Comparison

Beneath The Lighthouse vs Sleepy Stork

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

Sleepy Stork

Guide a stork safely to its bed through challenging physics-based levels. Discover the meaning of its dreams in each stage, enjoying the comical physics of its journey.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzle gameplay
  • Guide stork to bed
  • Discover dream meanings
  • Comical stork physics
  • Challenging obstacle levels
Features
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» Think about how to get the stork safely to bed in fun and exciting levels. » Discover a new dream and its meaning in every level. » Enjoy the comically floppy stork body as it absurdly tumbles through obstacles. What really happens when a stork falls asleep on its long journey south? Who catches it? Who offers it a place to rest? What does it dream of? And what do its dreams mean? Find out all of that in the new physics puzzler »Sleepy Stork«. A stork falls asleep and drops from the sky, its goal being a cozy bed. However, every level is filled with obstacles that make reaching that well-deserved sleep a challenge. Your task is to activate or remove the right obstacles at the perfect moment to skillfully maneuver the stork into its snug bed. Once the stork lands safely, it starts dreaming – with each level featuring a different dream. As a player, you'll gain insights into the stork's dream world... and learn what those dreams truly signify.

Screenshots

Beneath The Lighthouse4 screens
Sleepy Stork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sleepy Stork at 4.7 against Beneath The Lighthouse's 4.2. Sleepy Stork also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 57%). Beneath The Lighthouse's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13). 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 Sleepy Stork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sleepy Stork holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beneath The Lighthouse has 70 ratings behind it against 6, 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 Sleepy Stork's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, Sleepy Stork every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Beneath The Lighthouse versus Sleepy Stork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeneath The LighthouseSleepy Stork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (70 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB85 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNitromeTim Kretz

Customer experience

Beneath The Lighthouse

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

Sleepy Stork

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Sleepy Stork

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Beneath The Lighthouse

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$3.99
1 purchases

Sleepy Stork

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Beneath The Lighthouse free?
Beneath The Lighthouse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sleepy Stork free?
Sleepy Stork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beneath The Lighthouse or Sleepy Stork?
Sleepy Stork is rated higher. Beneath The Lighthouse averages 4.2 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Sleepy Stork averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Beneath The Lighthouse or Sleepy Stork have ads?
Both Beneath The Lighthouse and Sleepy Stork show ads.
Which is updated more often, Beneath The Lighthouse or Sleepy Stork?
Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, and Sleepy Stork every 6 days. Most recently, Beneath The Lighthouse was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sleepy Stork on October 30, 2026.

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