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Hint Bundles & Streak Shields

Lamplit offers two consumable in-app purchases — hint bundles to restock your hints, and streak shields to protect your streak on a missed day.

Written by Roger Noden

Hint Bundles

Hint bundles add hint tokens to your balance. They're designed to be generous — the goal is to keep you playing, not to monetize frustration.

Available Bundles

Bundle

Tokens

Price

Small Hint Bundle

10 hints

Varies by region

Large Hint Bundle

50 hints

Varies by region

Hint bundles are available in Settings > Store or from the prompt that appears when your hint balance reaches zero.

How They Work

  • Purchased hints are added to your existing balance immediately

  • Hints don't expire — use them whenever you need them

  • You can purchase bundles multiple times

Important: Not Family Shareable

Hint bundles are consumable purchases. Apple does not support Family Sharing for consumable items. Each family member maintains their own hint balance.

Important: Not Restorable

Because hint bundles are consumable, they cannot be restored with "Restore Purchases." Once used, hint tokens are gone. If you reinstall the app or switch devices, any unused hints on the old device are lost. Non-consumable purchases (packs, the one-time unlock) are always restorable.

For more about how hints work in gameplay, see Understanding Hints.


Streak Shields

A streak shield protects your daily streak when you miss a day. Life happens — streak shields make sure a busy Tuesday doesn't erase a 30-day streak.

How They Work

  1. You miss the daily puzzle for a day

  2. The next time you open Lamplit, you're prompted that your streak is at risk

  3. If you have a streak shield available, you can activate it to preserve your streak

  4. The missed day is covered, and your streak continues unbroken

Earning and Buying Streak Shields

  • One free streak shield per week — earned automatically, no purchase needed

  • Streak shield 3-pack — available as a consumable purchase by tapping on the available shields on the Home Screen.

Important Notes

  • Streak shields are consumable and are not family shareable

  • Streak shields are not restorable after use or device transfer

  • You can only shield one missed day at a time — missing multiple consecutive days will still break your streak

  • The free weekly shield does not stack; if you don't use it, you still only have one

For more about how streaks work, see Streaks & Streak Shields.

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