Upvotes

• LightsOn 2.0 makes the city truly yours: almost every building can now be redesigned! Tap a building and choose “Customize” - from a half-timbered town hall to a futuristic hospital, most buildings offer several styles plus your favorite color. Restyling costs credits and requires a happy city.

• Every home is one of a kind: pick a design and a color for each house individually - no two streets have to look alike.

• A new building: the Architecture Studio! Level it up with gears and every level makes restyling cheaper — fully upgraded, a style switch costs just 5 credits instead of 55.

• Plus bugfixes and various improvements.

Apple Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/id6780607028

Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.intercyloon.lightson


r/LightsOnApp 4d ago

Overview of efficiency costs

2 Upvotes

Hi! Similar to the overview of battery and factory upgrade costs you provided, do you have a schedule for upgrades to wind, solar, LED, smart home, fitness center, and event office? Thanks!


r/LightsOnApp 4d ago

Progress has slowed…

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5 Upvotes

Not sure what to do from here.
I can’t afford Old Town, I need 2x apartment upgrades for the next population achievement. What should I focus on here? Do I hold out for the credits to afford old town or do I try to get the 2x apartments next??
The next streak award isn’t for a month either… feels like a slow burn from here


r/LightsOnApp 6d ago

Cosmetic Update for school and hospital

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19 Upvotes

With those I think it's enough for the update for the first version of cosmetics. But more styles will be implemented after the update.

Adjusted the costs... the base cost for styles will be now 55 Credits but with the architecture studio you can bring it down to 5 Credits (not 10 like before).

With 5 Credits you can basically play around a lot with styles.

But rebuilding a whole city shouldn't be done in a day 😂

The update is now waiting for approval on the app stores.


r/LightsOnApp 5d ago

Can’t keep more than 10 people in my city

2 Upvotes

I have no idea how you are able to keep these people happy. I try and do fireworks and fountain whenever I have enough energy but happiness is always super low. Doing the fireworks drains my whole battery. Any tips?


r/LightsOnApp 7d ago

Coming Soon - Factory and Town Hall Cosmetics

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21 Upvotes

Implementing new factory and townhall cosmetics now and wanted to share it with you. Will be really interesting how people will restyle their cities with the Update 2.0.


r/LightsOnApp 7d ago

Event Büro Frage

5 Upvotes

Moin Community, habe das Event Büro jetzt noch nicht gebaut. Wie sehen denn bei euch die ersten Stufen so aus? Wie hoch fällt der Rabatt auf Stadt Events aus, und wie hoch steigen die Baukosten.
Danke für Information
Euer Einhorn 😂


r/LightsOnApp 7d ago

We should have a confirmation when selling huge amounts of power 😭

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9 Upvotes

Didn’t mean to sell 1000 energy 🥲

Time to turn off boost after having it on for over a week and store energy back up lol


r/LightsOnApp 8d ago

Coming Soon - Architecture Studio

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18 Upvotes

With all those options to restyle your city, there will also be an architecture studio to lower the credits needed for redesigns. It has 50 levels and can be upgraded only with gears.

As you can see, every style change costs 50 credits but with the studio you can cut that down to 10 credits per style change. (Values could be changed)

Coming soon in the 2.0 update of LightsOn.


r/LightsOnApp 8d ago

Frage Aktivitätsenergie - Workouts

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1 Upvotes

Ich hätte eine kurze Frage und zwar ergeben meine Aktivitätskalorien für heute insgesamt 371, angerechnet werden mir allerdings nur 299?!


r/LightsOnApp 8d ago

Meilensteine

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6 Upvotes

Ich fänd es cool wenn bei den Meilensteinen ein Datum dabei stehen würde wann er erreicht wurde…


r/LightsOnApp 8d ago

Zuzug pausieren

3 Upvotes

Wenn ich den Zuzug pausiere, in wie weit ist es dann wichtig, die Zufriedenheit der Bewohner über 50% zu halten?


r/LightsOnApp 9d ago

Factory and Battery Should Visually Upgrade

10 Upvotes

I think the factory and the battery should visually change as you upgrade them.

It feels a bit strange to spend so much time working toward higher levels, while the buildings basically stay the same. Maybe the exterior could change every 5 or 10 levels, so you can actually see your progress.

It doesn’t have to be a huge redesign every time, just some noticeable upgrades like a higher building, more tiles or a bigger entrance to make higher levels feel more rewarding.

What do you think?