Lightgliders vs The Gloom Dragon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightgliders
Explore a virtual world focused on Christian faith, fun, and games. Engage in exciting missions, community events, and weekly activities designed to encourage biblical values. Level up your character, customize your avatar, and connect with others in a safe, faith-based online environment.
- Virtual world exploration
- Character customization
- Variety of games
- Weekly challenges and updates
- Devotional videos
- Cross-platform gameplay
- Family activities
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Looking for fun, meaningful screen time for your kids? Lightgliders is a Christian adventure world where kids play games, explore, connect with others, and grow in their faith. Kids create their own Lightglider, explore a safe multiplayer world, go on exciting missions, attend community events, and discover new Bible-based activities every week. START PLAYING FOR FREE Explore games, community features, and weekly Bible-based activities. Upgrade to Premium to save your player progress and enjoy unlimited access to games, safe chat features, and weekly family resources. PLAY & EXPLORE Explore the world of Lightgliders, complete missions, rescue Gliddles, play games, earn rewards, and customize your character. GROW IN FAITH Discover Bible games, videos, activities, and weekly content designed to help kids understand the Bible and grow in their faith. Lightgliders is more than a game—it’s a digital kids ministry designed to help kids know, grow in, and show God’s love. JOIN A POSITIVE COMMUNITY Play alongside other Lightgliders, participate in events and challenges, and connect in a positive, kid-friendly online community. BUILT FOR FAMILIES No ads. No microtransactions. Moderated community features. Plus, parents receive resources that help turn what kids encounter on the screen into meaningful conversations at home. FREE + PREMIUM Start playing for free! Free players can create a Lightglider, enter the world of Glideon, experience weekly Bible-based lessons and activities, and enjoy select games and community features. Premium players can save their progress and enjoy unlimited access to games, community features, and weekly family resources. Learn more or get support at www.lightgliders.com. Terms of Use: https://www.lightgliders.com/terms-of-service
The Gloom Dragon
Embark on an augmented reality adventure where you battle monsters and solve puzzles using a magical sword and shield. This interactive book experience brings a fantasy world to life, allowing you to earn gold and face the formidable Gloom Dragon.
- Augmented Reality experience
- Fantasy adventure gameplay
- Monster battles
- Puzzle solving
- Interactive book integration
- Gold earning system
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The Gloom Dragon - Smart Book is an Augmented Reality reading experience. You are a Fighter and equipped with the magical Sword Rilgist and a shield you will go on adventures in the Peasoup universe. Fight monsters, solve puzzles to earn gold, and battle the mean Gloom Dragon in this spectacular Augmented Reality adventure. Use the book and app together to get an enhanced reading experience
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Gloom Dragon at none against Lightgliders's 4. The Gloom Dragon also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Lightgliders's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (101 vs 8). On price, ads 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. Lightgliders sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. The Gloom Dragon asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Gloom Dragon holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightgliders has 101 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Lightgliders's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Gloom Dragon's.
Lightgliders ships an update every 3 months, The Gloom Dragon every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightgliders | The Gloom Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (101 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 618 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Made To Shine Inc | Peasoup ApS |
Customer experience
Lightgliders
The Gloom Dragon
Bugs and requests
Lightgliders
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes and won't reopen
- Blank screen after login
- Error getting game content
- Cannot log in to parent account
- Website not loading
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- App closes immediately on iPad
- Payment window not updated
- Cannot cancel subscription
- Game won't orient correctly on iPad
- Free trial not working after payment
Requested features
5 requests- Make the game free
- Improve clarity on free trial and payment terms
- Easier cancellation process for subscriptions
- Allow Apple sign-in
- Fix orientation issues on iPad
The Gloom Dragon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lightgliders
- Monthly Individual7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Monthly Family7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Individual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- Annual Family7 Days trial$99.991 Year
The Gloom Dragon
No in-app purchases
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