Candleman vs Linefall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 10-second light mechanic
- Light and shadow gameplay
- Challenging levels
- Enchanted environments
- Fairytale story
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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.
Linefall
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Sketch a stroke anywhere and it becomes real physics: falling balls bounce off your ink, roll along it, and drop into baskets. The ink fades in seconds, so you are always drawing, always improvising. Any basket scores, but landing a ball in its matching color is the thing that builds your combo, and the combo multiplies everything else. DIFFICULTY YOU EARN New things keep arriving on their own clock, so nothing is ever locked away: every player meets the spinners, the portals, the erasers. What you earn is the pressure. Every four catches in a matching basket steps the game up a gear, and every gear pays more per catch. Drop a ball and that progress resets, but everything you have already seen stays. ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW • Balls of every size, weight and bounciness, plus splitters and erasers • Narrow, wide, lidded and sideways baskets • Spinners, portals, wall holes • Stage mutators: crosswind, low gravity, color rush and more FOUR POWER-UPS Slow motion, wider baskets, instant ink refill, and Freeze, which stops time while you draw your way out of chaos. ONE BOARD, WHOLE WORLD Every day, everyone gets the same challenge board. Three tries, best score counts. Compare with friends and the world on Game Center, right at game over. FAMILY-FIRST, ALWAYS No account. No tracking. No ATT prompt, ever. Ads are opt-in only, never forced and never interrupting, and served child-safe for everyone. Colorblind-assist mode included. Plays in ten languages. Draw the line. Catch the fall.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linefall at none against Candleman's 1. Linefall also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). Candleman's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Candleman sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Linefall asks for nothing beyond the download.
Candleman ships an update every 11 months, Linefall every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Candleman | Linefall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (43 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.3 GB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Jiao Dian Chuang Yi digital technology Co.,Ltd. | Zafer ARICAN |
In-app purchases
Candleman
- Candleman full game$4.99
Linefall
No in-app purchases









