Comparison

Beneath The Lighthouse vs Mineblast!!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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.

About

Mineblast!!

Explore a dangerous mine and blast your way out using TNTs in this platformer destruction game. Utilize the fully destructible environments to create paths, uncover gems, and find hidden secrets. Enjoy hours of creative fun with pixel art graphics and chiptune music.

Highlights
  • Fully destructible environments and physics
  • Pixel art graphics and chiptune music
  • Hidden secrets and levels
  • Creative pathfinding with TNT
  • Gem collection
Features
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Explore a dangerous mine and blast your way out using TNTs. Mineblast!! is a platformer destruction game with fully destructible environments. Blast walls to open your way, blast soil and crates to find precious gems, blast wooden platforms to use them as a bridge, there is no limit to your creativity. Features: • Fully destructible environments and physics. • Quality pixel art graphics and chiptune music. • Lots of hidden secrets and levels. • Super Cat Tales characters. • Hours and hours of fun!

Screenshots

Beneath The Lighthouse4 screens
Mineblast!!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Beneath The Lighthouse and Mineblast!! are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beneath The Lighthouse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mineblast!! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beneath The Lighthouse holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 153 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Beneath The Lighthouse's written reviews are positive against 54% of Mineblast!!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, Mineblast!! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Beneath The Lighthouse versus Mineblast!!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeneath The LighthouseMineblast!!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (70 ratings) — better4.0 (153 ratings)
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews — better54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings70153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB26 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNitromeGionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Beneath The Lighthouse

All ratings69 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral11.6%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative26.4%

Mineblast!!

All ratings153 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral16.8%
Negative29.0%

User reviews

Beneath The Lighthouse

From 70 App Store ratings

What 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

Mineblast!!

From 153 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Cute and charming visuals
  • 💡 Interesting story and background
  • 🚀 Challenging and engaging levels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive and clunky controls

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

Mineblast!!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels freezing or not loading properly
  • Inability to progress past certain stages
  • Saved data being lost after updates
  • Ads causing the game to crash or become unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add checkpoint system to avoid restarting levels
  • Introduce more playable characters and customization options
  • Implement an option to remove ads for a one-time fee
  • Improve level design to reduce frustrating dead ends

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Beneath The Lighthouse

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$3.99
2 purchases

Mineblast!!

One-time2
  • Gate Ticket$0.99
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Beneath The Lighthouse free?
Beneath The Lighthouse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mineblast!! free?
Mineblast!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beneath The Lighthouse or Mineblast!!?
Beneath The Lighthouse is rated higher. Beneath The Lighthouse averages 4.2 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Mineblast!! averages 4.0 from 153 ratings.
Do Beneath The Lighthouse or Mineblast!! have ads?
Both Beneath The Lighthouse and Mineblast!! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Beneath The Lighthouse or Mineblast!!?
Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, and Mineblast!! every 3 months. Most recently, Beneath The Lighthouse was updated on October 21, 2026 and Mineblast!! on October 23, 2026.

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