Sky: Children of the Light vs Genshin Impact
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
Sky: Children of the Light is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 8.3. Sky: Children of the Light wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Genshin Impact on 1.
Players who want a calm, beautiful adventure to share with friends
Explorers who want a vast anime world and don't mind gacha
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Sky: Children of the Light | Genshin Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Category | RPG & Adventure Games | RPG & Adventure Games |
| Category rank | #1 of 8 | #4 of 8 |
| Developer | thatgamecompany | HoYoverse |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Sky: Children of the Light better than Genshin Impact?
Sky: Children of the Light is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 8.3. Sky: Children of the Light wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Genshin Impact on 1.
Which is cheaper, Sky: Children of the Light or Genshin Impact?
Sky: Children of the Light: Free to play with no ads; candles and season passes are cosmetic, from $4.99. Genshin Impact: Free to play; Genesis Crystals from $0.99 and a $4.99 Blessings Bundle. On value for money, Sky: Children of the Light scores higher.
Do Sky: Children of the Light and Genshin Impact work on the same devices?
Yes, both run on iPhone & iPad, Android, Windows.
Which is more private, Sky: Children of the Light or Genshin Impact?
Sky: Children of the Light scores higher on privacy (7.6/10). App Store label: purchases and identifiers may be used to track you. Purchases, user content, identifiers, usage and diagnostics may be collected but are not linked to you.
Strengths and weaknesses
Sky: Children of the Light
- No ads and nothing pay-to-win
- Gorgeous art and music
- Cross-platform play with friends
- Little challenge and no combat
- Needs an internet connection
- Candles and season passes can add up
Sky is the rare online game built around kindness. You fly through seven hand-crafted realms, solve gentle puzzles and meet strangers who might take your hand and lead you somewhere new, often without a word. It's free, has no ads, and everything for sale is cosmetic. Seasons keep adding new stories, like 2026's walk-through Van Gogh paintings. If you want combat or loot, there's very little here.
Full Sky: Children of the Light review
Genshin Impact
- Enormous free world and story
- Beautiful art and orchestral soundtrack
- Big updates on a steady six-week rhythm
- Characters and weapons come down to gacha luck
- Demanding on storage, battery and older phones
- Daily Resin limits slow progress
Genshin Impact is still the open-world RPG that sets the bar on phones. Six years in, Teyvat keeps growing, and 2026 finally reached the icy nation of Snezhnaya. You climb anything, glide everywhere and mix elements for combat combos, solo or in co-op with friends. The world and story are free; the characters you want come from gacha wishes. It's demanding on storage and battery, so older phones struggle.
Full Genshin Impact review
