Fading Light vs Where's Samantha?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fading Light
Embark on a poetic journey through nature's sounds to discover the meaning of life and love. This elegant game offers a unique artistic style, beautiful melodies, and a touch of melancholy to create a calming and introspective experience.
- Follow nature sounds
- Discover meaning of life and love
- Unique artistic style
- Beautiful melodies
- Poetic experience
- Calming gameplay
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This is a very elegant game, in the game, you will follow the sounds of nature, to find the meaning of life and love from afar! No matter what happens eventually, you'll keep it in mind. Unique game style, beautiful melodies, a touch of sadness, silent monologue, and jointly create a different poetic, it makes you feel completely calm down, experience the life and love! It is just like a poem followed: Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky. The golden willows by the riverside Are young brides in the setting sun; Their reflections on the shimmering waves Always linger in the depth of my heart. The floatingheart growing in the sludge Sways leisurely under the water; In the gentle waves of Cambridge I would be a water plant! That pool under the shade of elm trees Holds not water but the rainbow from the sky; Shattered to pieces among the duckweeds Is the sediment of a rainbow-like dream? To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream To where the green grass is more verdant; Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight And sing aloud in the splendour of starlight. But I cannot sing aloud Quietness is my farewell music; Even summer insects help silence for me Silent is Cambridge tonight! Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Gently I flick my sleeves Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away.
Where's Samantha?
Guide George, a fabric swatch, through a hand-drawn textile world to find his lost love Samantha. Solve physics-based puzzles and overcome obstacles in this whimsical, narrated adventure.
- Physics-based puzzles
- Hand-drawn 2D textile world
- Comedic storybook narrative
- 45 levels
- Controller support
- Whimsical artwork
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Where’s Samantha? That’s exactly what George, an unassuming swatch of fabric is asking. Help George as he searches for his lost love Samantha (wind is a heck of a thing when you’re fabric) overcome puzzles and obstacles in this hand-drawn textile world and unfold George’s whimsically narrated tale. • An endearing and delightfully comedic storybook-style tale of two swatches of fabric looking to reunite. • A vibrant textile 2D world of hand-drawn artwork full of whimsy. • Venture through 45 levels of physics-based puzzles of varying complexity. • Beautifully hand drawn artwork. • Narrated by award-winning actor, presenter, and comedian Rufus Hound. • Controller support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fading Light at none against Where's Samantha?'s 2. Fading Light also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Where's Samantha?'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (143 vs 29). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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. Where's Samantha? sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Fading Light asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Fading Light against 3.7 for Where's Samantha?. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 143 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Fading Light's written reviews are positive against 48% of Where's Samantha?'s.
Fading Light ships an update every 11 days, Where's Samantha? every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fading Light | Where's Samantha? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (29 ratings) | 3.7 (143 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews — better | 47.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 143 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 233 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 光平 王 | Rok Operations |
Customer experience
Fading Light
Where's Samantha?
Bugs and requests
Fading Light
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Where's Samantha?
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on level 41
- Unable to progress past level 14 due to bug
- Saved progress not loading correctly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Smoother controls and better responsiveness
- Ability to save progress and resume later
- Option to purchase full ad-free version
In-app purchases
Fading Light
No in-app purchases
Where's Samantha?
- remove ads$0.99
- Unlocks the full game$3.99
Questions
Is Fading Light free?
Is Where's Samantha? free?
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