Comparison

Beneath The Lighthouse vs Box It Up! Inc.

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

Head to head

Beneath The Lighthouse

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.270 ratingsView app →

Box It Up! Inc.

A New Action-Puzzle Game

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.7422 ratingsView app →

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

Box It Up! Inc.

Engage in a challenging action-puzzle experience with intuitive swipe and tap controls. Explore a world of stylish pixel art, unlock numerous skins and collectibles, and enjoy gameplay that is easy to learn but difficult to master. Play offline without an internet connection.

Highlights

Simple swipe and tap controls
Stylish pixel art graphics
Unlockable skins and collectibles
Offline gameplay
Challenging mastery curve

Features

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- Super simple swipe & tap controls - Sweet & stylish pixel art - 20+ Skins & 60+ Collectibles - No internet connection required to play - Easy to play, but hard to master Help and Support: contact@team-tape.com Want more Box It Up! Inc.? Like us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/boxitupinc

Screenshots

Beneath The Lighthouse4 screens

Box It Up! Inc.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Box It Up! Inc. at 4.7 against Beneath The Lighthouse's 4.2. Box It Up! Inc. also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 57%). Beneath The Lighthouse's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beneath The Lighthouse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Box It Up! Inc. sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Box It Up! Inc. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Box It Up! Inc. has 422 ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Beneath The Lighthouse's written reviews are positive against 67% of Box It Up! Inc.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, Box It Up! Inc. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Beneath The Lighthouse versus Box It Up! Inc.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Beneath The Lighthouse	Box It Up! Inc.
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.2 (70 ratings)	4.7 (422 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	56.8% of reviews	66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	70	422 — better
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 4 days — 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	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	205 MB	127 MB
Age rating	9+	4+
Developer	Nitrome	team TAPE Inc.

Customer experience

Beneath The Lighthouse

All ratings69 ratings

Positive73.9%

Neutral11.6%

Negative14.5%

Written reviews227 reviews

Positive56.8%

Neutral16.7%

Negative26.4%

Box It Up! Inc.

All ratings404 ratings

Positive93.1%

Neutral5.2%

Negative1.7%

Written reviews30 reviews

Positive66.7%

Neutral23.3%

Negative10.0%

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

Box It Up! Inc.

From 422 App Store ratings

What we love

🤩 Addictive and fun gameplay
🎨 Cute and aesthetic design
🎮 Simple yet challenging
💡 Good replayability
✈️ Great for offline play

Room to improve

intrusive pop-up ads
💰 Stingy coin rewards
🐢 Slow progression
😵 Confusing mechanics initially
🐌 Slow to get coins

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

Box It Up! Inc.

Reported bugs

4 issues

Game freezes after exiting ads
App crashes on first launch
Bug with box placement
Aggressive pop-ups on launch

Requested features

4 requests

Replay tutorial option
Quick replay button
More tokens for quests
Balance coin rewards

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Beneath The Lighthouse

One-time1

Premium Unlock$3.99

4 purchases

Box It Up! Inc.

One-time4

2000 Coins$0.99
Ad Free$3.99
12500 Coins$4.99

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40000 Coins$11.99

Questions

Is Beneath The Lighthouse free?

Beneath The Lighthouse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Box It Up! Inc. free?

Box It Up! Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Beneath The Lighthouse or Box It Up! Inc.?

Box It Up! Inc. is rated higher. Beneath The Lighthouse averages 4.2 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Box It Up! Inc. averages 4.7 from 422 ratings.

Do Beneath The Lighthouse or Box It Up! Inc. have ads?

Both Beneath The Lighthouse and Box It Up! Inc. show ads.

Which is updated more often, Beneath The Lighthouse or Box It Up! Inc.?

Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, and Box It Up! Inc. every 4 days. Most recently, Beneath The Lighthouse was updated on October 26, 2026 and Box It Up! Inc. on October 29, 2026.