Beneath The Lighthouse vs Grab The Apple
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.
Grab The Apple
Navigate through challenging puzzle levels by dragging doodle arms to collect all the apples. Avoid various obstacles like spikes, bombs, and lasers while breaking blocks and collecting coins. Enjoy a fun and engaging puzzle-solving experience.
- Doodle arm mechanics
- Dozens of puzzle levels
- Obstacle avoidance (spikes, bombs, lasers)
- Block breaking
- Coin collection
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Drag your long, doodle arms through dozens of puzzle levels, as you strive to grab all the apples. Avoid spikes and bombs, traps and surprises. Break blocks, punch some bugs. Collect coins. Dodge lasers. Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grab The Apple at 92% against Beneath The Lighthouse's 57%. Grab The Apple also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Beneath The Lighthouse's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. Beneath The Lighthouse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Grab The Apple sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grab The Apple holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beneath The Lighthouse has 70 ratings behind it against 7, 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 92% of Grab The Apple's.
Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, Grab The Apple every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beneath The Lighthouse | Grab The Apple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (70 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 7 |
| 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 | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Korigame Ltd |
Customer experience
Beneath The Lighthouse
Grab The Apple
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
Grab The Apple
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beneath The Lighthouse
- Premium Unlock$3.99
Grab The Apple
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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