Beneath The Lighthouse vs Lazy Dog
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.
Lazy Dog
Guide a ball to an adorable pup using ropes and physics-based puzzles. Collect dog bones for high scores in this cozy, family-friendly game. Enjoy uninterrupted, ad-free gameplay with satisfying mechanics.
- Guide the ball to the dog
- Solve physics-based puzzles
- Collect dog bones for high scores
- Satisfying physics and cozy visuals
- Uninterrupted gameplay without ads
- Cannon boost for objectives
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Available exclusively for Halfbrick+ members - Lazy Dog is in Early Access! Jump into this cozy puzzle game and help your adorable pup reunite with his beloved ball! Calculate the angles, time your moves, and draw lines to help the lazy dog catch his beloved ball by guiding it to him with ropes. With satisfying physics, cozy visuals, and challenging puzzles, Lazy Dog is the perfect game for the whole family. No ads, no in app purchases - just pup-tastic fun! Traverse the puzzle levels with your lovable canine buddy on a mission that's simple yet oh-so-satisfying: help the lazy dog catch his beloved ball by using fun mechanics to solve the puzzles. Collect all the dog bones to achieve a perfect score on each level. Unleash your puzzle-solving prowess today! Play it now and give us your feedback to help shape the future of the game! KEY FEATURES: ● Guide the ball, solve puzzles, and deliver joy to your pup! ● Uninterrupted gameplay without ads or in-app purchases ● Satisfying physics ● Use the cannon boost to reach all the objectives ● Cozy visuals and an adorable companion ● Strive for the highest score in each level **************************************** WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: ● Exclusive access to the highest-rated games ● No ads or in app purchases ● Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games ● Regular updates and new games ● Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Kick off your Guest Access with 60 minutes of gameplay! If you like what you see, start your One Month free trial and play all our games without ads, in app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 30 days, or save money with an annual membership! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com **************************************** View our privacy policy at https://www.halfbrick.com/halfbrick-plus-privacy-policy View our terms of service at https://www.halfbrick.com/subscription-agreement
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lazy Dog at 100% against Beneath The Lighthouse's 57%. Lazy Dog also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2). Beneath The Lighthouse's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 9). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Lazy Dog sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lazy Dog holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beneath The Lighthouse has 70 ratings behind it against 9, 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 100% of Lazy Dog's.
Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, Lazy Dog every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beneath The Lighthouse | Lazy Dog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (70 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — 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 | 291 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Halfbrick Studios |
Customer experience
Beneath The Lighthouse
Lazy Dog
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
Lazy Dog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beneath The Lighthouse
- Premium Unlock$3.99
Lazy Dog
- Halfbrick+ (Early Adopters)6 Months trial$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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- Halfbrick+ (Yearly discount)$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+$99.99
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