Beneath The Lighthouse vs Slime Labs
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.
Slime Labs
Control a blob of ooze in a physics-based platformer. Stretch, squish, and grow by absorbing other slime to navigate a lab filled with traps and collect hidden data-disks.
- Physics-based slime mechanics
- Collect data-disks
- Multiple endings
- Pixel art graphics
- Original music
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The slime is back! Venture through a laboratory full of traps and stretch your way to the goal. Slime Labs is a physics based platformer where you control a blob of green ooze that can squish, stretch, shrink, and get enormous by absorbing smaller bits of slime. Collect all the data-disks hidden in the levels and perfect all the stages. Features: • Super fun slime-physics • Addicting gameplay • Multiple endings • Slime-tastic pixel art • Groovy music tracks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beneath The Lighthouse at 4.2 against Slime Labs's 3.6. Slime Labs's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 Slime Labs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Beneath The Lighthouse holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 189 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Beneath The Lighthouse's written reviews are positive against 59% of Slime Labs'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, Slime Labs every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beneath The Lighthouse | Slime Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (70 ratings) — better | 3.6 (189 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews | 59.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 | 189 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Gionathan Pesaresi |
Customer experience
Beneath The Lighthouse
Slime Labs
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
Slime Labs
From 189 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging and fun gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Charming pixel graphics and visual design
- 😊 Cute and appealing slime character
- 🧩 Creative level design with varied obstacles
- 🔄 Good difficulty progression in most levels
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🎮 Inconsistent and unresponsive touch controls
- ⚙️ Frequent bugs and glitches during gameplay
- 🔋 Severe battery drain and device overheating
- 😤 Difficulty spikes make game frustrating
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
Slime Labs
Reported bugs
12 issues- X button on pop-ups doesn't respond
- Pause button functionality broken
- Game freezes on 'no ads' purchase pop-up
- Progress resets when exiting mid-level
- Unresponsive touch controls in tight spaces
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- Ads appear immediately after level completion blocking next level
- Game crashes on older devices (iPhone 6)
- Black screen on app restart
- Rotating platform collision detection issues
- Inconsistent jump height and timing
- Game softlocks when skin pop-ups appear
- Performance lag and stuttering during gameplay
Requested features
12 requests- More levels and additional content
- Easy mode or difficulty settings
- Level skip option with ad compensation
- Mute music button
- Controller support for better precision
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- Level editor or custom level creation
- Free cosmetic skins instead of paid-only
- Online multiplayer or co-op modes
- Sequel or continuation of the game
- Lives system instead of instant death
- Improved control scheme with joysticks
- Game available on Steam with co-op support
In-app purchases
Beneath The Lighthouse
- Premium Unlock$3.99
Slime Labs
- Premium$1.99
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