Beneath The Lighthouse vs Glitch Run
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.
Glitch Run
Navigate challenging obstacle courses by jumping, dashing, and hiding. Collect diamonds and unlock new characters across handcrafted stages and various game modes. Compete with others on leaderboards.
- Simple touch controls (Jump, Dash, Hide)
- Handcrafted stages
- Simplistic visuals with glitch effects
- Level and Arcade modes
- Unlockable Glitch characters
- Game Center leaderboards
- iCloud saving
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In Glitch Run you must find your way to pass the areas of obstacles and collect the diamonds on your way! FEATURES • JUMP - DASH - HIDE : Simple touch control mechanics! • Lots of handcrafted stages! • Beautiful simplistic visuals with glitch effects! • Level mode and two Arcade modes • Unlock new Glitch characters • Game Center leaderboards • iCloud saving support • Haptic feedback support Lots of different levels with moving platforms, spikes and various routes with puzzling elements will keep you busy on the level based game mode! Arcade modes gives you an extra challenge while competing against other players on the leaderboards!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Glitch Run at none against Beneath The Lighthouse's shown. Glitch Run also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 69). Beneath The Lighthouse's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 25%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Glitch Run sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glitch Run holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glitch Run has 1.1K ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Beneath The Lighthouse's written reviews are positive against 25% of Glitch Run's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, Glitch Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beneath The Lighthouse | Glitch Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (69 ratings) | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews — better | 25.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 69 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Oddrok Oy |
Customer experience
Beneath The Lighthouse
Glitch Run
User reviews
Beneath The Lighthouse
From 69 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
Glitch Run
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to control
- 👍 Fun to play
- 👍 Visually stunning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy controls
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Optimization issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
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
Glitch Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Incompatible with older devices
- Inconsistent behavior (jumping instead of dashing)
Requested features
3 requests- Add a story mode
- Introduce more character skins
- Improve level transitions (remove black screens)
In-app purchases
Beneath The Lighthouse
- Premium Unlock$3.99
Glitch Run
- No Ads + Doubler$0.29
- Diamonds Small$0.29
- Diamonds Large$0.39
Questions
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