Comparison

Candleman vs Until Daylight

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

Head to head
About

Candleman

Embark on an action-adventure journey as a small candle with a limited light source. Navigate challenging levels in darkness, utilizing light and shadow mechanics to overcome obstacles and uncover hidden treasures in an enchanting fairytale world.

Highlights
  • 10-second light mechanic
  • Light and shadow gameplay
  • Challenging levels
  • Enchanted environments
  • Fairytale story
Features
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Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light. Candleman is a distinctive action adventure story entwined with low-light gameplay. Acting as a little candle who can burn for only 10 seconds, venture through an unsettling darkness with challenging levels and a smooth difficulty curve. Struggle to overcome obstacles based on the mechanics of light and shadow, explore a wide range of enchanted environments, and unveil hidden treasure as you seek the distant light. Features • Journey through dark, enchanting worlds with 10 seconds of light. • Face innovative challenges rooted in the mechanics of light and shadow. • Be immersed in a stunning fairytale that highlights everyday issues.

About

Until Daylight

Enhance your board game sessions with this companion app. It automates round counting and card drawing, and adds randomized search phases with custom music. Access game rules quickly for an optimized play experience.

Highlights
  • Automated round counting
  • Horde card drawing
  • Randomized search phases
  • Custom background music
  • Quick access to rules
Features
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The Until Daylight App is the perfect companion that will enhance your board game experience. It will count the rounds and hordes cards to draw for you. Plus, all search phases are now subject to a random timing highlighted by a specially composed background music. Get a quick access to Until Daylight rules and enjoy this optimized way to play.

Screenshots

Candleman4 screens
Until Daylight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Until Daylight at none against Candleman's 1. Until Daylight also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Candleman's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Candleman sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Until Daylight asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Until Daylight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Candleman has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Candleman versus Until Daylight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandlemanUntil Daylight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (43 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB66 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperBeijing Jiao Dian Chuang Yi digital technology Co.,Ltd.Flyos Games

Customer experience

Candleman

All ratings43 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.7%

Until Daylight

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Candleman

One-time1
  • Candleman full game$4.99
None

Until Daylight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candleman free?
Candleman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Until Daylight free?
Until Daylight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Candleman or Until Daylight?
Until Daylight is rated higher. Candleman averages 4.6 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Until Daylight averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Candleman or Until Daylight have ads?
Neither Candleman nor Until Daylight shows ads.

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