Beneath The Lighthouse vs Swipe Casters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beneath The Lighthouse
Embark on a serene puzzle adventure as a boy searching for his lost Grandpa. Explore mysterious mechanical contraptions beneath a darkened lighthouse and uncover the truth behind its silence. This game offers a free-to-play experience with ads and a lives system, or a premium unlock to remove ads and the lives system.
- Serene puzzle action gameplay
- Explore mysterious mechanical wheels
- Search for a lost Grandpa
- Free-to-play with ads
- Premium unlock option
- Lives system (free version)
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"I stare at the horizon every night before I sleep hoping to catch a glimpse of the lighthouse.The light reminds me of Grandpa and my summer visits playing on the cliffs. That warm life saving beacon not only saves ships, it keeps me safe too. Grandpa’s there just across the water watching over me. But the lighthouse hasn't shone now for days and the fog is thick! What's happened? It's time to visit Grandpa!" Beneath the lighthouse is a serene puzzle action game about a boy in search of his lost Grandpa. Your journey will take you through mysterious mechanical wheels that lay beneath the lighthouse! **Beneath The Lighthouse is optimized for iPhone5, iPad3, iPad mini2 and iPod Touch 5G or Newer. You can try it on older devices, but we can’t guarantee a smooth rolling experience! -This game is free to play or can be unlocked to a premium experience- Free to Play: We use advertising to monetise the experience. There are no coins/gems/booster to pay for or timers. The free version of the game contains a lives system which is carefully balanced to be fair but that makes the game slightly harder than premium. Premium unlock: We offer a single iAP to unlock the game to a premium experience. The premium version contains no 3rd party ads and we remove the lives system. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.
Swipe Casters
Engage in a fantasy drawing game where you cast spells by drawing gestures with your finger. Battle creatures, upgrade your magicians, and compete to recover a stolen prize.
- Cast spells with finger gestures
- Intuitive gesture drawing gameplay
- Upgrade casters with coins
- Unlock special sets and staffs
- Choose from 4 unique casters
- Use 'Soul Strike' special attacks
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Test your skills on Swipe Casters! Use your finger to draw gestures and cast powerful spells against nasty creatures on this new title by Ogre Pixel! Located in the same universe as Warcher Defenders and Black Tower Enigma, on Swipe Casters you will take the role of one of the four magicians chosen to compete on the magicians tournament… But… The prize has been stolen! The Magician’s Chalice has been stolen! - We must get it back! * Game features * - Cast powerful spells with a single finger! - Simple and intuitive gesture drawing gameplay - Earn heaps of coin to upgrade your casters! - Unlock full silver set to get an extra life! - Unlock staffs and improve your casters power! - Up to 4 unique and different casters to choose! - Defeat as many enemies as you can with “Soul Strike” special attacks! - Compete to be the best caster in the world! * Please review the game so we can continue to improving it! Visit us at ogrepixel.com *
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Swipe Casters at none against Beneath The Lighthouse's shown. Swipe Casters also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Beneath The Lighthouse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Swipe Casters sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Beneath The Lighthouse against 4.1 for Swipe Casters. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 55 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Beneath The Lighthouse's written reviews are positive against 63% of Swipe Casters's.
Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, Swipe Casters every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beneath The Lighthouse | Swipe Casters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (70 ratings) — better | 4.1 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Esteban Duran |
Customer experience
Beneath The Lighthouse
Swipe Casters
User reviews
Beneath The Lighthouse
From 70 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Beautiful graphics
- 🎨 Unique and creative concept
- ⏱️ Satisfying to complete levels
- 🎵 Great soundtrack
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes on some devices
- 💸 Intrusive ads
- 🕹️ Challenging controls
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🕰️ Levels can be frustratingly difficult
Swipe Casters
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Unique and original concept
- 👍 Easy to learn and pick up
- 🎨 Amazing art and graphics
- 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay
- ✨ Polished and well-done execution
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay loop
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🐌 Slow progression without ads/purchases
- 😩 Frustrating difficulty
Bugs and requests
Beneath The Lighthouse
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to skip intro
- Screen rotation issues
- Crashes after completing levels
- Glitches with character model
Requested features
5 requests- More levels
- Ability to listen to own music
- Difficulty settings
- Checkpoint system
- Improved performance on older devices
Swipe Casters
Reported bugs
10 issues- Haptics not turning off
- Blank pattern card at start of level
- Sequence not being displayed
- Time not resetting each round
- Ads not removed by purchase
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- Cannot watch videos for coins
- Lines sometimes stay after Soul Swipes
- Tiles show up empty
- Finger swipes not registering correctly
- Soul swipes not registering properly
Requested features
9 requests- Add more features and adventure
- Add checkpoints or a stage system
- Add pentagrams
- Add multiplayer mode
- Add more variety in enemies and bosses
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- Add story mode or race mode
- More time to study patterns
- Add different difficulty levels from the start
- Expand on other continents and lore
In-app purchases
Beneath The Lighthouse
- Premium Unlock$3.99
Swipe Casters
- Bunch of gems$0.99
- Small Bag of coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- Double Coin Drops$1.99
- Get Full Silver Set$1.99
- Remove Ads & Double Coin Drop$2.99
- Get Full Gold Set$2.99
- First Buyers Promotion$2.99
- Medium Bag of coins$4.99
- Big Bag of coins$9.99
Questions
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