Funzel vs Little Nightmares
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Funzel
Protect a fragile light source by collecting energy to keep it illuminated. Navigate a mysterious world with intuitive one-touch controls through 50 challenging levels.
- Protect a fragile light source
- Collect light energy
- Intuitive one-touch controls
- 50 levels
- Game Center integration
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Light illuminates our way through life and the lightwaves make us shine. "Funzel" is a weak and tender light which is in danger to extinguish quickly and you have to protect it. Collect light energy and make sure the gentle flicker does not go out. You have it in your hands because "Funzel" and you are the life. The game is a combination of action and skill game with intuitive one-touch controls. Move the flickering „Funzel“ safely thru a mysterious and unknown world. You have to collect light energy to make the surroundings visible so you can navigate safely. - Extraordinary gameplay with intuitive controls - 50 Level - Game Center
Little Nightmares
Embark on a dark, whimsical adventure to confront childhood fears. Guide a young girl through a mysterious, corrupted vessel, solving puzzles and evading terrifying inhabitants. Rediscover your imagination to find a way to escape this disturbing dollhouse.
- Dark and thrilling adventure
- Confront childhood fears
- Solve tricky platform puzzles
- Creepy sound design
- Revamped interface for mobile
- Game Center achievements
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Escape your childhood fears. First available on PC and consoles, the horror adventure tale Little Nightmares is available on mobile! Immerse yourself in Little Nightmares, a dark whimsical tale that will confront you with your childhood fears! Help Six escape The Maw – a vast, mysterious vessel inhabited by corrupted souls looking for their next meal. As you progress on your journey, explore the most disturbing dollhouse offering a prison to escape from and a playground full of secrets to discover. Reconnect with your inner child to unleash your imagination and find the way out! Little Nightmares features a subtle mix of action and puzzle-platformer mechanics rooted in an eerie artistic direction and creepy sound design. Sneak your way out of the Maw’s dreary maze and run from its corrupted inhabitants to escape your childhood fears. FEATURES - Tiptoe your way through a dark and thrilling adventure - Rediscover your childhood fears inside a haunting vessel and escape its eerie inhabitants - Climb, crawl and hide through nightmarish environments to solve tricky platform puzzles - Immerse yourself in the Maw through its creepy sound design CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface - Game Center achievements - Compatible with MFi controllers If you run into a problem, please contact us at https://playdigious.helpshift.com/hc/en/12-playdigious/ with as much information as possible on the issue.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Little Nightmares at 50% against Funzel's 0%. Little Nightmares also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 23 months) and chart position (#60 vs unranked). Funzel's advantage is price ($0.29 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Funzel costs $0.29 and Little Nightmares $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Funzel ships an update every 23 months, Little Nightmares every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Funzel | Little Nightmares |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.29 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #60 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 2.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Christian Streinz | Playdigious |
Customer experience
Funzel
Little Nightmares
Bugs and requests
Funzel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Little Nightmares
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when entering certain chapters
- Unresponsive controls in some situations
- Graphical issues like flickering or clipping
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Little Nightmares 2
- Improve jump and grab mechanics
- Provide more display and graphics options
- Include DLC content
In-app purchases
Funzel
No in-app purchases
Little Nightmares
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Funzel free?
Is Little Nightmares free?
Do Funzel or Little Nightmares have ads?
Which is updated more often, Funzel or Little Nightmares?
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