LightLeaderboard review
A flexible leaderboard backend with analytics, signed scores, and a useful free tier.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
LightLeaderboard is a managed leaderboard service for game developers building global rankings without creating their own leaderboard backend. It suits solo developers, indie studios, and game teams that need REST-based score submission, ranked results, seasonal competitions, team or guild filtering, and player-focused ranking views. Support for web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and API clients gives teams several deployment options, while arbitrary JSON metadata can attach additional context to submitted scores.
The published plans make the free tier a practical starting point for a single game. Free includes 1 game forever, full REST API access, global and period leaderboards, season and team filtering, an analytics dashboard, and webhook events. Pro costs $19 per month and adds unlimited games, unlimited players, full JSON data export, priority support, and a 7-day data grace period after cancellation. Both plans include the core leaderboard capabilities, so the main paid upgrade is aimed at teams scaling beyond one game or requiring expanded administration and support.
Its feature depth is strongest around ranking operations and score handling. Developers can use daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and all-time filters; receive rank-on-submit responses; inspect players, submissions, countries, and rank changes; and trigger webhooks for top scores, personal bests, and rank events. HMAC-SHA256 score signing and validation controls address score-integrity requirements, while integrations cover Godot 4, Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Phaser, PixiJS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and REST/HTTP. Choose LightLeaderboard when managed rankings, analytics, and signed submissions matter; teams wanting only a basic local leaderboard may not need its broader service layer.
LightLeaderboard pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free plan includes REST API, analytics, filters, and webhooks
- Supports seasonal, daily, weekly, monthly, and all-time rankings
- HMAC-SHA256 signing, metadata, and rank-event webhooks
- Where it doesn't
- Free plan supports only 1 game forever
- Pro costs $19 per month
- Official SDK support is limited to JavaScript/npm and Godot 4
LightLeaderboard fact sheet, pricing and score →
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